Powder Orange Isopod

About Powder Orange

Powder Orange is a colour form of Porcellionides pruinosus, named for the dusty, powdery finish on its bright orange shell. It is one of the fastest-breeding isopods in the hobby and handles warm Indian temperatures well, which makes it the easiest choice for a first colony or a cleanup crew in reptile and amphibian tanks.

Powder Orange care guide

• Keep one side of the box moist and the other side drier, so the colony can choose.
• Use 5–8 cm of substrate with plenty of leaf litter and a piece of bark to hide under.
• Feed small amounts of vegetables or fish flakes once or twice a week, and remove leftovers before they mould.
• Good ventilation matters more than high humidity for this species.

At a glance

Diet

Leaf litter, rotting wood, vegetables, fish flakes

Enclosure

2 L box or larger

Behaviour

Fast and busy. Runs instead of rolling up.

Origin

Mediterranean, now worldwide