@rafael-satan submitted: recently i bought myself my first ever isopods, blue powder. and i have a question, can they roll up in a ball? i was trying to find any info about that, but only found that not all types can do that, nothing specific for them. (i love them any way, if they can or not, I'm just curious) and maybe there are any other things i need to know about this specific breed(?)
Pill woodlice (family Armadillidiidae) are the ones that can roll into a ball and powder blue isopods are in the family Porcellionidae. So no, they don't roll into a ball, but they are just as cute! Their care is about the same as any other common isopods one might keep, so it's pretty simple. The one thing I would say is make sure to offer them something with protein in addition to plant matter! I don't keep isopods anymore, but when I did, mine went absolutely bonkers over betta fish food flakes :)
I put a sprinkling of food right next to one of my guys and he IMMEDIATELY went to eat it, got nervous cause I was just hovering over him, and he backed away with a piece in his little forelegs to nibble on 馃ズ馃ズ馃ズ
[gritting my teeth, clenching my fists, sweating, hyperventilating] I am So Normal about terrestrial isopods while completing this unrelated important task at work