Tidbit
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2020
- Messages
- 55
Hello all,
I’m glad to be a part of Arachnoboards, but I’ll get straight to the point here. As the title says, I am new to this hobby of Pede keeping and I am paranoid about the health of my pets. I also have quite a story!
I did lots of research on the best millipede pet and I chose to get a n. americanus and I bought from a site and received a millipede, but not an americanus! Which leads me to my numerous questions... I appreciate every response and understandably, there are a lot of questions that follow so I’d be content to have only a couple answered. Again, I’m a little paranoid, especially after learning that millipedes can endure bad conditions for months until dying. Here are my questions:
Are there signs of malnourishment or bad conditions to look for?
I read that as far as food, “anything goes” for a millipede, but are there any poisonous foods that shouldn’t be offered? Like carrots, raspberries, etc?
Do snow fleas hurt millipedes? Are there any invertebrates to look out for that would hurt millipedes?
My millipede doesn’t seem to eat her substrate, does it need to be extra moist or dry? The only thing I see her take even a little interest in is the occasional carrot shred or kale piece
My millipede obsescently cleans herself, is that a sign of an underlying condition or a bad sign?
She doesn’t react when I open the cage and is slightly limp when picked up, is that also an indicator? I’ve read that other people’s pedes immediately curl up when the cage is open so I’m concerned
That’s all I can think of right now, and all help is greatly appreciated. Later I should be posting a picture of her, but she looks near-identical to o. ornatus, especially Joshs Frogs picture of the curled up one (brown form).
Thanks!
Tidbit
I’m glad to be a part of Arachnoboards, but I’ll get straight to the point here. As the title says, I am new to this hobby of Pede keeping and I am paranoid about the health of my pets. I also have quite a story!
I did lots of research on the best millipede pet and I chose to get a n. americanus and I bought from a site and received a millipede, but not an americanus! Which leads me to my numerous questions... I appreciate every response and understandably, there are a lot of questions that follow so I’d be content to have only a couple answered. Again, I’m a little paranoid, especially after learning that millipedes can endure bad conditions for months until dying. Here are my questions:
Are there signs of malnourishment or bad conditions to look for?
I read that as far as food, “anything goes” for a millipede, but are there any poisonous foods that shouldn’t be offered? Like carrots, raspberries, etc?
Do snow fleas hurt millipedes? Are there any invertebrates to look out for that would hurt millipedes?
My millipede doesn’t seem to eat her substrate, does it need to be extra moist or dry? The only thing I see her take even a little interest in is the occasional carrot shred or kale piece
My millipede obsescently cleans herself, is that a sign of an underlying condition or a bad sign?
She doesn’t react when I open the cage and is slightly limp when picked up, is that also an indicator? I’ve read that other people’s pedes immediately curl up when the cage is open so I’m concerned
That’s all I can think of right now, and all help is greatly appreciated. Later I should be posting a picture of her, but she looks near-identical to o. ornatus, especially Joshs Frogs picture of the curled up one (brown form).
Thanks!
Tidbit