Armadillidium magic potion
€18.50
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Starter colony of 10 specimens of mixed sizes: Armadillidium vulgare “magic potion” Land Isopods.
Magic potion Armadillidiums are one of the many varieties of the land crustacean species Armadillidium vulgare. This particular color variant is known as the Magic Potion due to the characteristic patterns on their backs, which resemble the bright colors of magic potions. Specimens can grow up to 1.3 cm in a development period that varies between 10 and 12 months.
They are relatively easy animals to keep, however other species are recommended if you are new to keeping isopods.
• Customers are advised that the purchased pieces may be grouped in one package in order to optimize space. Orders with isopods are shipped ONLY on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.•
ATTENTION: upon receipt of shipments, place the packages containing isopods in a medium temperature environment for at least an hour (20/22°C) before opening them, so that they adapt to the climate difference. Below or above these temperatures, the isopods will appear to be less reactive, give them time to adapt before decanting them.
In nature they live on the ground of woods and forests, hidden among trunks and rocks. In your bioactive terrariums you should try to recreate this habitat. The substrate should be created with a mixture of leaves, soil and rotten wood to provide basic food. A layer of moss and sphagnum, pieces of bark and other leaves should be placed on the substrate, so that on one side the animals can find shelter and on the other the substrate does not dry out too quickly.
Food: fruit, vegetables, flowers, mushrooms, molds, Collembolafix Springtail Feed, Various leaves;
Temperature: They are also active at temperatures of 19/20°C, a good management temperature is around 25°C;
Humidity: They love a relatively dry environment compared to other species, a humidity between 30 and 40% should be maintained;
You can safely keep them together with snails and slugs, millipedes, phasmids, beetles, etc. If instead you decide to include them as detritivores for cleaning your terrarium with reptiles and amphibians you must take into account that they could become a succulent snack rich in calcium and chitin;
The isopods decompose the organic waste material of your animals inside the terrarium, keeping it always clean, also creating high-quality humus for your plants. Being detritivores they do NOT feed on live plants, so there is no problem that they can eat healthy plants in your habitat.
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- Isopods, Detritivora
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Starter colony of 10 specimens of mixed sizes: Armadillidium vulgare “magic potion” Land Isopods.
Magic potion Armadillidiums are one of the many varieties of the land crustacean species Armadillidium vulgare. This particular color variant is known as the Magic Potion due to the characteristic patterns on their backs, which resemble the bright colors of magic potions. Specimens can grow up to 1.3 cm in a development period that varies between 10 and 12 months.
They are relatively easy animals to keep, however other species are recommended if you are new to keeping isopods.
• Customers are advised that the purchased pieces may be grouped in one package in order to optimize space. Orders with isopods are shipped ONLY on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.•
ATTENTION: upon receipt of shipments, place the packages containing isopods in a medium temperature environment for at least an hour (20/22°C) before opening them, so that they adapt to the climate difference. Below or above these temperatures, the isopods will appear to be less reactive, give them time to adapt before decanting them.
