First off, I got a good group of Cubaris sp. "Panda King - White Out". AKA sp. "White Panda", though I resent that labeling as it makes it sound as though it's a different species entirely, when it's really just the "White Out" morph expression in sp. "Panda King". Even more strictly speaking, "White Out", "Yeti", etc. morphs in which the entire body (even the eyes) are white are likely just representative of some form of hyper leucisim, and so should simply be referred to as "Hyper Leucistic" IMO rather than come up with more fanciful and at times confusing morph names... but, I digress.
I have them set up in a moderately ventilated enclosure with an inch or so of Zilla Jungle Mix, sand and clay (I ran out of coco fiber lol), topped with leaf litter and bark. I'm keeping them humid at at around 75F°. Feeding dog food in addition to the leaf litter.
Here are some pictures of them:
They've already started breeding rather prolifically, no surprise with this species. 😂 I've already made them available actually!
Next up, he also sent me a group of Cubaris sp. "Blue Pigeon". Now, a lot of Cubaris spp. and isopods in general just aren't done justice in pictures, and I'm often pleasantly surprised by how much prettier they are in person. Unfortunately, the opposite was true for this species, they are a rather boring grayish tan color, with just a very, very slightly glaucous blue coating on older individuals that haven't been kept very damp. Shoulda just been called sp. "Pigeon" or something IMO, but again, I digress. 🙃
I have them set up in a well ventilated enclosure with an inch or so of coconut fiber substrate, topped with leaf litter and bark. Keeping two thirds of the enclosure humid, the rest dry, and have them at around 75F°. Also offering dog food in addition to the leaf litter.
Here are some pictures:
Not the prettiest Cubaris species out there, but they're still kinda cute, and I don't regret asking for them. 😄
Next up, Cubaris sp. "Cute Honey Tiger". Now these are a very neat little species with some pretty coloration, I would say the "Cute" moniker fits them very well.
I've got my half a dozen individuals housed in a well ventilated enclosure with an inch of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I'm keeping two thirds of the setup humid, one third dry, have them at around 75-80F°, and am feeding dog food as the supplemental diet.
Here are some pictures of the cuties:
A very nice little species, hopefully they'll do well in my care.
I also got a group of Cubaris sp. "Sabah, Malaysia", which (no surprise), isn't actually a Cubaris species, and may actually be a Filippinodillo species (but further confirmation is still needed). This species is quite easy to breed from what I hear, so hopefully I can establish a colony with little issue. 😄
I've got my dozen or so individuals housed in a well ventilated enclosure with an inch of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I'm keeping the setup relatively humid, have them at around 75-80F°, and am feeding dog food as the supplemental diet.
Here are some pics of them:
A nice species with what I'd call "camo" patterning, fingers crossed they'll breed well for me!
EDIT 4/5/24: Benny Kästle has confirmed this is indeed a Filippinodillo species.
Lastly, he sent me a nice group of Polyphaga aegyptiaca "Sinai" nymphs, a starter of Porcellio silvestrii, and yet ANOTHER group of Cubaris sp. "Blonde Ducky", because I can't breed that species to save my life apparently. 🙃 So uh, 3rd time's the charm for the Blonde Duckies... 😂
Anyways, that does it for this post, big thanks to Ty for hooking me up, as always. 😁 Thank y'all for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you folks next time! 😉
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