"Orange Cream" Isopods (Porcellionoides pruinosus)

• Type: Fast, non-rolling isopod

• Adult Size: ~1–1.5 cm

• Breeding Rate: Fast

• Hardiness: Very high

• Visibility: Active and surface-mobile

🌡️ Husbandry Overview

Humidity

• Tolerates a wide range

• Moist area required, but can handle drier enclosures better than many species

Temperature

• 70–85°F ideal

• Performs well in most reptile room temps

Substrate

• Organic soil mix

• Heavy leaf litter layer

• Rotting hardwood preferred

Diet

• Leaf litter (primary)

• Fish flakes / shrimp pellets (protein boosts reproduction)

• Veg scraps

They benefit from calcium supplementation like crushed limestone or cuttlebone.