Porcellionoides pruinosus (powder blue vs. orange)

[BepopCola]

Quick question:
Are Porcellionoides pruinosus - Powder blue and Porcellionoides pruinosus - Orange the same type of isopod?
As far as care, activity, and shell hardness are concerened.

 

[Jurdon]

Yes. As the nomenclature would lead you to believe they are the same species. Powder oranges are just a morph/mutation. They’re both equally hardy, fast, reproductive and love a good bit of humidity. They make great cleanup crews for vertebrate vivariums but have a decent protein requirement that would lead a swarm of them to overpower and kill a molting/otherwise vulnerable invert