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Powder Orange
Porcellionides pruinosus 'Orange'
₹40.00 1 piece
5 pcs ₹200 (+1 free = 6 pcs) · 10 pcs ₹400 (+2 free = 12 pcs)
Minimum order: 5 pieces per species
20 available
Bright orange, fast-moving and extremely productive. Our most affordable isopod and the go-to choice for a first cleanup crew or feeder colony.
- Vivid orange colour with a soft, powdery sheen
- Handles warm room temperatures well
- Extremely fast breeder
- Best-value cleanup crew and feeder culture
Powder Orange isopods get their name from the fine, powdery coating on their shells and their warm orange-to-tangerine colour. They are one of the fastest-breeding isopods in the hobby and handle heat well, which makes them a natural fit for Indian conditions. In a bioactive enclosure they quickly clear mould, leftover food and waste. Because they multiply so fast, many keepers also use them as a steady live food for dart frogs, small geckos and other insectivores.
House in a ventilated tub with coco peat and plenty of leaf litter and bark. Keep half the substrate moist and half drier. Feed leaves, vegetables and a protein source such as fish flakes twice a week, with cuttlebone for calcium. Use a lid with fine mesh vents, as small juveniles can slip through wide gaps.
One of the most humidity-tolerant Porcellionides — forgiving of drier enclosures and fast to reproduce.
View Full Isopods Care GuideThe Offer
Buy a culture of 5, get 1 free. Buy a culture of 10, get 2 free. Minimum order: 5 pieces per species. Free pieces are added automatically to your order.
What You Receive
- Mixed-size culture: juveniles, sub-adults and adults, selected from our own breeding colonies
- Sexes are not guaranteed, but a group of 5+ almost always includes both males and females (Dwarf Whites are all-female and self-reproducing)
- Packed in a ventilated container with damp sphagnum moss, leaf litter and a food source for the journey
- A printed care card with the species' temperature, humidity and feeding notes
Shipping & Live-Arrival Guarantee
We ship Monday to Wednesday only, so your isopods never sit in a courier hub over the weekend. During peak summer (April to June) we may hold orders for a cooler shipping window and will message you on WhatsApp before dispatch. Every order is covered by our live-arrival guarantee: if any isopods arrive dead, send an unboxing video within 2 hours of delivery and we will replace them or refund you for those pieces.
Acclimation Tips on Arrival
- Open the box as soon as it arrives and keep it out of direct sun.
- Gently tip the moss and isopods into their enclosure; do not pick them out one by one.
- Mist one corner, offer leaf litter and a small piece of vegetable, and leave them undisturbed for 48 hours.
- Some stress losses in the first week are normal for any live shipment; a stable, lightly humid setup keeps them to a minimum.
