Giant Orange Woodlice Pre-pack
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Information:
Giant Orange Woodlice Pre-pack
Size: Up to 18mm
- Daily fresh delivery
- Same day dispatch (when ordered before 3pm)
- Perfect for Bio-Active enclosures
- Can be fed to smaller forest reptiles & amphibians
| Weight | 0.03 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 100 × 100 × 30 mm |
| Brand | Peregrine Livefoods |
| Sort | Isopods |
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Giant Orange Woodlice (Porcellio sp.) are one of the larger species of isopod commonly used as terrarium custodians or ‘clean-up crew’ and live and breed well in bio-active set-ups. As adults, they may attain a length of up to 18mm long.
Giant Orange Woodlice are also useful as a livefood for many reptiles and amphibians and have the advantage of a high calcium content due to their calcarious exo-skeleton. If they are to be used as food, they are best served up in a smooth-sided dish in much the same way as mealworms or calci-worms.
To thrive and become established in the terrarium, they need to be in a constantly damp and humid microclimate which normally means that they hide away for much of the time under branches, rocks or within the substrate. They are supplied in tubs as a starter culture of various sizes.