Healthy, established colonies from a breeder in the Netherlands.
Porcellio scaber ‘Piebald’, isopod information
Origin: Widespread (for the common Porcellio scaber).
Scientific name: Porcellio scaber scaber
Morph name: Piebald
Basionym: Porcellio tristis
Synonyms (unaccepted): Oniscus granulatus, Philoscia tuberculata, Porcellio cayennensis, Porcellio nigra, Porcellio scaber and many more.
Family: Porcellionidae
Common name: Rough isopod (for the common Porcellio scaber).
Porcellio scaber ‘Piebald’ is a color morph of the common Porcellio scaber isopod with a recessive gene. That means that there is much diversity with isopods being almost black to almost white. A few isopods that might appear black, they surely carry the piebald genes and will pass it on, to their offspring.
€45,00 per 5x isopods
Porcellio scaber ‘Piebald’, isopod care
Size: adults may reach a length of 18 mm.
Activity: day; early morning; nighttime.
Terrarium: keep ⅓ moist with moss, pieces of rotting white wood covering with decaying leaves. Check out also our premium substrate.
Temperature: 17 – 26°C
Humidity: 50 – 60%
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, decaying leaves. Rotting white wood should be plenty, molting of invertebrates and reptiles. They will enjoy a slightly higher protein-based diet, at least 2x times a week. Be sure to check out our Protein mix foods. They prefer less fresh leaves. Also don’t forget a calcium source (cuttlefish bone, limestone & oyster seashell, limestone rock) to keep them healthy.
Difficulty: easy
Reproduction rate: prolific
Growth rate: fast
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