Isopods!

 Hello everyone. Today I would like to share two new isopod species that I have just received.

Starting off with Porcellio laevis "Dairy Cow". These guys aren't actually laevis, that one guy (I forgot his name, so sorry) did some microscopic examination on dairy cows and proved them to not be laevis. But let's just call them laevis for now.

I received 8 specimens (juveniles and adults) of P. laevis "Dairy Cow".


Porcellio laevis "Dairy Cow"

I'm pretty sure the majority of invertebrate keepers are familiar with these.


Porcellio laevis "Dairy Cow" enclosure

I am keeping them in this enclosure with ventilation holes on the lid.


This one is a pretty large specimen.

Moving on, I have a species that I already have, I was just not keeping them right. I did fix my mistakes, and I bought 10 more specimens to start a new bloodline. 

They are Armadillidium vulgare "St. Lucia"

This locality of A. vulgare actually comes in multiple color variations, and that gave them the name "Forbidden Jellybeans" ๐Ÿ˜†

I love that name.



Armadillidium vulgare "St. Lucia" (more orange morph)

Armadillidium vulgare "St. Lucia" (wildtype coloration)

They are really pretty.


This is their enclosure, which has two of the original stock I had and a couple mancae. Hopefully with the new specimens added they will thrive as a colony :D

Anyway, that's all for this post. Thanks for reading and goodbye ๐Ÿ‘‹


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