Porcellio succintus

Brief description:

Porcellio succintus is an impressive Isopod species. The body length of 2.8 cm and the body width of 1.5 cm make it the beefiest Isopod species that we currently offer. Males also have 1.5 cm long uropods and antennae. This gives us a total length of 5.8 cm, which is really very impressive.

The coloration is a mixture of Porcellio spec. “Sevilla” and Porcellio flavomarginatus. The basic coloration and the white border of the segment plates are very similar to the Porcellio species from Sevilla and the white body markings on the back are reminiscent of P. flavomarginatus.

Of course, this Isopod species is not a hybrid of both species, but originally comes from southern Spain. There it is mainly found in areas where there is a high occurrence of limestone. For this reason, it is also important to lime the soil well for this species, possibly offer limestone as hiding places and, of course, cuttlefish on a permanent basis.

Temperature fluctuations within 16-30 °C pose no problems for Porcellio succintus outside the breeding season. The difficulty in successfully breeding Porcellio succintus lies in the breeding season. Under optimal conditions, an adult female Isopod has between 10 and 20 young per year. This is very low compared to other species. The breeding season of Porcellio succintus is in the summer. During this time, the females in particular are sensitive to climatic changes and no changes should be attempted during this phase.

However, if you manage to expand the existing breeding stock, you will have a great Isopod species in your stock list.