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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 62876" data-attributes="member: 4199">from a carolina isopods care sheet:"Can other animals be kept in the terrarium? Yes, animals such as millipedes, bessbugs, and other organisms with similar habitat requirements. Spiders and lizards may eat isopods."Not sure if tarantulas fall in that "spider' category but they do need high moisture:"Our pill bugs died while we were observing them with magnifiers. What happened? Isopods’ gills dry quickly, which can kill them. To observe isopods with a hand lens, place in a shallow cup with damp soil or paper towel. When done, return the isopods to the terrarium quickly."More likely the sunlight through the magnifying lens burned the isopods to a crisp <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>