Care information

Environmental conditions and basic care:

Temperature🌡️- 21-31°C

Humidity💧- High humidity but with more ventilation. Extreme condensation and dampness should be avoided.

Origin: Can be found in the US in states like Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.

Habitat size : Minimium size for tank is 37 liters with one size being twice as long as the millipedes length

Habitat information: Can be arboreal so include climbing opportunities

Substrate may be different than normal. Many keepers add sand to this mix and keep the surface drier than usual

Its natural ecosystem is typically desert, it’s reported to be found in the pits of soil where it’s more moist and decaying matter falls. Native plants in this area include Cholla, creosote bush, and ocotillo. 

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.

Important info:

Size 📏- America’s longest millipede species.

Life expectancy 🕰️- Life expectancy: difficult to estimate since most specimens are caught as adults in the wild. Maybe can live a few years in captivity.

Sexual maturity ♥️-  There is not any verifiable instance of this breed being successfully bred in captivity. Most specimens for sale are wild caught.

Behavior: This species may have a yearly cycle in which it comes out to eat a lot once a year before returning to the soil to rest.