Cuban Spiky Isopods (Pseudarmadillo spinosus)
The Heirloom Collection (6)
$480.00
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Cuban Spiky Isopods (Pseudarmadillo spinosus)
$480.00
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FedEx Priority Overnight$20 in California, $39.99 everywhere else. Free on orders of $300 or more
Live arrival guaranteePhoto within 2 hours gets a replacement or 110% store credit
Ships Monday to WednesdayPacked the morning it ships
Captive bredOvercount included on every order
The Cuban Spiky (Pseudarmadillo spinosus) is known among collectors as a holy grail isopod. Described by science only in 1999, it comes from Sancti Spíritus Province in central Cuba, and its genus, Pseudarmadillo, is found almost nowhere else on Earth.
Its back is lined with rows of spines over a cream to tan body with darker banding, giving it the look of a tiny armored dragon. Cuban Spikies are calm and reclusive. They spend most of their time hanging on the underside of cork bark and grazing the surface of the substrate, and they breed slowly with small broods, which keeps them scarce.
The Cuban Spiky is part of our Heirloom Collection, reserved for the rarest animals we keep. All Cuban Spiky isopods for sale at Creature Cache are captive bred and ship with a 100% live arrival guarantee.
About Cuban Spiky Isopods
- Scientific name: Pseudarmadillo spinosus (Armas and Juarrero de Varona, 1999)
- Common name: Cuban Spiky Isopod
- Origin: Central Cuba
- Adult size: About 1 to 2 cm
- Coloration: Cream to tan with darker banding and rows of spines
- Rarity: Extremely rare in the US hobby
- Care level: Intermediate
- Temperature: 70 to 82 F
- Humidity: Moderate, with a moist side and a drier side
- Ventilation: Moderate
- Setup: Cork bark is a must, they cling to its underside
- Diet: Nutrient rich substrate, leaf litter, decaying wood, lichen, and calcium
- Breeding rate: Slow, small broods
- Activity: Calm and reclusive
How does shipping work?
We ship FedEx Priority Overnight, Monday to Wednesday, for $20 flat within California and $39.99 everywhere else. Orders of $300 or more ship free. Orders placed Thursday to Sunday ship the following Monday, and every order is packed the morning it ships. Above 85°F or below 45°F, orders ship to a FedEx location for pickup. Full shipping details
What does the live arrival guarantee cover?
Send a photo within 2 hours of delivery and we'll send a replacement or give you 110% store credit. It applies between 45°F and 85°F, when the package is received at delivery at the correct address, with no refusal, reroute, or carrier delay.
Are they captive bred?
Yes. Every animal we sell is captive bred, and every order includes an overcount.