Common Rough woodlouse

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Common Rough woodlouse

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Isopod

Common Rough woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Community credit: Species submitted by @nichie.

Taxonomy / ID

Type

Isopod

Genus

Porcellio

Species

Porcellio scaber

Morph

Any

Trade Names

Scaber & various morph names

Difficulty

Beginner

Origin

Native to Europe, Introduced Internationally

Temperature

70° to 80° (can tolerate lower temps but breed and keep best in warmer temps)

Humidity

60% on the dry side, 80% on the wet side

Diet

leaf litter, lichen, moss, Protiens, veggies

Substrate

Topsoil with rotwood, some moss and leaves mixed in

This is an extremely easy species to keep. Comparable to Porcellio Laevis care. They do best in an enclosure ⅔ wet and ⅓ dry. Make it a semi sharp gradient where it tapers into the dry section evenly. They require 3-4 inches of leaf litter, bark flats or slightly curved bark right over the soil, as they like to be closer to the dirt and get into smaller crevaces. I also like to add in live moss and mossy/lichen covered sticks. They don't n e e d it but it doesn't hurt, gives them more food options on top of the leaf litter AND ive noticed the babies quite like it. There is a gazillion different color morphs for this species, and they are genetically one of the most diverse & genetically confusing species. With a seemingly endless combinations. This is what makes this species so loved in the hobby. Fun fact: The first isolated moprh of this species was isolated by Orin McMongle all the way back in 1997! It was one of the first ever color morph of any isopod species in the hobby, known as the 1997 orange!

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