My millipede collection

[pannaking22]

Wow, that C. splendidus is gorgeous! And congrats on all the pedelings as well!

 

[Marika]

Spirostreptus gregorius



C. spinigerus babies


"Tanzanian black yellow leg"

 

[SlugPod]

Your collection is amazing. I love seeing the variety.
Do you have a favorite species?

 

[RTTB]

What an awesome collection!!

 

[Marika]

Your collection is amazing. I love seeing the variety.
Do you have a favorite species?

Thanks! Spirostreptidae sp. 8 and A. gigas are probably my favorites, I love giant pedes.

What an awesome collection!!

Thank you!

 

[SlugPod]

@Marika

I love the large species as well!
They typically have longer life spans, don't they?

 

[Marika]

Could be, at least they are slow growers.

 

[SlugPod]

Slow growing I suppose would translate to a longer life span haha.

 

[Marika]

Yes, well I don't know how long different species live as adults. And smaller species can be slow growers too.

 

[SlugPod]

True.
Just based on reading I've done from other people, it seems the large species tend to live longer (7-10+ years) whereas the smaller species seem to only leave maybe a couple.
I know it varies from species and also individuals. Just something cool I've observed lol

 

[brokenxspirits]

Beautiful collection and thank you so much for sharing! I hope I can have a handful of pedes one day!

 

[socalqueen]

I love your collection. I'm starting my own collection next week, starting out with just a few but I'm sure i will want to add to it constantly. Thank you for sharing, inspiring and beautiful!

 

[Marika]

@brokenxspirits @socalqueen Thanks!

True.
Just based on reading I've done from other people, it seems the large species tend to live longer (7-10+ years) whereas the smaller species seem to only leave maybe a couple.
I know it varies from species and also individuals. Just something cool I've observed lol

I've read that N. americanus can live up to 11 years. Not exactly a small species, but a lot smaller than A. gigas. It's an interesting topic but pretty hard to find any species specific info on it. It's great to be able to observe CB individuals and to see how long they will live. Altough pretty impossible to tell when it comes to the smallest species I have, like A. monilicornis, because I have so many .

Oh, and I have to add that Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii is also one of my favorite species, they are so cute

 

[SlugPod]

I've read that N. americanus can live up to 11 years. Not exactly a small species, but a lot smaller than A. gigas. It's an interesting topic but pretty hard to find any species specific info on it. It's great to be able to observe CB individuals and to see how long they will live. Altough pretty impossible to tell when it comes to the smallest species I have, like A. monilicornis, because I have so many .

Oh, and I have to add that Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii is also one of my favorite species, they are so cute

Yeah I've read that as well. I suppose they are large in their own way, they are fairly thick.
I think it's interesting as well but it is difficult to know exactly how long certain species live.
I don't know how many people are necessarily keeping records of it either.

Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii is so pretty!
I love pill millipedes

 

[Marika]

C. splendidus pedelings





S. gregorius

 

[mickiem]

You have a lot of springtails, what are the C. spelndidas eating and I wish you were my neighbor!

 

[SlugPod]

I LOVE the C. splendidus! There are so many and they are so pretty.
Wish I had some.

 

[Marika]

You have a lot of springtails, what are the C. spelndidas eating and I wish you were my neighbor!

They are eating fish food (and the springtails and isopods want their share too). Well, then move to Finland?

 

[pannaking22]

How often do you change substrates? I'm just curious because there's a lot of frass in with your C. splendidus (not that it's harming them or anything since they're obviously thriving!). I'm sure the isopods and springtails help with all that.

 

[nilo]

By any chance can you post a picture of the enclosures of your milipedes?

very intersted