Isopod Factory 15+ Porcellio Laevis Orange Isopods Bioactive Clean Up Crew

Description: This listing is for 15+ Porcellio Laevis Orange Isopods. You will receive a mix of juveniles and adults with a few extra to offset any possible losses in the shipping process. Porcellio Laevis Orange is the orange mutation of the well known Dairy Cow. However this version is solid orange. Porcellio Laevis is likely the most nearly "bullet proof" isopod in the hobby today. If you are just getting your feet wet and perhaps have some reservations, this is the species fort you! Like all isopods, they do have some minimum basic care needs, but beyond that so long as you provide these things they will thrive and reproduce rapidly once settled in their new enclosure. P. Laevis is also ideal for use as feeders if you have pets that eat insects like crickets. They are daytime active and very bold. Even taking food directly from your hand with no hesitation when they're hungry! A 6 quart gasket sealed storage bin or small glass aquarium is sufficient for a small starter culture. Be aware that they will outgrow this much sooner than other isopods so it's not a bad idea to start with a larger set up if you can. Standard or bioactive enclosures can be enhanced with natural botanical items to simulate the isopods habitat in the wild. This helps them feel secure which in turn promotes their natural processes like eating and breeding. Average room temperature in the mid 70sF will suit them just fine. Slightly warmer is desirable if you wish to see a thriving culture that is active and reproduces faster. A standard moisture gradient with around 30-40% of one side moist (not wet) with the remainder tapering off is adequate. Note though even the driest section should still have a nominal amount of moisture in it. They will not fare well if the entire enclosure becomes too dry.They will often migrate between moist and dry areas at different times of the day to self regulate as needed. A few pieces of cork bark strategically placed over some of the moist side will help retain the humidity levels and reduce the frequency of watering needed to maintain a proper moisture gradient. Isopods are detritivores. Their primary diet in nature is leaf litter and decayed wood. Both of these should always be available in abundance. They will also happily consume any other decomposing organic plant or animal matter they come across. As such it is vital to supplement your isopods with other food sources on a semi regular basis. They enjoy food options like squash, radishes, carrots and other veggies along with commercial isopod powdered food like Repashy. Note that Porcellio Laevis does have a strong feeding response for protein. While ours do devour any veggies and such, it's nothing compared to seeing the swarming frenzy that happens when they get protein based foods. Such items can be things like freeze dried minnows, shrimp, fish pellets, dried insects and similar. Be sure to feed these on the drier side as they can spoil quickly in humid environments and attract unwanted pests. It is also our general advice to use caution if using as feeders with certain types of other exotic pets. They generally have no interest in live animals as a food source, but why risk it? Simply use common sense and avoid putting them with things like tiny dart frogs, extra small lizards or similar. A couple smaller bite size escapees will burrow down in an ideal substrate and grow to adult size quickly. Overall Porcellio Laevis Orange is a very low maintenance isopod that only needs 3 basic things to survive. Average moisture/humidity, food, and steady average room temperatures. Remember to be prepared once they start reproducing. You will need to either upgrade the enclosure size, use as feeders if applicable or sell/give away to friends or other interested parties. If they get too cramped this can lead to cannibalism and a total crash of the colony due to stress and ammonia build up. Quick Facts Origin: Northern Africa Family Classification: Porcellionidae > Porcellio > Porcellio LaevisMorph Name: "Orange" Solid orange coloring typically a basic to deep orange hue Average Size: 0.65" to 0.80" inches Activity level: Both day and night active Care Level: Easy Shipping and LAG (Live Arrival Guarantee) Information We only ship Isopods Monday through Wednesday. Delivery addresses close enough to our location to facilitate one day delivery will be shipped on Thursdays as well when possible. If your order is placed Wednesday after 2PM EST through Sunday, the next possible shipping date would be the following Monday. Please note depending on the factors that affect how a specific live animal(s) order is boxed up, the lead time can be 1-2 days from the time the order is placed. We will make every effort to ship quick as possible, but the welfare of the animals will always come first.If temperatures between origin and destination is forecast to be over 90°F, or below 40°F, we reserve the right to hold the order until weather conditions are more favorable for live animal shipping. If weather is determined to cause more than a minimal delay we will contact you or issue a refund if we can't establish communication in 24 hours or less. We use heating and cooling elements as needed to ensure safety for the isopods.We will happily combine shipping on all orders to which it applies. LAG (Live Arrival Guarantee) only applies with "hold for pick up" through UPS. This is the EXPEDITED shipping option when checking out. Hold for pick up while not required in all cases is highly encouraged to minimize the chance of the animals perishing. Packages left outside on a doorstep or similar significantly elevates the risk factor. Regular sunlight even in fair weather conditions can quickly raise temperatures to deadly levels inside of the box. LAG orders will be delivered to the nearest UPS store of the delivery address. UPS stores will hold the package up to 3 days before it's RTS (returned to sender). If a package isn't picked up in the 3 day window and is returned to us, this greatly increases the odds of the isopods perishing. LAG protection requires delivery to a UPS store & you must pick up the package the same business day it's first available. No refunds for unclaimed packages returned to sender. If you elect EXPEDITED shipping at checkout, please send a message immediately after you make your purchase to indicate you want LAG coverage using UPS hold for pick up. You are welcome to provide us a preferred UPS store location or we will provide the nearest UPS store location to your shipping address if needed.

Price: 21.95 USD

Location: Dayton, Ohio

End Time: 2024-10-30T06:57:25.000Z

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