Care information

Environmental conditions and basic care:

Temperature🌡️- 21 to 26c

There have been reports of this species dying off rapidly when temperatures get below 21°C, though this is not an experience common to all breeders.

Humidity💧- 65 to 75%

They are not as picky about humidy as some rainforest species but lower leaves should always be damp no wet

Ventilation: They require slightly better ventilation than African rainforest species; the air must not be stagnant.

Origin: Southern USA

Habitat size : For all millipedes width and length of its enclosure sould be 2 to 3 times longer than the max lenght of the millipede

Habitat information / Activity: Very active, fast, and curious. It rarely burrows for long periods, spending most of its time on the surface.

Substrate should be atleast 9cm deep

Nutrition 🥦: Millipedes are detritivores meaning they eat decaying organic matter. 

This includes:

Decaying hardwood leaves

Rotting hardwood (mycelium indicates rot, look for wood that falls apart easily)

Living plant matter (mosses, lichens, grasses, ferns, vegetables, etc)

Other decomposing organisms (Mold, bacteria, fungus)

That means substrate is super important as it is the millipede’s main diet. Supplemental feeding of vegetables/fruits/etc should be infrequent, maybe once a week. Protein should be offered more often, like twice a week.

Molting: All millipedes periodically molts throughout their life. Before to molting, the millipede will often burrow deep into the substrate and may remain hidden for extended periods sometimes up to weeks or months at a time! During this time they are extremely vulnerable. They shed their hard exoskeloton and become very soft. Adequate substrate depth is one of the most important husbandry requirements because it provides the protected environment necessary for successful molts. For this reason, millipedes should never be dug up simply because they have not been seen for several weeks. For this reason as well its important to only house millipedes with other millipedes or alone. Other species of snails, beetles, isopods, ect will sometimes take advantage of the millipedes softer state and eat them. Many hobbyests have lost millipedes to this. 

Important info:

Size 📏- 4 to 9 cm is common but can grow as long as 12 cm

Life expectancy 🕰️- 3 to 5 years

Sexual maturity ♥️-