
I cought my millipedes Peanut (Peridontopyge rubescens) and Schoko (Telodeinopus assiensis) yesterday night while they were feasting on a cucumber. I think they are too cute together because of the size difference ^^ They are not really brothers, because they don't belong to the same species and Peanut is actually a girl ;3
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Most millipedes are pretty easy to keep. They just need a lot of soil in their terrarium that shouldn't be too wet but neither should dry out completely. They need some organic litter like leaves and dead wood to feed on, but for most species, you can additionaly give them vegetables and mushrooms and sometimes fishfood for the proteins. They also need some powdered eggshell from time to time to cover their calcium demand. It's pretty easy to spread the powder over their food or to mix it with the soil. Some species like to have some twigs in their terrarium to climb. :) A hiding spot, e.g. a piece of wood or bark where they can crawl under, is a well accepted addition, too.
Plants and further decorations are optional, but not really necessary. Millipedes aren't very demanding pets :3
Plants and further decorations are optional, but not really necessary. Millipedes aren't very demanding pets :3
Nice. Sounds really simple. At least it's nothing like the trouble I used to go through for my iguana back in the 90's lol She had her own room, $5k setup and I used to make her salads and meals a week in advance. I miss her, tho. She ended up living to be 25 :) Jade was awesome.
I might look into getting some millipedes. It's a tossup atm between that, and a rat ^_^
I might look into getting some millipedes. It's a tossup atm between that, and a rat ^_^
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