Iso-strate Isopod Substrate Fortified w/ Calcium (1lb)

Description

1lb of premium Iso-Strate Premium Isopod Substrate
We have blended the most effective and complete isopod substrate on the market! It's the perfect combination of all natural soils, hardwoods, leaf litters and moss fortified by calcium.
Calcium is essential for many species of isopods and pill bugs. Not only will your animals feed on this as needed, but it also acts as a pH neutralizer and odor/moisture absorbent.
Journal of Crustacean Biology:
"Terrestrial isopods have
high calcium requirements
because of both the development and frequent molting of their mineralized cuticle (Ouyang and Wright, 2005), and also the need for a gut pH suitable for microbial cellulolytic activity and
proper digestion
of plant polysaccharides (Zimmer, 2002)."