Field identity
Castle Black Isopods (Venezillo sp.)
Venezillo sp.
Taxonomy note: the provisional notation is preserved. This page does not present the hobby line as a formally resolved species.
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Castle Black Isopods (Venezillo sp.)
$84.99 -
$449.99
About as dark as Venezillo gets. Castle Black (Venezillo sp.) is a dark trade morph within the Venezillo genus, known for its deep, near black coloring. Against lighter substrate the contrast is immediate and dramatic.
This is a tropical species that wants steady warmth and high humidity. Keep the enclosure around 70 to 80F and 70 to 90% humidity, with a moist substrate and moderate calcium supplementation.
- Deep, near black coloring
- Small and active, easy to observe on the move
- Strong visual contrast against lighter substrate
- A striking pick for Keepers building a Venezillo collection
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Care Snapshot
| Climate | Tropical |
| Temperature | 70 to 80 F |
| Humidity | 70 to 90% |
| Care level | intermediate |
From the keeper’s royal archives
Castle Black Isopod Care Guide
Prepare their refuge, gather provisions, and follow the care journey for Venezillo sp.. Explore habitat, moisture, feeding and colony care before your companions arrive.
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Care and Keeper Confidence
A distinctive display line where the hobby name can carry as much context as the provisional taxonomy.
Best matched for
Collectors who value compact form and documented pattern variation.
Keeper caution
Numbers and trade names are not presented as localities or taxonomic authorities.
Direct answers
Before this colony arrives
Prepare the refuge, gather provisions, and plan your first days as colony keeper.
What should I prepare?
Stabilize the enclosure before ordering. Use the temperature and moisture fields above when they are shown, and provide species-appropriate substrate, leaf litter, hides, calcium, and ventilation.
How should I compare this listing?
Collectors who value compact form and documented pattern variation. Numbers and trade names are not presented as localities or taxonomic authorities.
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