woodlice

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sarah collins — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:50:10 GMT

In Dutch they are called 'pissebeds'! The ones that roll up are called 'roll pissebeds'!

Useless but funny!

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Sally Howe — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:09:51 GMT

My beardied dragons liked them, a change from crickets and locusts

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Kerry Spain — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:03:44 GMT

I like woodlice however there is one recently which has peed me off no end... and it shall meet a nasty end...mark my words.

(this isn't about a real woodlouse by the way)

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Royalsuper_fairy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:56:13 GMT

They are also known as Bibble bugs!

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:11:37 GMT

There must be a gap somewhere, even very small that they're getting in throught from outside.

We had it in my house when we first moved in, they were in the hall all the time & would occasionally wander into the lounge (quite obvious on a biscuit carpet!) The dog is useless with bugs, just follows them with his nose & sniffs them! We didn't have the cat here at that point to help either.

When we got a new double glazed door fitted they suddenly all disappeared, so must've been coming through a gap in the old wooden one.

Good luck clearing the lil critters!

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Claire Cameron — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:02:44 GMT

I agree about the damp.

I'm scared of them, I don't like their legs underneath

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:01:09 GMT

try table salt , it worked for me near the kitchen door - but usually the boys sort them out anyway.

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SmegSlayer — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:25:24 GMT

I don't have carpet near my doors, i have a cat who ignores them (hence no permethrin allowed) and i'm not scared of them, i'd just rather they stayed outside

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Anonymous — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:18:58 GMT

we call them rolly pollies where i come from! cause they roll up when you scare them! hehe

dark damp places are usually the best place to find them. check under old carpet near a door or by patios.

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Maisy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:35:33 GMT

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I like woodlice - they remind me of armadillos!!

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They do! Funny looking things!

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ameliakp — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:23:14 GMT

get a cat? mine always eats them, or any type of bug really!

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Kim Buckley — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:18:16 GMT

I call them chucky pegs! Don't know why! Have done ever since I was little!

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Cat Woman — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:17:34 GMT

I like woodlice - they remind me of armadillos!!

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Maisy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:20:16 GMT

I think they are attracted to damp areas and turning up the heating can make them go away. Check window/door seals and apply a resealent if needed as they could be coming in this way.