Dairy Cow Isopods

£6.99

Dairy Cow Isopods (Porcellio laevis) are one of the larger species of isopod commonly used as terrarium custodians or ‘clean-up crew’ and live and breed well in bio-active set-ups. As adults, they may attain a length of up to 18mm long.

Dairy Cow Isopods are also useful as a livefood for many reptiles and amphibians and have the advantage of a high calcium content due to their calcareous exo-skeleton.

You will always receive enough isopods to start your own culture.

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Pete's Isopod Food - Aged Wood and Leaf Litter Mix

Pete's aged woodchip isopod food is made of a chipped rotted wood and leaf litter mix

We have been using this in store and our isopods thrive!

Pete's Isopod food is made from carefully selected natural products.

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Description

Dairy Cow Isopods (Porcellio laevis) are one of the larger species of isopod commonly used as terrarium custodians or ‘clean-up crew’. They live and breed well in bio-active set-ups. As adults, they may attain a length of up to 18mm long.

Isopods are also useful as a live food for many reptiles and amphibians. They have the advantage of a high calcium content due to their calcareous exo-skeleton. If they are to be used as food, they are best served up in a smooth-sided dish in much the same way as mealworms or calci-worms. They can also make great pets in their own right!

To thrive and become established in the terrarium, they need to have access to a humid area as well as drier places to hide. They hide away for much of the time under branches, rocks or within the substrate.

Dairy Cow Isopods are supplied in tubs as a starter culture of various sizes. You will always receive enough isopods to start your own culture.

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Additional information

Weight 0.03 kg
Dimensions 18.7 × 10.5 × 6 cm
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