First off, I got a nice group of Armadillo officinalis "Orange Crush". A lovely orange morph of this species, presumably from the OG no locality stock (or a locality crossed line).
I've got them set up in a well ventilated gallon shoebox with an inch or so of coconut fiber substrate, topped with leaf litter and bark. I'm offering dog food as the supplemental diet. I have a quarter of the enclosure humid, the rest dry, and have them at around 75-80F°.
Here are some pictures of a few of them:
Hopefully they will do well for me, my normal A.officinalis have already started breeding in my care.
Next up, I got a group of Cubaris sp. "Rubber Ducky - 2017". These are descended directly from the original import in 2017, and are less variable in coloration than a lot of the newer, mixed stocks of this species on the market nowadays (though there is certainly still a little natural variation in coloration).
I've got them set up in a moderately ventilated enclosure with an inch or so of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I'm keeping them humid, at around 75-80F°, and am offering dog food as the supplemental diet.
Here are some pictures of them:
I'm quite happy to have some of the OG Duckies, hopefully they'll do well in my care!
Now these may be one of my new favorites, Porcellio ornatus "Witch's Brew". The Dalmatian morph isolated from the "High Yellow" line, these dry hardy Spanish Porcellio are absolutely stunning, pictures simply do not do them justice. 😍 I love variable patterning and bright yellow on an isopod, and these beauties certainly fit the bill.
I have them in a well ventilated enclosure with a thin layer of coconut fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I'm feeding dog food as the supplemental food, keeping one third of the enclosure humid, the rest dry, and they're at around 75-80F°.
Here are some pics of them:
Such a nice line, and I'm happy to report they've already produced offspring! ❤️
Kyle also sent another species I've been longing for, Venezillo arizonicus "Sahuarita, AZ". This species is native to the SW US, and are found in very arid, warm climates. They need warm temps to reproduce consistently in captivity, and like things dry as well.
I've got mine in a well ventilated enclosure with an inch of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I'm keeping a quarter of the setup humid, the rest dry, and at around 80-85F°. I'm offering dog food as the supplemental diet.
Here are some pictures of them:
They've already started producing offspring, they have small clutches, but if kept correctly colonies will grow at a similar rate as other members of the genus (perhaps not as explosively as V.parvus).
Lastly, Kyle also sent some Elumoides sp. "Miami", which are a bit more yellowish than the ones Alan sent me, so I've got them set up separately, we'll see if the difference is strictly environmental, or if there's something else afoot.
Anyways, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! 😉
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