# Dwarf white isopods — care routine

Trichorhina tomentosa

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## Before arrival

- [ ] Use secure, ventilated housing with moisture-retaining soil, decomposing leaves and protected spaces at different depths. This species is commonly kept more uniformly moist than larger isopods, but the soil must retain air spaces. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-housing)
- [ ] Treat this as a colony to maintain rather than a display or handling pet. There is no reliable lifespan or cleaning-capacity promise in the reviewed evidence. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-commitment)

## Routine checks

- [ ] Prepare a labelled backup culture and a contained surplus plan. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-checklists)

## Regular care and records

- [ ] Check substrate moisture, supplement use and unusual losses regularly. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-checklists)
- [ ] Keep equipment separate from new or declining colonies, and record introductions so a problem can be traced without dismantling every habitat. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-checklists)

## When to stop and seek help

- [ ] Sustained losses need a check of moisture, food and recent additions with an experienced keeper. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-health)
- [ ] Do not apply household pest treatments or medicines intended for other animals. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/bioactive-animal-9/#knowledge-health)