View attachment 243387 They are definitely mature! I found several tiny naked eggs scattered about. There are two eggs in this photo, just above George's head.
It's just under an inch or 2 1/2 cm. Very tiny!Congratulations! I don't know the measures of the coin, but the eggs seem to be very tiny ^^.
I don't have such good eyes, but they are easy to spot because they are dissimilar to everything else in the enclosure. These are very white, smooth and round. Yesterday I saw a few of the eggs are already protonymphs. I have only had them for two months so I was surprised! And happyYes, this is very tiny. You have good eyes or a good magnifier .
I'm waiting for pictures of pedelings ^^.
They have to be provoked somehow. If I am in their enclosure too long moving things or adding substrate or If I handle them they will secrete. There is an acrid smell when they secrete.Very beautiful. I have been considering this species. When you say they release lots of toxins; do you mean when handled, or do they stink up their tank?
Yikes! I can't imagine that many millipedes.Thanks for the explanation. That would be interesting to find out if they become less skittish through early handling. Certainly worth doing.
We are having a plague of the little native black ones at the minute. 20 -30 in the bath every morning. Thousands inside the garage. There is a sudden acrid stink every time you open a door because they are clustered inside the door jams. I even managed to brush my teeth with a small one nestled in the bristles of my toothbrush. Not advised!