Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ (Portugal)

Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ (Portugal) isopods for sale

Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ from Portugal. Their orange skirt appears gradually as they age.

Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ information

Origin: Portugal
Scientific name: Porcellio sp.
Variety name: Orange Skirt
Basionym: N/A
Synonyms: N/A
Family: Porcellionidae
Common name: N/A

Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ comes from Portugal. Their orange skirt – and head – appears gradually as they age. In small numbers they are highly secretive isopods, you almost never see them around. With a larger population however, they are in contrast almost all of the time active, especially the young isopods.

In the beginning they were called Porcellio cf. echinatus ‘Orange Skirt’, but an expert that has examined this isopod, said that it differs from Porcellio echinatus, and they are a new undescribed species.

€45,50 per 5x isopods

€90,00 : 10x isopods

🔥 SALE: €135,00 : x25+ isopods
🔥 SALE: €265,00 : x50+ isopods

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Listed for sale are mixed size CB isopods.

Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ care

Size: adults may reach a total length of 17 mm.
Activity: night; early morning.
Terrarium: keep only ⅕ moist with moss, pieces of rotting white wood and decaying leaves. Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ isopods require a much drier setup, good air flow and adequate ventilation.
Temperature: 18 – 28°C
Humidity: 45 – 55%; they can’t tolerate high humidity.
Diet: fruits, veggies, greens, fish-food, decaying leaves, rotting white wood, mushrooms, molting of invertebrates and reptiles. This large and secretive isopod requires protein as well, at least 2x each week. For alternative sources 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: moderate.
Reproduction rate: prolific in an established colony; medium to large litters of mancae. Maturity comes early, also in sub-adult isopods. Seasonal breeders.
Growth rate: normal.

More photos from my breeding colony of Porcellio sp. ‘Orange Skirt’ isopods. Look how different are the subadult (left on the first photo) and on its right the adult with the orange skirt developed.

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