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Invertebrate

Isopods and springtails

Isopoda

Kept the same way as the tarantula, arboreal and tarantula, terrestrial, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

Build an isopods and springtails setup See the gear
Photograph of a Isopods and springtails
Photograph by Michel Langeveld, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Isopods and springtails is not one animal. Two groups kept together as clean-up crew: Isopoda (crustaceans) and Collembola. The figures below span the group, so ask us which one you have before you buy the heating.

Humidity
60 to 80%
Adult length
1 to 2 cm
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Terrestrial
Typical captive life
2 years

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that suits an isopods and springtails

Chosen for invertebrate. The setup builder puts the whole kit together, sized to the animal, with the reason for each piece.

Build the whole kit

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where the figures come from