15+ Dalmatian Isopods (Porcellio scaber) FREE SHIPPING * Feeder * Cleaner crew*

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Shipping:
We are not responsible for orders left in mailboxes! Be available to track your order and retrieve it as soon as it arrives. Boxes are marked for door/porch delivery.
If your temps are above 95*F or below 45*F your order will be marked "Hold at Post Office" for the safety of the animals.
Free shipping is USPS first class, Priority Mail upgrade is available for a small fee. (Only one item in cart needs upgrade for entire order to ship Priority.)
15+ Dalmatian Isopods (Porcellio scaber)
Comes with care sheet.
Every order is packed over-counted!
Includes FREE sample of Isopod Feast
-biologist formulated complete diet guaranteed to promote breeding and rapid healthy growth-
++++Add on a booming 8oz Tropical Springtail culture for just !
Natural
Organic
Captive Born/Bred
Shop with confidence from the very same invertebrates supplied to stores, rescues and zoos!
Porcellio scaber isopods, also known as Dalmatian isopods, are large white and black spotted isopods -hence the name. These are active isopods that make a good pet species for kids/educators, and as adults are big enough to be easily handled. They also make for great feeder isopods as they breed rapidly and have large broods. Great for feeding to geckos, dragons and omnivorous tortoises.
These isopods, start out completely white or lightly dusted and gain their spots as they get older (much like Dalmatian puppies). They are medium paced growers that establish moderately in terrariums and flourish when housed in breeding bins.
Porcellio scaber - Dalmatian
Difficulty:
Moderate
Size:
.71 inches.
Housing:
Plastic storage bin or glass terrarium
Food Preferences:
Decaying wood, fish food, river shrimp, cork, vegetables, dried leaves, grasses, lichen, ,
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Isopod Feast
Supplements:
Cuttlebone for calcium
Temp Requirements:
approx. 60 Degrees to 90 Degrees. Extreme cold and heat can be lethal.
Breeding:
Easy - with proper care sub-adults will begin to breed before reaching full size
Substrate:
Coconut coir, peat moss, or
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Bug Bedding
, slightly moist with a layer of leaf litter. This species likes to dig so be sure substrate is 2-3 inches deep
Humidity:
slightly humid, mist one side of enclosure to create a moisture gradient. Keep moss in the moist side of enclosure to help maintain humidity.
Isopods are gaining popularity in the reptile industry for a number of very good reasons. They are nature's janitorial crews! Add them to your home enclosure to reduce mold, feces, decaying matter, and improve substrate health! All while providing a calcium rich, nutritious snack for your critters to enjoy any time they wish.
Enclosure larger than 10 gallons? If you're looking to breed these isopods outside of a vivarium, we'd recommend keeping them in one of our
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Cleaner Breeder Boxes
for easy care and to ensure the health of your isopods. Our kits come complete from substrate, food, everything you need to culture with success!
Our Isopods are fed a mix of organic vegetables and mushrooms twice weekly in addition to our own supplemental food. They are kept on coconut coir substrate with moist sphagnum moss to help maintain humidity, provided cuttlebone for calcium, and cork hides for enrichment.
Don't forget to pick up our
Reptanicals
Isopod Feeder Feast
, a great nutritional addition to fresh food, such as vegetables like carrots. Some isopods, if starved, can consume or chew on delicate critters. Developed by biologists our premium protein packed blend of vitamins minerals and nutrients make the perfect food isopods desire and provide healthy meals for reptiles that consume them!
Shipping:
We are not responsible for orders left in mailboxes! Be available to track your order and retrieve it as soon as it arrives. Boxes are marked for door/porch delivery.
If your temps are above 95*F or below 45*F your order will be marked "Hold at Post Office" for the safety of the animals.
Free shipping is USPS first class, Priority Mail upgrade is available for a small fee. (Only one item in cart needs upgrade for entire order to ship Priority.)
All live animals are shipped Monday-Wednesday
. Orders placed on or after Wednesday at noon will ship the following Monday to avoid spending the weekend at the post office or on a truck. Someone must be present to accept package delivery.
Hot and cold packs are included free of charge as needed.
Cold Temp notice:
We ship dozens of packages every Mon-Wed to sub-freezing temps. Our ultra-insulative packing filler is perfect for winter shipping and negates the need for heat packs. Shipping packs for reptiles max out at 100* (compared to 180* for hot hands) and can easily cook a shipment of springtails as our boxes are extremely well insulated.
We ship USPS (as both UPS and FedEx are unreliable in our area and have lost/left packages). We suggest that you select Priority Mail (also called Expedited shipping) at checkout. This ensures your animals are only in transit for 2 days and your package is insured. Should anything happen to them, your costs are completely covered and a replacement would cost you nothing.