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Isopods are fun animals for the hobby but are also used in terrarium or paludarium. They clean up food remains, faeces and possibly eggs of mites. They are also a good addition to food for reptiles and amphibians, because of their high calcium content. Read more.
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Nymphs from our own breeding. The sex of the nymphs is arbitrary. If you want to breed with it, we recommend ordering a group of 10 nymphs.
These Isopods come from Europe. They are still very young and growing very fast. We ship them between a few mm and 1.5 cm. They are then a few weeks old. Of course we give a guarantee that these special animals will arrive alive.
These isopods are of a large size, they can grow up to 2.3 cm and are black and white spotted. The females have a cavity on the ventral side between the legs, males do not. The eggs and nymphs are carried in this cavity.
The Porcellio laevis "Dairy Cow" is a very active isopod, always on the move and looking for food. The females dig a hole in the sand where she and her nymphs have a safe place. They are herd animals and they like to sit together under a stone or a piece of cork.
Food
Iospods are real cleaners. They eat, among other things, dead wood, dead beech and oak leaf, fish food, cucumber and champion. Sepia should certainly not be missing because they have a high need for calcium, you can also offer this in powder form.
Isopods cannot run into glass, a glass container as housing is sufficient. Use coco peat as a soil mixed with humus, dead leaves (beech and oak), some pieces of rotted wood and bark. The Porcellio laevis "Dairy Cow" likes to be moist, so don't let your container dry out. Humidity: 50-60%
