Are you the sort of person that is always on the lookout for a new isopod for your collection? Me to. So pop this page on your book marks bar. We spend a lot of time sources new and rare isopods for our own collection, and then ensure we have a sustainable breeding colony before releasing them to the general public.
But here are some of our new arrivals that I think are well worth a second look, and ideally after that second look adding to your basket.
Tirolense ‘Lake Garda’ Isopods (Armadillidium)
Collected from around Lake Garda in Italy these are a great easy to care for species, perfect for beginners or experienced keepers alike. A tradition Armadillidium species, these have that traditional roll polly charm. The dark carpaise with the brighter yeloow spots makes them wonderfully eye catching.
Gestroi 'Milky Way' Isopods (Armadillidium)
I’ve seen these described as big, bold and buetiful, and I have to agree. Larger than you average isopod with a wavey mottled white pattern on a black background, there is so much variation in a colony that you have a chance to breed something extra special.
Happy to live in a room temperature house these require a humidity gradient and a good quality substrate, but are as easy to keep as most Armadillidium species
Armadillo Tuberculatus Isopods
They are spikey and blue, and they’re not known as Sonic the Hedgehog isopods, this is a little bit wrong. But no mater what they’re called they’re well worth the space in your collect. Younger individuals are spikier and paler than older members of the colony, giving you a way to see the variety of ages in your group. But other than that they just look that bit extra special.
Skeleton/Nebula Isopods (Armadillidium Klugii)
Pareidolia is the human tendency to see faces in things, that aren’t faces. It is an evolutionary safety aspect, better to see a face in the trunk of a tree where there is none, than miss the face of a lion looking at you from the shadows. But the patterns on the backs of these isopids can often look like creepy skeletons.
A morph of the clown isopod these are a more muted version, but well worth looking at if you want an interesting breeding project to start to develop these patterns.