ouroboross
Arachnosquire
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stop reigniting my pill millipede obsession
Hello,Could I ask you what your food sources are for the Hyleoglomeris. Anything special?
Also your above post you mentioned FS and BS soil, may I ask what that means. Thanks
Excellent, thanks for your detailed reply. I know the soil you mean now. Lucky it is readily available hereHello,
I simply use decaying leaves, very soft decaying wood (white rot), moss and lichens.
In the beginning there was also FS in the container, but there isn’t anything left from it. They fed on it a bit.
FS is short for FlakeSoil, which is another term for fermented sawdust. It’s hardwood sawdust that is fermented by microorganisms to create a substrate reminiscent of decayed wood. It’s brownish dark in color, first created in Asia as food for rhinoceros beetle larvae, but it will work well for millipedes too.
BS is BlackSoil, which is just a longer fermented, darker (hence the name) FlakeSoil. It’s been fermented for usually 8-9months and is a great substrate for pill millipedes, as they prefer more decayed plant matter.
Best regards
Hello Kada,Excellent, thanks for your detailed reply. I know the soil you mean now. Lucky it is readily available here
I wonder if a similar treatment of flakesoil and black soil but using rice hulls would be acceptable. Our farms compost large quantities of rice shells. we do indeed also have rhinoceros beetles helping the composting procedure in it as well hehe.