This wonderfully cute species is easy to keep & quick to establish!
Being a larger, hard-bodied, species, they do need a fair bit of calcium and ventilation, but we've also found they appreciate a bit more moisture too. We currently have them on a 50-50 (damp to dry) ratio, with plenty of sphagnum moss on the side we regularly mist.
They spend pretty equal amounts of time burrowing and clustering.
We've provided ours with 6-8 cm, (2.4-3.2 inches) of substrate, and they burrow down to make themselves little chambers for molting and having babies.. we also find a lot of babies and juveniles clustered together on the undersides of their cork pieces.
They're an excellent pet species, but (like most terrestrial isopods) they're much more active at night.
Being a larger, hard-bodied, species, they do need a fair bit of calcium and ventilation, but we've also found they appreciate a bit more moisture too. We currently have them on a 50-50 (damp to dry) ratio, with plenty of sphagnum moss on the side we regularly mist.
They spend pretty equal amounts of time burrowing and clustering.
We've provided ours with 6-8 cm, (2.4-3.2 inches) of substrate, and they burrow down to make themselves little chambers for molting and having babies.. we also find a lot of babies and juveniles clustered together on the undersides of their cork pieces.
They're an excellent pet species, but (like most terrestrial isopods) they're much more active at night.