Offspring of the Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”

I have news about my Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”! First of all, a quick thank you to you for the great feedback you gave me on the first article.

Thank you! Thank you!

So something has actually happened with our wild catch. As I don’t want to unnecessarily stress animals that I only have once in my breeding room, I don’t check them after a pregnancy by taking them in my fingers and looking for the brood pouch (marsupium), but instead make sure that the basic requirements such as humidity, cuttlefish and food supply are met. Every now and then I was able to take a random look at them and each time I was happy to see that they were still alive. In this case, I was already very happy with very little, because occasionally I have the misfortune that the very animals I put so much stock in die before breeding success.

Now for the news: Our Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras” has become the mother of many little light-colored babies. When I discovered the little ones, I was immediately delighted! A short moment later I was already wondering how the coloration of the baby isopods would develop. Do you know that? You are generally never satisfied with what you have, only your needs and expectations change.

It will therefore remain interesting to see in which direction the coloration of the baby isopods will develop.

Unfortunately, the little ones are relatively light-shy and fast at the same time, so I can’t provide a better photo. However, I can see, or imagine, that I can recognize yellow dots along the segment plates. I am therefore confident that the color characteristic has been passed on to a few young isopods and that I have dozens of little Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras” babies in my breeding box. I hope nature will not prove me wrong, so that my suspicions will soon be confirmed. As soon as the coloration of the F1 generation stabilizes, I will sit down again and write a few lines.

One thing is for sure, it was worth keeping your fingers crossed!