Hardy Isopods

Selecting the Appropriate Isopods and Springtails for Your Bioactive Habitat

HELP!  Which isopods and springtails are best for my needs?

Slow Reproducing Isopods 

*A. vulgare (Wild Type, St. Lucia, Gem Mix, Magic Potion, etc.) 

*P. scaber isopods (Lottery Ticket, Dalmatian, Orange, Orange Koi, Ghost, Snow Koi, Lemonade, Whiteout, Lava, Piebald, Orin's Calico, etc.)

Quick Reproducing Isopods and Springtails

*P. pruinosus (Powder Orange, Powder Blue, Party Mix, Whiteout, Pink, Orange Cream, Oreo Crumble, Red Koi, etc.)

*P. laevis (Dairy Cow, Gray, Orange, White, Milkback, etc.)

*Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf White)

*Pseudosinella violenta Bylas Ant springtails

*Coecobrya communis Pink/Tropical springtails

*Folsomia candida springtails

Isopods and Springtails that Spend Most of Their Time in the Substrate

*Trichorhina tomentosa Dwarf White

*Venezillo parvus and Venezillo parvus Dalmatian

*Dwarf Purple isopods

*Ceratophysella sp. Lilac and Yellow springtails

*Folsomia candida springtails 

*Neanura growae Florida Orange springtails

*Yuukianura Orange springtails

*Lobella sp. Red springtails

*Pseudosinella alba Prospector springtails

*Seira dowlingi springtails

Isopods and Springtails Suitable for a Terrarium (plants may get nibbled by isopods)

* A. vulgare (Wild Type, St. Lucia, Gem Mix, Magic Potion, etc.) 

*P. scaber (Lottery Ticket, Dalmatian, Orange, Orange Koi, Ghost, Snow Koi, Lemonade, Whiteout, Lava, Piebald, Orin's Calico, etc.)

*Cubaris murina (Little Sea, Papaya, Party Mix, Anemone, etc.)

*Neanura growae Florida Orange springtails

*Yuukianura Orange springtails

*Lobella sp. Red springtails

*Pseudosinella alba Prospector springtails

*Seira dowlingi springtails

Isopods and Springtails for Arid and Semi-Arid Enclosures (must have a damp area in the enclosure for isopods and springtails to retreat to)

*P. pruinosus (Powder Orange, Powder Blue, Party Mix, Whiteout, Pink, Orange Cream, Oreo Crumble, Red Koi, etc.)

*P. laevis (Dairy Cow, Gray, Orange, White, Milkback, etc.)

*Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf White)

*Seira dowlingi springtails

*Lepidocyrtus fimicolus 24K springtails

*Coecobrya communis Pink/Tropical springtails

*Pseudosinella violenta Bylas Ant springtails

Extremely Forgiving Isopods and Springtails

*P. pruinosus (Powder Orange, Powder Blue, Party Mix, Whiteout, Pink, Orange Cream, Oreo Crumble, Red Koi, etc.)

*P. laevis (Dairy Cow, Gray, Orange, White, Milkback, etc.)

*Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf White)

*Seira dowlingi springtails

*Coecobrya communis Pink/Tropical springtails

*Pseudosinella violenta Bylas Ant springtails

Best Beginner Isopods and Springtails

*P. pruinosus (Powder Orange, Powder Blue, Party Mix, Whiteout, Pink, Orange Cream, Oreo Crumble, Red Koi, etc.)

*P. laevis (Dairy Cow, Gray, Orange, White, Milkback, etc.)

*Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf White)

*Coecobrya communis Pink/Tropical springtails

*Pseudosinella violenta Bylas Ant springtails

 Best Isopod and Roly-Poly Pets

*P. laevis (Dairy Cow, Gray, Orange, White, Milkback, etc.) *Very active pet bug

*A. vulgare (Wild Type, St. Lucia, Gem Mix, Magic Potion, etc.) *Traditional roly-poly, slower breeding pet bug 

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