Isopod Factory 10+ Porcellio Ornatus Witch's Brew Isopods Clean Up Crew

Description: This listing is for 10+ Porcellio Ornatus Whitch's Brew Isopods. You will receive a mix of juveniles and adults with a few extra to offset any possible losses in the shipping process. Porcellio Ornatus Witch's Brew is a beautifully patterned isopod. The common name "Witch's Brew" is subtle nod to it's distant cousin the Armadillidium "Magic Potion" isopod seeing they have the same dalmatian patterning with orange to yellow spotting on a white translucent base. The coloring will not be as pronounced on younger individuals, but will start to show from the sub adult size and up. But set up and care for for the this species being a Porcellio is a bit different. Porcellio Ornatus is quite large for isopod and like most other larger Porcellio is more designed to thrive in a semi-arid environment. Though they do have some specific care needs they are by no means extremely difficult to keep so long as you consistently provide them the core essentials. Porcellio Ornatus originates in Spain, but has established itself in other parts of the world with comparable habitats. Being larger in size this species does need a bit more room than most common isopod species. A 5-10 glass tank or 12qt gasket sealed sterilite bin is fine for a starter colony of 12-20 individuals. A sharp moisture gradient with good ventilation should be provided with no more than 25% of the enclosure being damp. This can create challenges with keeping the moist area from drying out. A deeper substrate in this area can help with this since deeper soil will retain moisture longer. Some concave cork hides covered in spaghnum moss on top of a deeper substrate makes this minimal work. Just be sure you never let it dry out as all isopods still require a damp area to hydrate and breathe. This flashy isopod will eat all of the typical food options like various vegetables, powdered isopod diets like Repashy Morning Wood or Bug Burger. But like most Porcellio, they are very fond of protein based foods like freeze dried minnows, shrimp pellets, fish flakes and dried insects. An isopods primary diet above all is decayed wood and dried leaf litter so be sure these are always available in abundance. Porcellio Ornatus Witch's Brew is still somewhat rare in the hobby at this time and is a highly sought out specimen for it's desireable color markings and relative ease of care. It is not an extremely sensitive species, but will be prone to crash if the care guidelines go astray for too long. But if you give them what they need consistently, making fine tune adjustments where needed, they will flourish and breed readily. Quick Facts Origin: Spain Family Classification: Porcellionidae > Porcellio > Ornatus Morph Name: Witch's Brew Average Size: Up to 1 inch in length Activity level: Day and night active, but more active at night Difficulty: Intermediate Shipping and LAG (Live Arrival Guarantee) Information We only ship Isopods Monday through Wednesday. Delivery addresses close enough to our location to facilitate one day delivery will be shipped on Thursdays as well when possible. If your order is placed Wednesday after 2PM EST through Sunday, the next possible shipping date would be the following Monday. Please note depending on the factors that affect how a specific live animal(s) order is boxed up, the lead time can be 1-2 days from the time the order is placed. We will make every effort to ship quick as possible, but the welfare of the animals will always come first.If temperatures between origin and destination is forecast to be over 90°F, or below 40°F, we reserve the right to hold the order until weather conditions are more favorable for live animal shipping. If weather is determined to cause more than a minimal delay we will contact you or issue a refund if we can't establish communication in 24 hours or less. We use heating and cooling elements as needed to ensure safety for the isopods.We will happily combine shipping on all orders to which it applies. LAG (Live Arrival Guarantee) only applies with "hold for pick up" through UPS. This is the EXPEDITED shipping option when checking out. Hold for pick up while not required in all cases is highly encouraged to minimize the chance of the animals perishing. Packages left outside on a doorstep or similar significantly elevates the risk factor. Regular sunlight even in fair weather conditions can quickly raise temperatures to deadly levels inside of the box. LAG orders will be delivered to the nearest UPS store of the delivery address. UPS stores will hold the package up to 3 days before it's RTS (returned to sender). If a package isn't picked up in the 3 day window and is returned to us, this greatly increases the odds of the isopods perishing. LAG protection requires delivery to a UPS store & you must pick up the package the same business day it's first available. No refunds for unclaimed packages returned to sender. If you elect EXPEDITED shipping at checkout, please send a message immediately after you make your purchase to indicate you want LAG coverage using UPS hold for pick up. You are welcome to provide us a preferred UPS store location or we will provide the nearest UPS store location to your shipping address if needed.

Price: 59.95 USD

Location: Dayton, Ohio

End Time: 2024-09-12T16:32:13.000Z

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