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Platin Tung Song Isopod (Cubaris sp.)
Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song'
The Cubaris 'Platin Tung Song'. A huge (up to 0.7 inches) and wonderful design isopod originally from the Thai caves of Tung Song. Very similar to the Pak Chong but characterized by a very shiny graphite gray armored body, broken horizontally by two wide pink/peach bands (which blend head and rear) and yellowish skirts. Despite its opulent appearance and very high price, it is slightly more robust and easier to breed than the capricious Rubber Ducky if kept in deep calcareous soils.
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Isopoda
Family:Armadillidae
Genus:Cubaris
Species:Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song'
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 85 %
Day temperature
23 - 27 °C
Night temperature
20 - 23 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Exclusive to the Tung Song region (Thailand), hidden under heavy blocks of crumbled karst limestone rock in asphyxiating monsoon forests.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Armadillidae. (Asian Banded Isopod). The label 'Platin' (Platinum) refers to the silvery-metallic shine of the gray central body. If the Panda King is black and white, the Platin Tung Song is divided into three huge blocks (Dirty coral pink head, enameled metallic graphite central body, pink/cream tail), with the characteristic blazes of an Asian jewel isopod.
Behavior and Habits: Robust banded crystals. Although they remain cryptic animals and lovers of total darkness, the Platin Tung Song demonstrate exceptional vigor. They are skilled diggers and form numerous underground colonies. Unlike the paralysis of other elite Cubaris, they quickly dash for cover if exposed to light and consume debris at a significantly higher speed.
Morphology: Total perfect enameled and very armored dome (Over 0.7 inches / 1.8 cm). Notable size (very similar to the Jupiter for stocky and wide build). The exoskeleton is a heavy ceramic: the anterior face and the first segments are pinkish-cream or pale peach, the central body is a dark platinum gray/very shiny steel, and the terminal plates repeat the cream pink of the head. Impeccable defensive conglobation.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Guidance about terrarium setup for Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Lighting and Heating: Guidance about lighting and heating for Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Humidity and Hydration: Guidance about humidity and hydration for Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Supplementation: Guidance about feeding and supplementation for Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Cubaris sp. 'Platin Tung Song' 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. 'Platin Tung Song' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Exclusive to the Tung Song region (Thailand), hidden under heavy blocks of crumbled karst limestone rock in asphyxiating monsoon forests.
Origin
Central America and CaribbeanSouth and Southeast Asia
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
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- 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
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