Description
Powders are a great choice for entry-level keepers, and perhaps the most widely-used clean-up crew in the isopod industry. They’re hardy, active, and highly adaptable. They’re amazing helpers in bioactive terrariums, and their soft bodies with high calcium content means they’re healthy feeders as well.
Breed Rate: Rapid
Origin: Europe
Adult Size: 10-13 mm, 1-1.3 cm, .4-.5 in
Temperature: 60-80F
Habits: Highly prolific detritivores known for their talents in bioactive enclosures. Amazing clean up crew, and soft-bodied which makes them a tasty, calcium-rich snack for predators.
Husbandry: Moderate to High Humidity (50-80%), Well-Ventilated, Soil with Moisture Gradient, Offer Plenty of Cover like Flat/Cork Bark, Leaf Litter, Wood Rot, Limestone, and Seed Pods (Magnolia, Sweet Gum, Lotus)
Primary Diet: Decaying Organic Matter, Leaf Litter, and Wood Rot
Supplemental Diet: Fish Flakes, Dried Shrimp, Cuttlebone or Egg Shells, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Freeze-Dried Peas, Dried or Dead Insects, Zucchini, Cucumber, Commercial Food like Repashy Morning Wood
