So just recently, I did a checkup on my millipedes after not checking for a couple of days (I opened and looked inside the enclosure rather than just glancing through the lid) and one of my millipedes was acting and seeming really weird.
So I have two Tonkinbolus Dolfusii (Vietnam Rainbow Millipedes) and one is considerably larger than the other, and she is doing perfectly fine. But the smaller one is the one acting 'weird'. First off I notice she was secreting a red/orange/yellow fluid from her body (I'm hoping this is the defensive liquid that they use, and she's just acting dead/lifeless). This was as I opened the container, could I have startled her or something? This is new for her to do this, even though I've only had them for just under 2 weeks or so. She also then started curling her head underneath her and rolled over with her legs to the side, and she wouldn't put her legs back onto the substrate.
She does move her legs slightly, and I was going to spray their enclosure to increase the moisture as it started to dry out a little.
Is this an unfortunate sign of her demise? The other millipede looks, and is doing great as far as I can tell.
Many thanks for the replies,
Dom.
So I have two Tonkinbolus Dolfusii (Vietnam Rainbow Millipedes) and one is considerably larger than the other, and she is doing perfectly fine. But the smaller one is the one acting 'weird'. First off I notice she was secreting a red/orange/yellow fluid from her body (I'm hoping this is the defensive liquid that they use, and she's just acting dead/lifeless). This was as I opened the container, could I have startled her or something? This is new for her to do this, even though I've only had them for just under 2 weeks or so. She also then started curling her head underneath her and rolled over with her legs to the side, and she wouldn't put her legs back onto the substrate.
She does move her legs slightly, and I was going to spray their enclosure to increase the moisture as it started to dry out a little.
Is this an unfortunate sign of her demise? The other millipede looks, and is doing great as far as I can tell.
Many thanks for the replies,
Dom.