Isopod Factory 15+ Armadillidium Espanyoli Marbleized Isopods Clean Up Crew

Description: This listing is for 15+ Marbleized Isopods. You will receive a mix of juveniles and adults with a few extra to offset any possible losses in the shipping process. The Marbleized Isopod (Armadillidium Espanyoli) is a smaller sized armadillidum from Spain. They have an aesthetically pleasing light to dark beige coloring intermixed with a creamy off white. The patterning is unique on each individual, but all have incredible contrast likening their appearance to a typical marble counter top. Some say it conjures up thoughts of espresso and lattes! However you may interpret their appearance, the Marbleized Isopod boasts the impressive feat of taking typically bland colors and making them "pop" just as much as other brightly colored species. They are communal with large numbers of individuals often found huddling tightly together in a tight mass under cork bark or decayed wood. For housing, a 6 quart gasket sealed storage bin or small glass aquarium is sufficient for a small starter culture of 15 to 30 individuals. 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 will suit them just fine. A good temperature range is 72-80F leaning more towards the warmer end if possible. 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 more than a small section of the enclosure gets too dry. A few pieces of cork bark strategically placed over different parts of the enclosure 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. Marbleized Isopods relish food options like squash, carrots, cucumbers and other veggies along with commercial isopod powdered food. They also appreciate some protein once or twice a week so offer them things like freeze dried minnows, shrimp, fish pellets, dried insects and other protein based food sources. Be sure to feed these on the drier side as they can spoil quickly in humid environments and attract unwanted pests. The Marbleized Isopod is not an overly difficult species to keep, but they are noted as being "slow" to start. It should also be noted they are primarily nocturnal so to truly enjoy those flashy creamy colors you will have to look in on them after daylight hours. Some moving about during the day is not uncommon once your colony has started to reproduce and shows higher density. They are a bit skittish when disturbed and move surprisingly fast for an isopod! A. Espanyoli is a fantastic Isopod worth adding to your collection or simply as a bioactive custodian in the proper environmental set up. Quick Facts Origin: SpainClassification: Armadillidiidae > Armadillidium > Marbleized Average Size: Between 1/4" and 1/3" inch Activity level: Nocturnal. Some day activity is common with larger established cultures Morph/Locality Type: N/A 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: 24.95 USD

Location: Dayton, Ohio

End Time: 2024-09-30T06:38:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD