How often do millipedes molt and can I use coconut fiber or eco earth substrate?

[kaciealissa]

Looking into purchasing a pair of ivory millipedes, how often do they molt and what substrate should I use? Do they need light?

 

[Arthroverts]

These threads should help you out on those questions:

My Very Fussy MILLIPEDE Substrate

I have been mixing my own substrate and changing it a little each batch to improve it. This is the mix I have been happy with for a year or so. It seems fussy with all the rinsing, baking etc., but my losses are almost 0 and all but 1 mature species have produced pedelings (I most likely had...

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Cavedweller's Basic Millipede Caresheet

Cavedweller’s Millipede Basics Care tips are generalized and may vary by species. Last updated 05-21-14 Introduction: Millipedes are slow moving, peaceful detritivores, organisms that eat dead plant matter and turn it into soil. They are not insects, but rather of the class Diplopoda...

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As should this website:

How to Care for Pet Millipedes

Husbandry suggestions and advice.

petmillipede.weebly.com

Hope this helps,

Arthroverts

 

[kaciealissa]

Thanks a bunch! However I didn’t see how often they molt

 

[Arthroverts]

Thanks a bunch! However I didn’t see how often they molt

This is related to the amount and quality of food provided, and the temperatures they are raised in. For Ivories I had heard that one variety can hit maturity and start producing offspring in about two to three years, but I can't tell you how much time between molts there is. Considering also how difficult it can be to track molts, I would say for the most part it is relatively inconsequential.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Jack Blachura]

I just wanted to add since were talking about molting that if you cant see your millipede on top, you probably shouldn't dig them up in case they're molting.