Care information

Environmental conditions and basic care:

Temperature🌡️- 20 to 25c

Humidity💧- Should be kept between 50 and 80% and normal be kept on the higher side of the sepctrum

Origin: Discovered in 2007 in central Thailand

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

Since these breed very quickly a larger terrarium should be used 10l can work for short periods but for a whole colony it is recomended by breeders to use a 40l terrarium

Habitat information: Even though they have a small size there are usally many individuals a deeper substrate should be used around a depth of 7 cm

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. 

Important info:

Size 📏- Adults are around 1.5 cm

Life expectancy 🕰️- 1 to 2 years

Sexual maturity ♥️- around 1 year