Unfortunately that's what happens when there is a ban on importing millipedes. Still a lot cheaper than the average adult tarantula or most exotic centipedes...
I got 4 adults from "Bill" on arachnoboards. They were mating as soon as I put them in the enclosure and now after only having them a month the large female has started laying eggs. I believe Bill still has some adults available. I highly recommend him.
I got a lot of great info from Orin McMonigles "Giant Millipedes, the enthusiast's handbook" I have a couple of adults and hope to breed them too.
They are one of the best all round inverts for educational shows and the more people breeding them the better. Well worth the investment and time...
Refund
The dealer in question has assured me that he was not aware that the millipedes he sold me were not juvenile Archispirostreptus gigas. They were sold to him as such by one of his suppliers. He has refunded me the difference in price and I am keeping these unidentified millipedes as they...
AGB's?
He may not have labeled them "Archispirostreptus", but he photographed them with an adult "Archispirostreptus" with the caption - "photo with mom, who is over 11 inches!" So he is definitely trying to pass them off as true AGB's!!!
I recently bought 2 supposed AGB's to add to my collection of juveniles from an online dealer... One of my 4" juveniles is photographed on the left and what he sent me is on the right.
So as you can see the pedes this dealer sent look more like "giant glossy pink legs", but with black legs...
Thank you for the detailed info, I appreciate you taking the time to give a full explanation. What a shame they are so hard to come by though, they are stunners!
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