Another striking isopod is the Armadillidium Maculatum “Zebra”. These cultures come with a minimum of 10 isopods usually more of varying ages. They are a really neat species of isopods with their intricate patterning like a zebra! Are they white with black stripes or black with white stripes, you decide! They are a great cleanup crew. They tend to produce slower than some of the other species I keep but are great at keeping things clean and work as a supplemental feeder, however I just keep them because they’re a nice looking species! With live moss, they tend to take off in reproduction and tend to prefer it a bit on the drier side.
Isopods will need an enclosure with a soil based substrate mixed with decaying wood, sphagnum moss, leaf litter and calcium chunks or eggshells. One side of the enclosure should stay pretty damp by placing about ¼ of the enclosure with sphagnum moss that you will need to mist regularly to help them regulate and breath. The other side should be drier to create the microclimates they want to live in.
They primarily eat decaying leaves and woot rot. I typically use magnolia, maple, and oak leaves but will use others as well. In addition I feed all my isopods Repashy Morning Wood supplement, fish flakes, freeze dried minnows, freeze dried peas, cuttlebone, oyster shell, veggies such as carrots and zucchini. A balanced and diverse diet is always helpful!
Another striking isopod is the Armadillidium Maculatum “Zebra”. These cultures come with a minimum of 10 isopods usually more of varying ages. They are a really neat species of isopods with their intricate patterning like a zebra! Are they white with black stripes or black with white stripes, you decide! They are a great cleanup crew. They tend to produce slower than some of the other species I keep but are great at keeping things clean and work as a supplemental feeder, however I just keep them because they’re a nice looking species! With live moss, they tend to take off in reproduction and tend to prefer it a bit on the drier side.
Isopods will need an enclosure with a soil based substrate mixed with decaying wood, sphagnum moss, leaf litter and calcium chunks or eggshells. One side of the enclosure should stay pretty damp by placing about ¼ of the enclosure with sphagnum moss that you will need to mist regularly to help them regulate and breath. The other side should be drier to create the microclimates they want to live in.
They primarily eat decaying leaves and woot rot. I typically use magnolia, maple, and oak leaves but will use others as well. In addition I feed all my isopods Repashy Morning Wood supplement, fish flakes, freeze dried minnows, freeze dried peas, cuttlebone, oyster shell, veggies such as carrots and zucchini. A balanced and diverse diet is always helpful!
