Isopod Culture Starter Kit
- Regular price
- $120.00
- Sale price
Everything your isopods need in one box. The large acrylic enclosure is filled with deep, moist, wood-rich substrate, cork bark and moss, giving isopods the forest-floor layer they feed on, hide under and breed in.
Ideal for: Cubaris, Merulana, Spherillo, powder blue and dwarf white isopods, from display colonies to clean-up crew cultures.
Choose your size
- Medium Acrylic Box ($120): A starter colony of isopods.
What’s in the kit
- 1x Medium Acrylic Box
- 1x Springtail & Isopod Substrate Mix, measured for a deep, moist layer
- 2x Cork Bark Pieces or Wood
- 1x Live Moss
- 1x Misting Bottle
Why choose a bioactive isopod enclosure?
A bioactive enclosure is a living habitat: live plants, natural substrate and leaf litter or moss work together like a slice of the wild. It holds humidity more steadily than a bare tank, gives your animals room to dig, climb and hide, and looks like a piece of nature in your home. Every part of this kit is chosen by our team for isopods, so you skip the guesswork and start with a setup we’d use ourselves.
Setting up your isopod enclosure
- Temperature: 22–27°C; room temperature in most homes.
- Humidity: keep one half of the enclosure moist and the other half drier, so your isopods can choose.
- Food: leaf litter and rotting hardwood as staples, plus small amounts of vegetables, a protein such as fish flakes, and cuttlebone for calcium.
- Depth: keep 5–8cm of substrate so isopods can burrow, moult and raise their young safely.
Pickup and delivery
Invertebrate kits ship Australia-wide by standard post, or collect from our Surry Hills store.
Isopod enclosure kit FAQ
What do isopods need in their enclosure?
Moist substrate rich in rotting wood, leaf litter on top, cork bark to hide under and a calcium source such as cuttlebone.
Are isopods good pets for kids?
Yes. They are gentle, easy to care for and fascinating to watch. Supervise handling and wash hands afterwards.
Do isopods need heat?
No. Room temperature suits most species, though many breed faster in the warmer end of their range.
Pairs well with: Dwarf White Isopod (Trichorhina tomentosa), Powder Blue Isopods (Porcellionides pruinosus), Pink Little Sea Pill Isopod (Cubaris murina), Springtail Cultures.
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