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Magic potion

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Magic potion

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Isopod

Magic potion

Armadillidium depressum magic potion

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Taxonomy / ID

Type

Isopod

Genus

Armadillidium

Species

depressum

Morph

Magic potion

Trade Names

Southern pill isopod

Difficulty

Beginner

Origin

British

Temperature

64.4-73.4°f

Humidity

70-80%

Diet

Nutrient rich substrate, comprised of flake soil, hardwood leaf litter, rotten hardwood. Organic waste, mushrooms, and moisture retentive mosses. 1x week veg sweet potato are firm favourite, 1x week nutritional yeast or fish pellets or dried sprays.

Substrate

Nutrient rich substrate, comprised of flake soil, hardwood leaf litter and rotten hardwood.

Care Notes

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Likes good ventilation. Needs heavy calcium intake for its dense exoskeleton, plenty of cuttlefish, eggshells etc. Enjoy vertical cork to climb and also ledges for same reason. Can be kept in relatively small enclosure as a small colony 20x15x15cm. But a master colony is best kept in a 40x20x20cm.

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