More in depth Care for Porcellio Isopods

  1. 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 including cannibalization, arthropods that aren't in post-molt, and vertebrates
     Activity: Base
     Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): Base Warnings: Very dangerous to cohab with anything that isn't springtails or crabs

  2. Porcellio aff. laevis

    Crank laevis to 11. Even more aggressive and active.

    Porcellio pseudornatus

    See: laevis


    Porcellio dilatatus

    Substrate Type and Depth: Base
     type, 4" deep Preferred Temperatures: 70 F
     Preferred Snacks: Veggies Preferred
    Hydration: 3-6/10ths
     Brood Size and Gestation: 20-25 babies, 6 months
    Personality: Very skittish, love to burrow, play dead VERY WELL and run like they are  on fire
    Activity: low Climbing, very high Surface, very high Hides, VERY high Burrowing Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): 10 gal/5 gal Special
    Traits: Very burrowy, Very veggie hungry, love hides, play dead. One of the top 10 easiest isopods to keep.
    Warnings: be ready for them to play dead for up to 5 minutes if they are too stressed about you.


    Porcellio werneri

    Substrate Type and Depth: Base type, 2" deep center, 4" deep enclosure edges (Dish shape)
     Preferred Temperatures: Base
     Preferred Snacks: Veggies
     Preferred Hydration: 2-3/10ths
    Brood Size and Gestation: Seasonal Breeding, 20 babies every year
    Personality: Skittish clingers that stay still until forced to move. very clumsy and can get stuck if enclosure is not set up correctly
     Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): 10 gal/ 5 gal
    Special Traits: VERY flat and very clumsy, will wedge themselves into crevices. least aggressive Porcellio and seasonal breeders.
     Warnings: Will wedge themselves into places they can't get a grip and die there, so baby proof the enclosure and dont let any hides touch the sides in a way they can get stuck.

    Porcellio hoffmannseggii

    Substrate Type and Depth: Base type, 3"
     Preferred Temperatures: Base
     Preferred Snacks: Base
    Preferred Hydration: Base
     Brood Size and Gestation: Base
    Personality: Base, males fight for dominance and like to feel tall
    Minimum Enclosure Size Recommendation (New Keeper/Experienced Keeper): 25 gal/15 gal
     Special Traits: Very territorial and need a lot of space due to being large and in charge, largest ethically kept in the hobby
     Warnings: without enough space, will fight too much and kill each other.

    Porcellio magnificus

    See: Hoffmannseggii
    Brood Size and Gestation: 10-15 babies, 9 months
     

    Porcellio sp. "Sevilla"

    Dwarf Titan line, see Hoff care

    Porcellio Bolivari, Expansus, Succinctus

    See: Hoff care Warnings: Males will breed females to death if there are more than 1 male to 4 females, require Bachelor Tub or a way to remove excess males