Encyclopaedia
Terrestrial invert.TerrestrialExpert
Blue Pigeon Isopod (Cubaris sp.)
Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon'
The Cubaris 'Blue Pigeon'. An astounding Asian isopod (0.6 inches) exhibiting an incredible color pattern. The name derives from the dusty blue/ash gray opalescent background, heavily speckled or topped with large symmetrical black and white spots that resemble the marbled plumage of a pigeon or an Asian pearl. Extremely sought after, it requires a perfect balance of humidity and deep calcareous forest soils to thrive without aborting.
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Isopoda
Family:Armadillidae
Genus:Cubaris
Species:Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon'
Share
Check out Blue Pigeon Isopod (Cubaris sp.) on Atlarium
Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 85 %
Day temperature
23 - 27 °C
Night temperature
20 - 23 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Elite selection derived from the deep karst faults and rotting alluvial jungles of Thailand.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Armadillidae. (Asian Marbled Isopod). Like the Pak Chong or the Shiro Utsuri, the Blue Pigeon does not belong to a scientifically validated species, but its genetic mutation is extraordinarily fixed. It combines the bluish gradients of the Lemon Blue family with the split bands typical of the Panda King, but diluted in an inimitable dusty ash blue/dirty white.
Behavior and Habits: Terrified asphyxiating marble marbles. Agoraphobic to excess. They spend most of their long and passive lives buried or glued upside down under heavy blocks of wet living stone. Extremely sensitive to flashes of light: if surprised, they clumsily flee trying to frantically dig to sink, or they close in impenetrable bluish marble spheres and do not reopen for hours.
Morphology: Total perfect thick enameled dome (Up to 0.6 inches / 1.5 cm). Very smooth opalescent carapace Ash Blue, Powder Blue or Pearl Gray color. The center of the back is often split by large dark gray or faded black saddles, and the lower segments shine with diaphanous ivory white edges. The large black eyes stand out on the spotted head. Perfect barrel conglobation.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Guidance about terrarium setup for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Lighting and Heating: Guidance about lighting and heating for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Humidity and Hydration: Guidance about humidity and hydration for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Supplementation: Guidance about feeding and supplementation for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Health and Common Diseases: Guidance about health and common diseases for Cubaris sp. 'Blue Pigeon' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Elite selection derived from the deep karst faults and rotting alluvial jungles of Thailand.
Origin
Selective breeding and cultivarsCentral America and CaribbeanSouth and Southeast Asia
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- No verified data available
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Venom level
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
Image gallery
Licensed images linked to the species or, when marked, to the closest representative taxon.
Related species
Recommendations grouped by close relatives, companion choices, and similar care.
