Porcellio lamellatus

Native Locale: Croatia, Portugal, North Atlantic
Reproductive Rate: Seasonal with two breeding seasons.
Growth Rate: 
Adult Size:  .3"
Difficulty: Good for beginning collectors.

 

A coastal isopod from the Porcellionidae family.  Small, flat-bodied with contrasting brown, grainy colors. It has large, dark eyes.

Porcellio lamellatus = little pig composed of or arranged in layers or thin plates

Active at night, sheltering from extreme heat and dryness of their habitats either in burrows they dig or by vertical migration. 

Prefers humidity,

Not sexually dimorphic.

AKA "Sowbug," thus cannot roll into a ball. 

 

Captive bred. Colonies include various sizes/ages.

The pictures are for reference only and may not reflect the actual specimen you'll receive.