millipedes

im thinking about getting one. any tips?

Dead oak matter. I have a few pretty decent sized as far as milipedes go.
-Eddy

Veggies and fruits, oak leaves / rotting wood for minerals, occasional protein source, extra-humid (assuming these are AGBs), and plenty of 'strate for burrowing.

from what both eddy and mike had said, is what i would recommend, cuz mine is doing well now
Mike was a big help for me awhile back

Oak leaves, lots and lots of oak leaves. I use an inch of it over top of the substrate. High humidity too.

Oh if it's AGBs, red moving mites = good.

how is that good, do explain

Well all of my AGBs had red mites moving all over them. It's suspected they help keep the spaces between segments free of debris. As long as they move they're fine.

millies always have mites on them. Always...for the most part all mites on them are good mites.
-Eddy

wow, just learned something new

~Abyss~ wrote:

millies always have mites on them. Always...for the most part all mites on them are good mites.
-Eddy

As long as they move. The not moving ones are bad for millis just like scorps. I think they're cool, like a whole nother enviroment on a pet.

yeah but then you get your occasional dead or dying ones that dont move.

very helpful.thanks

maaan this realy annoys me have you ever looked at caresheets on the internet and realised they are giving you COMPLETELY wrong information? i remember reading a caresheet on emps and it said lifespan: can live for up to 20+ years and other stupid things. the same thing just happened with a millipede caresheet.

As much as that is annoying about the life span. Some fishes, infact most cold water fishes have a life span, or at least to meant to be able to live for 10 years or more. I think it just depends on the animal.
My fiance has never had a family cat past 8 while I have a cat who is 18 years old...

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Some scorpions can live that long -- are you sure they weren't talking about scorps in general?

Either way, yeah, there's a lot of bad caresheets on the web.

IHeartMantids wrote:

Some scorpions can live that long -- are you sure they weren't talking about scorps in general?

Either way, yeah, there's a lot of bad caresheets on the web.

definetly emps. can some scorps actualy live up to 20 years? daym!

Yeah, the flatrocks can.

Yeah they can!!!!! To long for my taste.

i think it's great that a few scorpions can live that long

My first freebie scorps was a baby H. trylogyte. I loved it but it frustrated me so much that I had it for months and no signs of molting. Wouldn't even eat.
-Eddy

i hear ya on that one eddy

I must be in for the long haul -- Thaedion sent me his 11 second-instars.

So, any other millipede questions?

yes- how much do they usualy cost? are they cheap? (african giant mill's)

Dunno about in the UK, but around here they run $10 to $15.