I have them set up in a well ventilated enclosure with an inch or so of coco fiber, topped with leaf litter, bark and eggcrate hides. I am keeping them humid, and at around 75-80F, and am offering dog food as the supplemental diet.
Such a beautiful line of vulgare, it's a shame the good name of this line has been misused for other lines, like the Japanese Dalmatian vulgare line or other random Dalmatian strains, which has muddied the waters and led to these and other lines getting compromised in some people's collections. To be clear, this line from Roachcrossing is the OG Magic Potions, no other lines (at least other vulgare lines) should be labeled "Magic Potions" of any sort, to avoid further confusion.
Quite a while ago I got some Armadillidium badium "Castledaccia", a beautiful and variable species that is quite similar to A.vulgare. These enjoy a more semi-humid environment, and seem to be slower breeders (though litter sizes can be quite large).
I am keeping mine in a well ventilated enclosure with a thin layer of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and leaf litter. I am keeping them on a 50/50 humidity gradient, and have them at around 75F. I am offering dog food as the staple diet.
They are doing well for me now, though they were quite slow to establish! Here's hoping to continued success with them. 😁
As I mentioned in a recent post, my Armadillo officinalis "OG Hobby Stock" have been throwing out orange individuals, which I have successfully isolated and am simply labeling as "Orange". They are quite pretty, and have really taken off over the past few months.
Now if only my colony could throw out some dalmatians, that'd be fantastic... 😂
My Neoblattella detersa colony has been thriving, they crashed hard last year but I was thankfully able to recover the colony after a rehouse. I plan on moving them and several of my other Pseudophyllodromiids to 1 gallon jars here soon (most of them are in half gallon jars ATM), when I find the time to do so.
Hopefully they continue to stay on the up and up, I think I have them set up pretty well to avoid any further crashes.
Lastly, my Porcellionides pruinosus "Melba, ID" have thrown out some dalmatian individuals here and there, which I have isolated successfully and labeled simply as "Dalmatian" (preceded by their locality info). These are proper dalmatians and seem to have more white on them and less grey than some of the other various pied pruinosus morphs like "Oreo Crumble". AND they come from a line with locality data, that has been examined by an expert and confirmed to actually be P.pruinosus as well, not mislabeled P.floria. So quite the pedigree, for a Porcellionides morph. 😜
I have just made these available to the public on my For Sale list, if anyone's interested! Actually, everything in this post is available ATM now that I think of it... 😂
Anyways, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, stay safe, and I'll see you all next time! 😉
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