Exuvium Isopods

Distribution: Sicily (Italy).
Scientific name: Armadillidium badium
Trade name: Yellow Calico
Basionym: N/A
Synonyms (unaccepted): Armadillidium degneri, Armadillidium badium badium.
Subspecies: Armadillidium badium calabricum.
Family: Armadillidiidae
Common name: Bay-colored Pill Woodlouse.

Size: adults may reach a length of 18 mm
Activity: day; night; early morning
Terrarium: keep ⅓ moist with moss, pieces of tree bark, cork bark and also decaying leaves. Check out also our premium substrate and ultra premium substrate.
Temperature: 17 – 28°C
Humidity: 50 – 60%
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, gammarus shrimp, forest moss, lichen, decaying leaves, white rotten wood, molting of invertebrates and reptiles. And 2x times a week provide a source of protein. Be sure to check out our Protein mix foods. Also don’t forget a calcium source (calcium triple boost, cuttlefish bone, limestone & oyster seashell, limestone rock) to keep them healthy.
Difficulty: easy
Reproduction rate: prolific (slightly less than the non-yellow A. badium).
Growth rate: normal
Life span: 2 – 3 years

As with all Armadillidium badium isopods, it is difficult to have a stable line. I have had different morphs and in all of them a great variety of color appears in time. Speaking of this morph, after 6 months of keeping them I have noticed darker individuals. Regarding this you may want to read a very informative section on the page Basic Care for Isopods, with title: CB to WC differences.