Skirted wood louse

Photo Credit: Nichie

Skirted wood louse

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Isopod

Skirted wood louse

Oniscus Asellus

Community credit: Species submitted by @nichie.

Taxonomy / ID

Type

Isopod

Genus

Oniscus

Species

Oniscus Asellus

Morph

for the following morphs: Mardi Gras, Orange Mardi Gras, BC Maple, Ontario Maple, Nichie's Pied, Mocha, Pink Petals + others that remain unnamed

Trade Names

Mardi Gras, Orange Mardi Gras, BC Maple, Ontario Maple, Nichie's Pied, Mocha, Pink Petals

Difficulty

Intermediate

Origin

Native to Europe, Introduced internationally

Temperature

65° to 70° (does NOT handle temps above 80° that well and will completely stop breeding and will lead to an eventual crash)

Humidity

dry side 50%. wet side 80%

Diet

Leaf litter, lichens, moss, decaying organic matter, veggies (they Love carrots A TON)

Substrate

Primarily top soil. they prefer rather wet and saturated soil but be cautious as they don't like it soaking wet or muddy. they prefer ⅔ of their enclosure wet with the dry side more moist than dry. across the whole bin stick a finger into the soil, if it sticks somewhat to your finger it is wet enough for them

Again, this species likes it on the wet side. ⅔ of the enclosure ideally should be moist-wet. They do not like it dry. They also absolutely require cooler temps. This is the sole reason for them being rather intermediate in care, simply for their cooler temp requirements. This and them being a wet loving species is why most people struggle to keep and care for them. Regardless of morph this is how they are best kept. They'll be extremely happy to be offered a mix of proteins as they do have bit of a moderate love for protiens. Their most love veggies would be squash, white or yellow corn & lastly their ultimate favorite (in my 10~ years of keeping this species).... Carrots. Their babies will burrow into baby carrots like its free real-estate While there arent that many morphs of this species out there and they're relatively lesser kept, they remain an ultimate favorite species for me. And I hope this information can help for others to love and appreciate this species.

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