SIZE: 1.8/2 cm max

ORIGINE: Cosmopolitan, present in various environments, dry and humid

AMBIENTAMENT VALUES: temperature 18-25 degrees Celsius, humidity 70-80% with optimal ventilation

ALIMENTATION: debris and remnants of food and small microfauna in the substrate, dead wood, foliage; occasionally accept apple or banana or jellypot as an integration, making sure there is no decomposing food residue

TIP SET UP: terrarium or faunabox 20x20x20 or 30x30x30, substrate 5/6 cm peat and/or coconut fiber and a natural shelter such as a trunk or cork bark. Spray 1-2 times a week to keep moisture constant and promote further hydration from the foliage. This type of insects are appreciated for feeding small animals (Dendrobates, Various Anuri, Chameleons)

They are also excellent scavengers for subtropical and tropical terrariums, thus eliminating mold and/or mites

ABITUDINI: ditch isopode, finds refuge under cork trunks or bark, moss and sleaw

AGGRESSIVITA: 0 - non-existent

GROWTH RAPIDIITY: Medium/high

STATUS CITES: n.d.