feelahthetigress
Arachnopeon
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- Jul 18, 2017
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Hello everyone! I am relatively new to millipedes (only owned some for about a month), but I have been lurking on the forum and the rest of the interwebs doing research and absorbing knowledge, plus I've kept snails for quite some time. So, in my fervor of excitement, I have invented a substrate recipe that, while possibly overly complicated, might still be effective. I would appreciate any input from more experienced keepers on my ratios/ingredients (all "part" measurements are by volume - I used quarts).
For Average Millipedes:
-Coir – 3 parts
-Leaf Compost – 3 parts
-Dried Leaves (crushed) – 1 part
-Sawdust – 1 part
-Aspen Shavings – ½ part
-Rotted Hardwood – 1 part
-Ground Oyster Shell Flour – ½ part
-Dried leaves for top of substrate – scatter some on top
For Feather Millipedes:
-Rotten wood – 7 parts
-Dried Leaves (crushed) – 1 part
-Sawdust – ½ part
-Coir – ½ part
-Aspen Shavings – ½ part
-Dried Sphagnum Moss – ¼ part (also add a little to the top of the substrate)
-Ground Oyster Shell Flour – ¼ part
-Dried leaves for top of substrate – scatter a few on top
-A couple large chunks/pieces of rotten wood – scatter on top of substrate
P.S. - Shoutout to Hisserdude for his excellent directions on how to ferment sawdust, and for answering my questions so nicely on his blog!
For Average Millipedes:
-Coir – 3 parts
-Leaf Compost – 3 parts
-Dried Leaves (crushed) – 1 part
-Sawdust – 1 part
-Aspen Shavings – ½ part
-Rotted Hardwood – 1 part
-Ground Oyster Shell Flour – ½ part
-Dried leaves for top of substrate – scatter some on top
For Feather Millipedes:
-Rotten wood – 7 parts
-Dried Leaves (crushed) – 1 part
-Sawdust – ½ part
-Coir – ½ part
-Aspen Shavings – ½ part
-Dried Sphagnum Moss – ¼ part (also add a little to the top of the substrate)
-Ground Oyster Shell Flour – ¼ part
-Dried leaves for top of substrate – scatter a few on top
-A couple large chunks/pieces of rotten wood – scatter on top of substrate
P.S. - Shoutout to Hisserdude for his excellent directions on how to ferment sawdust, and for answering my questions so nicely on his blog!