Murina Papaya Isopod

About Murina Papaya

Murina Papaya is a colour line of Cubaris murina with a soft, translucent papaya-peach body. Cubaris murina is one of the easiest Cubaris to keep, and it thrives in warm, humid conditions.

Murina Papaya care guide

• Keep humidity high (70–80%) with a moist substrate and some ventilation.
• Use plenty of leaf litter, rotting hardwood and a little sphagnum moss.
• Feed protein weekly and keep cuttlebone in the box for calcium.
• They love warmth, so Kerala room temperatures suit them well. Just avoid direct sun.

At a glance

Diet

Leaf litter, rotting wood, vegetables, protein, calcium

Enclosure

2–6 L box

Behaviour

Rolls into a ball. Active at night, shy by day.

Origin

Southeast Asia (captive line)