r/millipedes

One night I heard rustling coming from their tank and I found my biggest milipede biting the back legs off of my smallest over their water bowl their tank is huge and has plenty of space for them with separate hides and deep soil so I’m confused on why they were “fighting” they are separated for right now please help

Hey all, I’m new to owning millipedes I have tarantulas, frogs , and in the past had a multitude of reptiles. I’m just slightly concerned with the behavior of my new millipede. I’ve had it for about 3 days now and it hasn’t burrowed at all. It also moves very slowly/not at all when handling or when putting him on a flat surface. Me and the guy at the local exotic pet store who sold it to me both noticed the lack of burrowing/movement when I bought it. He told me that if anything seems off within the next week to bring it back and he’ll exchange it for me. I’m just wondering if this is actually something to be worried about or if there’s an explanation for this behavior (ie maybe its about to molt) I’m also wondering if anyone could help me identify the species. I was told that as a nickname they can be referred to as a gummy worm millipede. However when I look it up I haven’t been able to find any pictures of species that look like it.

My pede has this weird soft fleshy looking growth about her second segment. Only noticed today - she seems active but haven't seen her eating. Video has some good views.

Been with us about a month now - 3 of them, Balustreprus sp. have been seemingly really happy for all the time. Humidity currently high but weather cooler, has been usually 80%.

Is this a concern, something I need to help get rid of, an injury?

Thanks

I have a 10 gallon tank with two purple ivory millipedes currently and am adding in a Giant Banded Pink Foot Millipede and a Giant Strawberry Blonde Millipede. They are all from the same ecosystem and are similar sizes which makes them compatible. I want to move them all to a 20 gallon tank after a short while so that they have more room as they grow, but I don’t know what plants and other things I could have in a terrarium with them.

I would like it to be cute aesthetically but obviously will prioritize their health/safety. Does anyone know what the ideal plants or any other feature of a terrarium would be for my pedes???

this is my little girl banana a giant african gold. i know millis dont really have feelings or intelligence but ive noticed everytime she gets scared and curls she calms down and unravels if i pet her. what do you make of that?

Just got these today, can anyone confirm an ID? I'm not convinced they are what I was sold them as, I'm fine with that but I do want to make sure I'm housing them appropriately if I'm right.

Black/v. Dark brown with pinky brown banding and pinkyred trotters. Thanks!

My ivories recently had babies and it coincided with needing a change of substrate, I decided to move the adults to a new enclosure and leave the babies to grow a bit before I messed with them.

To this end I put some apple in to tempt the adults out, it was mostly successful, I've managed to relocate 4 out of 6 (haven't seen a sign of the other 2 and they're usually mad for apple so I assume they're molting).

Unfortunately, the apple also tempted the babies (see picture) and when I went to remove it the next day it was covered in little ones. It's now starting to go moldy so I really want to remove it before I get pests, is there any way to safely move the little ones?

Sorry for the slightly convoluted story.

Hello everybody!

I have had my Giant African Milli for a couple months now, I believe her to be female. I just got a friend for her today, a male I believe. I added him to the tank a few hours ago. They didn’t interact for hours but now I just found them intertwined like this, are they mating?

caught him? i think (havent had the chance of sexing yet, also my first insect kept EVER) out and nomming on some strawberries and cucumbers i left out.

just thought it was cute to share :3

looking for : assistance/ info on care and whatelse i can add to his enclosure / how best i can care for him

i recently came into possession of a millipede as a gift from my mother (who has known i’ve wanted one for about 5 years)
i’m in college online so i have a lot of time to care and look after him but my research on the care for the species he was labeled as ( Vietnamese red leg) was very limited

he seems pretty well adjusted but i just want them to live a long and comfortable life

i currently have limited substrate but i have a bulk order coming in today so ideally it’ll be as long as he is in vertical height
other what not : they’re in a 20 gal tank , i mist is twice a day , the soil does not contain any coco or what i believe is harmful, i don’t handle him too much and i keep the lights dim

if anyone has tips for care and things to purchase please let me know i really want to care for him

last image my dad fed him some avocado ( i removed a lot of it after the photo so he didn’t get full of it and still eat his dirt )

sorry for bad spelling / english i am very tired and walking as of writing this

I just recently setup a millipede enclosure as I'm getting my first millipede in a few days but I just noticed today that there was this mold growing on the wood i have taken the wood out of the enclosure as im not sure if it is okay for the millipede or not

i haven't gotten any springtails yet

sorry bad video lol

Hi! I’m from South Korea and I live with a cute brown milli 😙

There isn’t a lot of information about keeping millipedes in Korea, so I recently joined Reddit to learn more and exchange info with other millipede lovers!
My English might be a little awkward sometimes 😭 so please bear with me, and sorry in advance!
Looking forward to learning a lot from everyone here! :)

Writing this while crying because she just passed away today, please be kind this was very sudden and I am heartbroken. How would I go about preserving her in the best way possible? Is a wet specimen option the best or is there anything else I could do? Im open to hearing any ideas.

My two Purple Ivory millipedes live together in a 10 gallon tank. I have only had them together for a few days but I plan on moving to a larger tank in a little while. I have two more millipedes in the mail that will be added to my current tank (they’re all from the same ecosystem and are able to live together. They are also all appropriate sizes to be in a 10 gallon tank for now at least).
My millipedes are very handleable and love to run around on my arms but I was feeding them some squash, and caught this interaction which they had not done beforehand at all. Is this behavior something I should be keeping an eye out for???

Let me know and please leave any additional advice about millipedes!!!

My millipede is very inactive; she is no longer moving around the terrarium and is experiencing some spasms.

The attached video was taken today around 7 PM. I found her in a similar state last night around 11 PM. She was moving significantly less then (only her hind legs; her antennae weren't moving at all).

In the video, her rear section appears to have turned slightly white (around the legs).

I have had this female for less than a month. This is the first time I’ve kept an insect.

I mist her enclosure daily and feed her carrot peelings every two weeks.