Isopod:  Powder-Blue
Isopods “Orange”

Latin Name: Porcellionides Pruinosus

Powder-Blue Isopods, or “Powdery Blue’s, ‘Orange‘”,
are a fast growing, fast breeding isopod that will rapidly fill their enclosure with young.  Keep segregated from other isopods because they will out-compete others for food because of their fast breeding.  They are easy to care for and eat many different types of dried leaves, grasses and foods.  They are fond of Oak Leaves, Alfalfa hay and fish flakes but will also eat many different food scraps.
They are native to the Mediterranean but can be found in various warm places around the globe.  They are often found under rocks heated by Sunshine or in warm compost heaps.  The range from powder blue to light orange in color and we are currently working on a white variation.  They have waxy grains on their exoskeleton that makes them look like they are covered in a soft powder.

Food	Fish flakes, alfalfa grass, dried leaves, brewers yeast and fruit and vegetable slices are happily eaten by Porcellionides Pruinosus. Sprinkle some Brewer’s yeast in a corner and mist it.  The Isopods will eat that fungus.  Remove any food items that mold other than the fungus from Brewer’s Yeast.
Temp Requirements	They like it warm.  75 to 85 degrees will keep them breeding for you.
Enclosure	Any container with slick sides.  A glass aquarium, plastic bin or a shoe box with a lid are great containers to start with.  Drill holes in any container that has a lid.  Airflow is important.
Breeding	They will breed quickly and readily and will  often breed prior to reaching full size.
Ease of Care	Easy
Substrate	Coconut Coir Bedding, Peat moss or sterilized leaf litter works well.
Humidity	Humid
Size	They get to be about a quarter in long.
Place of Origin	Mediterranean.
Identifying Characteristics	Elongated, thin body with a powdery coating in blue or orange. The blue variation is often confused with Flowery Blue Isopods.