Grizzlybear
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Hi!! First time keeper, I found this Siamese pointy-tailed millipede in a park (I live in South east asia) and have kept him for about a month. He's got organic compost and sphagnum moss and i feed him small pieces of fruit regularly, which he seems to enjoy eating. I also mist his enclosure regularly. Lately he's been a bit sluggish and I noticed a light brown patch on him when I first caught him (which I assumed was just a deformity from a previous moult). He doesn't seem to burrow much although the soil is definitely loose enough.
Today I checked on him and he's curled loosely under some leaves, his legs look whiter than usual and shell looks a bit dried, and he's developed more of those light brown patches near his tail!! I also didn't notice him moving last night at the time he usually does (although idk if he moved while I was asleep) and his food seems untouched. Usually he reacts a bit when I mist and the water touches him but today he didn't either. Is he dying?? Is he moulting?? Is he infected or sth?? There's no smell coming from him, and he's moving very slightly. Pls help, not sure if I should be concerned, and there's not much info around about SEA species of millipedes
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Today I checked on him and he's curled loosely under some leaves, his legs look whiter than usual and shell looks a bit dried, and he's developed more of those light brown patches near his tail!! I also didn't notice him moving last night at the time he usually does (although idk if he moved while I was asleep) and his food seems untouched. Usually he reacts a bit when I mist and the water touches him but today he didn't either. Is he dying?? Is he moulting?? Is he infected or sth?? There's no smell coming from him, and he's moving very slightly. Pls help, not sure if I should be concerned, and there's not much info around about SEA species of millipedes
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