Description
In our experience, Ember Bee isopods do best in a ventilated, misted, arboreal terrarium with plenty of options for climbing AND ground cover. They do not burrow. Live plants, live moss, lichen-covered sticks/branches, and climbable backgrounds will help provide an ideal environment. They’re recommended for advanced keepers only.
Be warned, Ember Bees are inquisitive, bold, and FAST if they’re on the defensive. They will yeet from any enclosure if given the opportunity.
Breed Rate: Moderate
Origin: Vietnam
Adult Size: 19-23 mm, 1.9-2.3 cm, .75-.9 in
Temperature: 70-78F
Habits: Active, bold, terrestrial and arboreal. They appreciate vertical climbing opportunities.
Husbandry: High Humidity (70-80%), Well-Ventilated, Live Moss, Soil Moist but Not Wet, Offer Plenty of Climbing and Cover like Mossy Sticks, Flat/Cork Bark, Leaf Litter, Wood Rot, Limestone, and Seed Pods (Magnolia, Sweet Gum, Lotus)
Primary Diet: Lichen, Decaying Organic Matter, Leaf Litter, and Wood Rot
Supplemental Diet: Bee Pollen, Cucumber, Fish Flakes, Dried Shrimp, Cuttlebone or Egg Shells, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Freeze-Dried Peas, Dried or Dead Insects, Zucchini, Commercial Food like Repashy Morning Wood
Reclassified into the Ardentiella species, the Ember Bee used to belong to Merulanella species.
