Millipede at work

[meeshka76]

Hey guys, new to the forum and so glad to have found you all. My husband purchased me 2 millipedes as a gift (bumblee bee and a texas brown i believe.) My questioin is can i take them to work with me as a store pet. I work for a pool company and while i don't smell anything most of our customers come in saying they smell chlorine. I wasnt sure if anything in the air would cause damage to them. Thanks for any advise.

 

[chanda]

Hey guys, new to the forum and so glad to have found you all. My husband purchased me 2 millipedes as a gift (bumblee bee and a texas brown i believe.) My questioin is can i take them to work with me as a store pet. I work for a pool company and while i don't smell anything most of our customers come in saying they smell chlorine. I wasnt sure if anything in the air would cause damage to them. Thanks for any advise.

I wouldn't recommend it. Pool chemicals can be pretty potent. You are probably used to the smell because you work there every day, so you don't notice it as much.

 

[SDCPs]

If it were me and I wanted them at work, I'd be willing to experiment, especially since those millipedes are not too costly. Perhaps bring one and if it is still happy after a few weeks, the other. After all, you all are working there! The environment can't be that dangerous.