Porcellio Base Care

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