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title: "Does anyone know if isopod frass (bug poop hehe) is beneficial in any…"
description: "Does anyone know if isopod frass (bug poop hehe) is beneficial in any way to amend with soil? I grow a lot of isopod colonies with my boyfriend, and when the…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Citruslemmon"
published: "2026-05-08T21:20:56.580527Z"
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# Does anyone know if isopod frass (bug poop hehe) is beneficial in any…

_Posted by Citruslemmon on 2026-05-08_

Does anyone know if isopod frass (bug poop hehe) is beneficial in any way to amend with soil? I grow a lot of isopod colonies with my boyfriend, and when the time comes to change their soil I was hoping I could repurpose it for my plants?

Their soil consists of peat, spaghnum, perlite, lecca, calcium, leaf litter and orchid bark.

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## 1 comment

### Waspinator commented on 2026-05-09

Isopod frass is great for plants; like most poops, it works as a fertilizer. It's gentler than chemical fertilizers and apparently the chitin in it helps boost the plant's immune response

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