Millipede Molting Question

[RookGhosty]

I've had a Florida Ivory Millipede for the past few months and she is a wonderful pet. She is 3 3/4 inches, and from the research I have done she is full grown. Ever since I got her I have hoped that she would molt because she has quite a few cracks in her exoskeleton (I found her in the wild), and although they don't affect her health I was hoping she would molt them off. My question is, do millipedes continue molting after they mature, like tarantulas, or do they have a final molt into their adult form and stop molting, like mantids?

 

[mickiem]

Most of them stop molting at maturity, but I'm not positive on specific breeds. I'll try to look it up later today when I have time. Yours may have a little more growing to do; most of my Ivory females are a little bigger than 3 3/4"..

 

[cecdog]

Great question with a great answer, thanks to both!

 

[Cazador]

I second that, I've had some larger Ivories too so she may not be done growing. Maybe you'll see some more molts! If not I wouldn't worry too much, I've had full grown ones with similar cracks or dents that have been around for years.