{"id":150089,"date":"2018-03-22T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T14:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/haltungsberichte\/armadillidium-gestroi\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:26:21","slug":"armadillidium-gestroi","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/keeping-reports\/armadillidium-gestroi\/","title":{"rendered":"Armadillidium gestroi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_3278.jpg\" alt=\"Armadillidium gestroi\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Origin<\/strong><\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Temperature<\/strong><\/td><td>21-24 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size<\/strong><\/td><td>2.0 cm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behavior:<\/h2>\n\n<p>Like to stay under foliage.<\/p>\n\n<p>I bought my animals from a Frenchman who told me a bit about where they are found. Armadillidium gestroi are relatively local and can only be found on rocky cliffs. These usually consist of relatively erosion-resistant material such as sandstone, limestone or granite. It is therefore certainly an advantage to place one or two limestones in the box in order to get as close as possible to the animals in their natural environment.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Large limestone deposits can be found in central and southern Germany, for example in the Swabian and Franconian Alb.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeding:<\/h2>\n\n<p>Simple breeding with an average development time. Rearing the young is very easy and hardly causes any losses. However, the offspring rate of Armadillidium gestroi in my breeding is nowhere near as high as with other Armadillidium <strong> species<\/strong>. I have not calculated it exactly, but I have the feeling that the reproduction rate is around a factor of 3.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-weissgrau-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-639b5052 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d2e9aa;border-width:1px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/single-product\" data-product-id=\"150050\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;productId&quot;:150050,&quot;variationId&quot;:null}\" data-wp-interactive=\"woocommerce\/single-product\" class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-single-product woocommerce\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-20bb992b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:33.3%\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-image\" data-height=\"\" data-image-sizing=\"thumbnail\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-block=\"true\" data-show-sale-badge=\"false\" data-width=\"100%\" class=\"wc-block-components-product-image wc-block-grid__product-image wc-block-components-product-image--aspect-ratio-auto wp-block-woocommerce-product-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/shop\/product\/armadillidium-gestroi\/\" style=\"\" data-wp-on--click=\"woocommerce\/product-collection::actions.viewProduct\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Armadillidium gestroi\" data-testid=\"product-image\" data-image-id=\"192184\" style=\"width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Armadillidium-gestroi-1.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><div class=\"wc-block-components-product-image__inner-container\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/shop\/product\/armadillidium-gestroi\/\" target=\"_self\" >Armadillidium gestroi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-price\" data-font-size=\"large\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-block=\"true\" data-style=\"{&quot;typography&quot;:{&quot;fontStyle&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;fontWeight&quot;:&quot;700&quot;}}\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"has-font-size has-large-font-size wp-block-woocommerce-product-price has-large-font-size\" ><div class=\"wc-block-components-product-price wc-block-grid__product-price\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi>27,00&nbsp;<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&euro;<\/span><\/bdi><\/span> <small class=\"woocommerce-price-suffix\">incl. VAT, plus shipping<\/small>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-summary\" data-font-size=\"medium\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-block=\"true\" data-show-description-if-empty=\"true\" data-summary-length=\"30\" class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-product-summary\"><div class=\"wc-block-components-product-summary has-font-size has-medium-font-size\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Simple breeding with an average development time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/add-to-cart-form\" data-quantity-selector-style=\"stepper\" class=\"wp-block-add-to-cart-form wc-block-add-to-cart-form wc-block-add-to-cart-form--input wp-block-woocommerce-add-to-cart-form\" ><p class=\"stock out-of-stock\">Out of stock<\/p>\n<p class=\"cwg-guest-message\"><a class=\"info-de\">Mit einem Kundenkonto kannst du dich benachrichtigen lassen, wenn das Produkt wieder vorr\u00e4tig ist.<\/a><a class=\"info-en\">With a customer account, you can be notified when the product is back in stock.<\/a>\r\n<br \/><br \/><br \/><a class=\"wp-element-button btn button info-de\" href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/de\/mein-konto\">Anmelden \/ Registrieren<\/a><a class=\"wp-element-button btn button info-en\">Login \/ Create Account<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special features:  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The animals&#8217; habitat is relatively moist, so you should always make sure that the substrate never dries out. Armadillidium gestroi like to eat leaves and they often hide under them. Other food is only accepted sporadically but should always be offered from time to time. They are particularly fond of maple leaves. However, you should watch out for mold with this type of foliage or stock the breeding stock directly with tropical springtails.     <\/p>\n\n<p>The appearance of this Isopod is absolutely fascinating. Its imposing size and bright colors lay the foundation for its impressive appearance. The segment plates end at a distance from the one next to them. As a result, they do not appear as smooth as many other isopod species but give the impression of a knight with many different pieces of armor.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-hellgruen-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Tip: Be sure to cover the limestone and the surface with leaves. This will provide a great food and hiding place. <\/p>\n\n<p>More information will follow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[],"animal":[1500],"class_list":["post-150089","report","type-report","status-publish","hentry","animal-isopods"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Armadillidium gestroi - Insektenliebe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Armadillidium gestroi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/keeping-reports\/armadillidium-gestroi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Armadillidium gestroi - 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