Woodlice as pets (possible farming idea?)

[nickdutch]

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[diamond lil]

Nick !! Why dont you just stick to wabbits or guinea pigs like everybody else ? I bet your mum despaired of you LOL

[KalPrep]

Interesting if you wanted top up feed for aqua culture.

[nickdutch]

Nick !! Why dont you just stick to wabbits or guinea pigs like everybody else ? I bet your mum despaired of you LOL

Yep, mum despaired of me a long time ago !!

BUT if woodlice are good to eat, they are crustaceans and reproduce nicely, then they can act as waste disposal and a food source.
Surely it worth while learning these things? and whose gonna eat a guinea pig anyway? I don't want woodlice as pets I want them as food.

[itsybitsy]

there are no words...

Are you actually serious, Nick? Or are you just having a little joke with us?

[the-gnole]

Recipe for you Nick, only needs 25g of woodlice

http://huntergathercook.typepad.com/hun ... dlice.html

Potted wood shrimp.

(Serves 1- unlikely you will get anyone else to have a go!)


•25g of woodlice
•50g of salted butter
•A pinch of finely chopped lemon zest
•Smidgen of nutmeg
•Smidgen of cayenne pepper
•Twist of black pepper

Collect the woodlice from anywhere dark and dry: under plant pots, woodpiles and beneath rotten bark. Find a good spot and you will be amazed at how quickly you can get 25grams-worth. Grab them between thumb and fore finger, this is a sustainable, humane method as only the biggest can be plucked, leaving the undersized to woodlice to reach the edible stage of its life!

Remove any grit by shaking the woodlice in a sieve and then drop into boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and leave to cool.

Slowly melt the butter in a pan and add the zest, nutmeg, cayenne and black pepper followed by the woodlice. Pour the mixture into a small ramekin and place in the fridge till set (30 mins).

[Alleycat]

I wonder what the nutritional content of a woodlouse is? and how does it compare to a worm.....I mean if we are talking about a duel purpose critter - is it better to have a wormery for getting rid of organic waste or a woodlousery? which creates the better return and which is easier to care for. I think it merits an investigation.....who's up for that one? I would offer but I'm a vegetarian

[diamond lil]

I think eating woodlice is one of the very few things that would turn me vegetarian too !

[Alleycat]

I think eating woodlice is one of the very few things that would turn me vegetarian too !

[KalPrep]

Like my grass, I prefer it pre-processed into something more edible (like steak )

I'd probably fall back on aquaponics as above. Given some space and a solar pump, these would be great to feed to the fast growing fish species like talapia. Definitely nicer to eat