- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Malacostraca
- Order: Isopoda
- Family: Armadillidiidae
- Sub Family:
- Genus: Armadillidium
- Species: pallasii
Isopods: Armadillidium pallasii 'Orange' (CB by BugzUK)
Taxonomic Classification
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Care Sheet
A lovely looking large species that almost has a glowing look to it under light. These are a selectively bred isopod with a luminous orange coloration.
Temperature: 20-25°c
Humidity: 50-70% (with a dry gradient)
Substrate: organic top soil, plant growth, flake soil, limestone powder/crushed eggshells/cuttlebone mixed into substrate
Diet: Rotting wood, leaf mulch, calcium supplement (cuttlebone, calcium powder), sweet potato, courgette, fish flakes, lichen, dried river shrimp
Substrate: Leaf mulch, humus, plant growth, Earthworm casting
Add a colony of springtails to tackle any mould.
