Hobby-trade Cubaris culture; retained under the name “Red Panda King” without converting it to a formal species.
Isopod Culture
Red Panda
Laurarium photo A specialty Cubaris hobby culture maintained in the Laurarium collection.
Published biological information is separated below from Laurarium-specific observations and collection records.
Collection record
Culture statusNot recorded
AvailabilityNot recorded
Culture countNot recorded
ID confidenceNot recorded
Source-stock provenance
Collection origin
SourceJungle Fever
LocationHuntertown, IN
AcquiredApril 2026
Founding quantity10
This records Laurarium’s source stock/acquisition history. It is not a biological parent-pair or genetic-lineage claim.
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Published biology & practical care
Field-guide notes
Hobby-trade Cubaris lineage; formal locality/species identity is not treated as resolved.
Small-to-medium Cubaris-type isopod; verify adult measurements from the Laurarium colony before publishing a precise size.
Contrasting warm red/orange and pale patterning associated with the hobby line.
Tends to use humid cover, cork, wood, and leaf-litter interfaces.
70–78 °F (21–26 °C) practical culture range.
Humid refuge plus a ventilated drier zone; do not keep the entire culture waterlogged.
Organic soil/wood substrate with rotten hardwood and a persistent leaf-litter layer.
Leaf litter and decayed wood first; supplement vegetables and prepared invert foods.
Keep calcium continuously available and supplement protein in small portions.
Stable warmth, humidity gradient, cover, and mature substrate favor steady colony establishment.
Slow-to-moderate; confirm with Laurarium records before publishing a colony-growth claim.
Better maintained first as a dedicated culture; use surplus animals for bioactive work only when colony size supports it.
Intermediate.
The name is a hobby designation, not a formally described species name.
Laurarium observations
Our colony notes
No Laurarium husbandry observations have been published for this culture yet.
Laurarium Colony Pulse
Current culture status
Last checked: September 19, 2026
The long bin was moist and sustaining; the small bin was dry but doing very well.
Long🟡 Stable / RebuildingMedium/sustaining population.
Small🟢 StrongColony was doing very well despite the dry substrate.
Next-check focus: Protect the strong small-bin population while keeping both bins inside a safer moisture range.