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Genus Armadillidium

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9 species

European pill bugs, the conglobating ones that roll into a sphere, and the backbone of the isopod hobby. A. vulgare is the common roly poly. A. maculatum, A. klugii and A. gestroi are the ones people actually collect.

They tolerate drier conditions than most isopods, breed steadily, eat decaying leaf litter and vegetable matter, and are close to impossible to kill. Reasonable as a display culture or as cleanup crew in a bioactive setup.

The market runs on morphs. A new color form enters expensive, gets bred out over two or three years, and settles near the floor, and this cycle has repeated often enough to be predictable. Established morphs like the zebra now sit at the bottom of the range. Whatever is currently commanding a premium will not be in three years.

Species
9
Live Listings
30
Family Market Index
$30
median market price
Entry Price
$12
Armadillidium depressum
Mythic
Southern Pill Woodlouse
0 live listings · from $25 mkt $25
Armadillidium gestroi
Common
▼ COOLING
4 live listings · from $30 mkt $42
Armadillidium granulatum
Uncommon
Granulated Pill Woodlouse
▲ HEATING
2 live listings · from $20 mkt $20
Armadillidium klugi
Common
Clown Isopod
3 live listings · from $24 mkt $35
Armadillidium maculatum
Ubiquitous
Zebra Isopod
▲ HEATING
8 live listings · from $24 mkt $35
Armadillidium peraccae
Common
Peracca's Pill Woodlouse
1 live listing · from $12 mkt $30
Armadillidium scaberrimum
Mythic
Rough Pill Woodlouse
0 live listings · from $20 mkt $20
Armadillidium vulgare
Common
Common Pill Woodlouse
11 live listings · from $25 mkt $40
Armadillidium werneri
Uncommon
1 live listing · from $30 mkt $30