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Armadillidium gestroi, isopod information > care > photos > FAQ
Origin: Italy
Scientific name: Armadillidium gestroi
Basionym: NA
Synonyms (unaccepted): Armadillidium quadriseriatum.
Family: Armadillidae
Common name: Gestro’s Pill Woodlouse.
The yellow spots on the dark base is what makes this isopod so beautiful and eye candy 🍭 Armadillidium gestroi are fairly easy isopods for the beginner.
Armadillidium gestroi, isopod care
Size: adults may reach a length of 13 to 15 mm
Activity: day; night; early morning
Terrarium: keep ⅓ moist with moss, pieces of rotting white wood and also decaying leaves. Check out also our premium substrate.
Temperature: 17 – 26°C
Humidity: 50 – 70%
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, decaying leaves, white rotting wood, lichen, 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 (cuttlefish bone, limestone & oyster seashell, limestone rock) to keep them healthy.
Difficulty: easy
Reproduction rate: fair
Growth rate: normal
Check out also:
‘Milky Way Yellow’
‘Milky Way’
‘Giant’
FAQ
I have heard of Armadillidium gestroi ‘Giant’ is that true? If so, how large are they?
Yes, Armadillidium gestroi ‘Giant’ are about 40% larger than the common Armadillidium gestroi isopods. And the same giant size have the Armadillidium gestroi ‘Milky Way’ and Armadillidium gestroi ‘Milky Way Yellow’.
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