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Albino Isopods

Started By M_Ants , Jan 5 2021 4:47 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 5 2021 - 4:47 PM

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I was flipping some rocks looking for termites and I found these isopods. They look like porcellio scaber? but albino? Or are they just molting. I've had them for a few days and there color is the same. The other 2 I caught are grey. Could I somehow breed these to all be one color? Thanks.

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted January 6 2021 - 5:44 AM

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I'm guessing they just molted very recently. Are they still that color? Has it been darkening if they are?


#3 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 6 2021 - 9:16 AM

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I don't think they are darkening.


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#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted January 6 2021 - 9:23 AM

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I don't think they are darkening.

Interesting. Ponerinecat may know something. I'm not very experienced with isopods at all.


#5 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 6 2021 - 1:51 PM

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Porcellio laevis, albino/white versions are very common in the hobby. The species has basically had every possible color morph bred out of it. The ones you found arent truly albino, just very light.


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#6 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 6 2021 - 2:49 PM

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Okay so it's common to find them like this in the wild?


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#7 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 6 2021 - 5:00 PM

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Okay so it's common to find them like this in the wild?

Not really, but it's nothing special either.


#8 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 6 2021 - 5:01 PM

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Okay. Could I breed them to try to get them all white?


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#9 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 6 2021 - 5:15 PM

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Okay. Could I breed them to try to get them all white?

probably.


#10 Offline ParadoxAnts - Posted January 7 2021 - 11:05 AM

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I’ve seen white ones like this before too


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