Porcellio scaber
Lava
A dark Porcellio scaber morph, priced per animal.
Stand-in photo. This is not a picture of the colony in the bins.
$2 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
Lava is a dark Porcellio scaber morph. Use the usual scaber gradient, with cork and leaves. Because the animals are dark, check the moss with a finger instead of trying to judge moisture by how the isopods look.
Diet
Leaves and decaying wood, calcium, and small vegetable or protein portions. They are enthusiastic eaters, so leftovers still have to leave.
Breeding
A typical scaber culture can breed readily once it settles. Dark juveniles are easy to miss on bark. No brood size is recorded here.
A good fit
A sturdy, good-looking scaber for a first or second colony. Useful where you want activity without tropical Cubaris care.
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.