Trichorhina tomentosa
Dwarf White
A tiny white isopod that lives in the substrate, priced per animal.
Stand-in photo. This is not a picture of the colony in the bins.
$1 per isopod
No set pack size. A new colony usually does better with several animals than with one.
Open a label for the note on this listing. Brood counts are not taken from a census of these bins.
Habitat
Dwarf White, Trichorhina tomentosa, lives in the substrate rather than on the surface. The soil needs to stay damp all the way through, not flooded, with leaf litter on top. A dry crust is the usual way a culture fades.
Diet
They work decaying leaves, wood, and fine organic matter in the soil. A light protein dusting and calcium help. Do not bury the culture in fresh food.
Breeding
This species can reproduce from females alone, so a culture may grow without a search for males. Growth still depends on moisture. No count from this shop is recorded.
A good fit
A bioactive soil worker for a humid setup, and a reasonable first culture if the substrate will stay damp. A poor choice if the goal is a large isopod you can watch on bark.
Ordering
The price is for one isopod. Choose a count, then pay at checkout. Stripe test mode accepts 4242 4242 4242 4242 and does not charge a real card.
Additional information
- These are raised isopods, not a wild-caught listing.
- Please do not release them outdoors.
- Animals in one request will be mixed sizes.
- Each listing is priced for one isopod.
Shipping
- A paid order holds the count. Live animals still wait on the weather before a box leaves.
- The Stripe panel is a test checkout. It does not send the card to Stripe.
- Someone needs to bring the box inside when it arrives. A written arrival guarantee is not offered here.
Cheyenne local pickup
- Skip shipping and pick up in Cheyenne.
- Choose Cheyenne pickup at checkout.
- The shop confirms a time. Pickup does not print a shipping label.