Breeding flat backed millipedes

[NamelessOne]

I have two mature flat backed millipedes, one confirmed male and one confirmed female and I’ve taken interest in potentially breeding the pair. Anyone have any experience with them?

I’ve had them together for a while, they show no interest in breeding. They are not related by blood, they are both sexually mature… What could be stopping them?

 

[Tbone192]

Temperature, humidity and food availability are the biggest factors that immediately come to mind. In the wild they breed in the spring in a shallow burrow in leaf litter or substrate.

 

[NamelessOne]

Temperature, humidity and food availability are the biggest factors that immediately come to mind. In the wild they breed in the spring in a shallow burrow in leaf litter or substrate.

Oh, that’s a good point. Could it be that they are past their breeding cycle?

They are in an enclosure that exactly mimics their natural habitat. Their substrate is organic topsoil, leaf litter and decaying wood that’s always kept nice and damp. Humidity is always at 58%.

They have a massive hunk of rotting wood to burrow in and feed on, fungal life comes and goes as it pleases with no concern (in the wild, they lived in patches of mold and a variety of fungi).

I don’t need to add food, they feed off of decaying wood or plant matter as well as a variety of fungi.

 

[Tbone192]

Oh, that’s a good point. Could it be that they are past their breeding cycle?

They are in an enclosure that exactly mimics their natural habitat. Their substrate is organic topsoil, leaf litter and decaying wood that’s always kept nice and damp. Humidity is always at 58%.

They have a massive hunk of rotting wood to burrow in and feed on, fungal life comes and goes as it pleases with no concern (in the wild, they lived in patches of mold and a variety of fungi).

I don’t need to add food, they feed off of decaying wood or plant matter as well as a variety of fungi.

Could definitely be that they are seasonal breeders then. Who knows maybe some veggies would get them in the mood
Millipedes are strange. Best of luck and hope this helped. Cheers!

 

[NamelessOne]

Could definitely be that they are seasonal breeders then. Who knows maybe some veggies would get them in the mood
Millipedes are strange. Best of luck and hope this helped. Cheers!

I bring great news, it’s finally happening… I recently introduced several more into the enclosure as they can be co-habbed but there is one female that is being mated repeatedly.

I’m a bit worried about overbreeding, the poor thing has been mated three times by separate males…

Jesus, and people complain about millipedes being hard to breed? These things are at it nonstop, that’s it. I’m separating the poor female.

 

[YeetdaMeme]

I bring great news, it’s finally happening… I recently introduced several more into the enclosure as they can be co-habbed but there is one female that is being mated repeatedly.

I’m a bit worried about overbreeding, the poor thing has been mated three times by separate males…

Jesus, and people complain about millipedes being hard to breed? These things are at it nonstop, that’s it. I’m separating the poor female.

Millipedes are diverse. So just because one species is easy to breed and many are, several being pest and producing hundreds of offspring, it doesn't mean they all are. Several including most larger pill millipedes have not been reproduced in captivity. Also mating isn't breeding them, for example Archispirostreptus gigas mate all the time. but won't lay eggs unless they experience a seasonal cycle. Along with that there are some flat backs that will produce hundreds of offspring but in captivity will fail to get past a few instars or species that will raise one or two generations fine, but then the third generation won't lay.

Secondly females can get stressed out if they are being mated too often and I would recommend taking a few males out of the enclosure with the females. I do wish that you will succeed with the species you are currently keeping, but try not to generalize.

 

[NamelessOne]

Millipedes are diverse. So just because one species is easy to breed and many are, several being pest and producing hundreds of offspring, it doesn't mean they all are. Several including most larger pill millipedes have not been reproduced in captivity. Also mating isn't breeding them, for example Archispirostreptus gigas mate all the time. but won't lay eggs unless they experience a seasonal cycle. Along with that there are some flat backs that will produce hundreds of offspring but in captivity will fail to get past a few instars or species that will raise one or two generations fine, but then the third generation won't lay.

Secondly females can get stressed out if they are being mated too often and I would recommend taking a few males out of the enclosure with the females. I do wish that you will succeed with the species you are currently keeping, but try not to generalize.

Oh damn- ok, I didn’t know this. All I was saying was that I’ve heard of their people having difficulty with this species, that’s all. I’m going to separate my females.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

I have two mature flat backed millipedes, one confirmed male and one confirmed female and I’ve taken interest in potentially breeding the pair. Anyone have any experience with them?

I’ve had them together for a while, they show no interest in breeding. They are not related by blood, they are both sexually mature… What could be stopping them?

Any idea what species they are or country they are from? Any pictures?