Pineapple Spikey

Cristarmadillidium muricatum

Community credit: Species submitted by @crestedcritters.

Taxonomy / ID

Type

Isopod

Genus

Cristarmadillidium

Species

muricatum

Morph

Not listed

Trade Names

Dwarf Pineapple spikey, Dwarf Spiny, Pineapple Spikey, Crystal Pineapple, Crystal Pineapple Spikey.

Suggested by @xxbassxx

Difficulty

Intermediate

Origin

Southeast Asia

Temperature

72 - 80 F

Humidity

75-90%

Diet

Decaying hardwood leaves, rot wood, fish flakes, dried shirimp, cuttlebone or calcium source, vegetable occasionally

Substrate

Organic topsoil, decayed hardwood, leaf litter, caclium source, moss

Care Notes

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Cristarmadillidium muricatum prefers consistently moist conditions with excellent ventilation. Maintain a moisture gradient with one side damp and one side slightly drier. Provide plenty of leaf litter and decomposing wood. Colonies reproduce steadily once established but can be sensitive to drying out.

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