Porcellio Echinatus Base Porcellio Ornatus Substrate Type and Depth: Base Preferred Temperatures: Base Preferred Snacks: Base Preferred Hydration: Base Brood Size and Gestation: 20 babies, 8 months gestation Activity: Base Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): 10 gal/5 gal Warnings: Very picky, very slow Porcellio spinicornis Base Preferred Temperatures: 65 F Porcellio laevis Substrate Type and Depth: Base Preferred Temperatures: 65 F Preferred Snacks: very protein hungry Preferred Hydration: 3-7/10ths Brood Size and Gestation: Base Personality: very brave, willing to take protein from sources other isopods won't normally...
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Substrate Type and Depth: 2" of dirt that is mostly rotting vegetable matter, like Scotts Topsoil, Timberline, or rotwood
Preferred Temperatures: 70 F
Preferred Snacks: Protein
Preferred Hydration: 3-4/10ths
Brood Size and Gestation: 20-25 babies, 6 months
Personality: Feisty, tend to defend their personal space more than other isopods.
Activity: low Climbing, very high Surface, very high Hides, medium Burrowing
Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): 10 gal/6.5 qt Special Traits: Males have longer uropods than females. Depends on species for how extreme.
Warnings: can play dead very convincingly
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