🪲 Commercial Name:
Glacier Isopods
Scientific name: Cubaris murina “Glacier”
📦 Detailed Description:
Glacier Isopods are a rare and elegant color morph of Cubaris murina, known for their frosty, pale-white to silvery-gray coloration that resembles glacial ice. Their soft tone and rounded body shape give them a subtle yet beautiful presence in any bioactive terrarium.
This species is small to medium in size, calm in behavior, and exhibits conglobation (rolling into a ball when threatened). It thrives in warm, humid environments and reproduces steadily in stable, closed systems—perfect for beginners and collectors of unique isopod morphs.
🌟 Key Features:
- Frosty white to pale gray color
- Calm and slow-moving
- Exhibits conglobation (self-curling when disturbed)
- Small to medium size
- Safe for plants and cohabiting species
- Great for collectors and tropical terrariums
🌿 Ideal Habitat:
- Temperature: 22 – 27°C (72 – 81°F)
- Humidity: High (75% – 90%)
- Moist tropical substrate with leaf litter and cork
- Requires shaded, sheltered areas for hiding
🍂 Diet:
- Decaying leaves and organic debris
- Algae and fungi
- Isopod-specific food
- Dried fruits or vegetables in moderation
- Occasional protein supplement for breeding support
🛠️ Care Guidelines:
- Maintain steady humidity with moderate ventilation
- Avoid extreme dryness or fluctuating conditions
- Provide soft substrate and natural shelters
- Best kept in stable colonies
🪴 Common Uses:
- Bioactive tropical terrariums
- Educational or display systems
- Morph breeding collections
- Natural waste decomposition and soil support
- Aesthetic enhancement with soft visual contrast
♻️ Note:
All Glacier Isopods are captive-bred in controlled environments in Saudi Arabia and are shipped ready to thrive in your terrarium or vivarium setup.
