Common woodlouse
Porcellio scaber
Also called Rough woodlouse, slater
Essential gear
- Leaf-litter layer
- Coco fiber or leaf-litter substrate
- Bark hides
- Cuttlebone or crushed oyster shell
- Shallow dish
- Spray bottle
Lifespan
1–2years
Temperature
18–24°C
Humidity
60–85%
Activity
Nocturnal leaf-litter dweller
Hides under bark by day
Breeding
Self-colonizing
Moderate pace, set by food and calcium
Diet
Detritivore
Leaf litter, soft wood, fungus
Suggested habitat
Land-shelf litter and bark piles. Keep cuttlebone in the dry zone and bark in the damp one; when litter runs short, add leaves before protein.
Plates are husbandry references—not build plans or generator parameters. Check your own water, vessel, and stocking before you act.