Insektenliebe Isopod complete set

Brief description:

The Insektenliebe Isopod complete set is a robust plastic box that is also ideal for beginners. The tank holds 5 liters and measures 28 x 20 x 14 cm. The sieved forest soil, small pieces of dead wood and oak leaves provide an ideal substrate. The animals feel at home right from the start under the large piece of dead wood and the cuttlebone offered. The offer includes one isopod species.

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Isopod complete set: Everything you need to get started with Isopods

An Insektenliebe Isopod complete set offers newcomers the best starting conditions for keeping and breeding Isopods. An Isopod set contains all the equipment you need to get started in this fascinating hobby. The accessories such as substrate, cuttlefish and Isopods are perfectly coordinated. This allows you to concentrate fully on setting up your isopod terrarium and the first inhabitants.

What does an Assel complete set contain?

A complete set consists of a plastic box and a matching cover with clamps. The size is 28cm x 20cm x 14cm and has a capacity of 5 liters. This provides plenty of space for the Isopod breeding stock it contains and much more besides. This means you can start your first year of isopod breeding without any worries. Isopods often reproduce so strongly in our complete set that you can separate animals after just one year.

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The set includes a bag of sieved forest soil. The perfect start to keeping isopods with a balanced pH value and exactly the right amount in relation to the tank volume and the number of isopods.

We add a large piece of dead wood, which serves as food and a hiding place for the Isopods. The animals gather there in groups and thus also meet for mating. The deadwood takes up approx. 1/5 of the surface of the isopod tank and is therefore the perfect size for the breeding tank.

Oak leaves are placed in a bag. This serves as food and at the same time covers the surface to protect the substrate against rapid evaporation. This creates a perfect climate in the breeding box for the Isopods. Care should be taken to ensure that the soil can continue to breathe and is not insulated against a supply of fresh air.

Oak leaves have a disinfectant and anti-fungal effect due to the release of humic acids, which helps to keep the isopod terrarium free of mold.

Small pieces of dead wood are separated in another bag. This is ideal for mixing with the forest soil. As a result, the Isopods in the soil have enough food to feed themselves and grow. The first offspring in particular will benefit from this and grow faster than in normal forest soil.

The lime content of the soil plays a major role in the distribution of Isopods. As Isopods need lime to solidify their exoskeleton, acidic soils without replacement lime are rarely colonized by Isopods. For this reason, it is essential to offer the animals lime in the form of cuttlefish shells.

Cuttlefish are often found as flotsam washed up on the seashore, they come from dead squid. We add two cuttlefish shells and a tin of ground cuttlefish to the complete set to cover the Isopods’ calcium requirement for several months.

Isopod breeding approaches

There are at least 12 animals in each isopod breeding batch. These are pre-adult or sub-adult and you can start breeding shortly. This gives you the security of not buying young animals that may need 6-12 months to reach sexual maturity or already adult animals where you never know how long they will live.

When can the first Isopods move in?

You can put the Isopods in immediately after setting up the box. As the room temperature is perfectly adequate for most species, there is no need to measure and regulate the temperature and the humidity is determined by moistening the substrate.

Important: Do not forget the ventilation area in the lid!

Is an Assel complete set sufficient?

A complete set for beginners gives a first insight into the fascinating world of Isopods. Later you will need several of these tanks or a larger one. However, the complete Isopod set can still be used as a breeding tank or rearing tank.