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I hope that your millipede is able to recover! I believe that Mastigoproctus said that it is usually swiftly fatal. 
I am obviously new to keeping these millipedes, but it seems to me that having a large branch or two for them to climb can be one way for them to adjust their microenvironment -- at least mine seem to enjoy climbing and will curl up for a nap up there (assuming millipedes sleep).
Based on all the advice I have received here and in other threads, I would hesitate to add ANY burrowing insect to ANY millipede enclosure because of the risk of disturbing a molting millipede. But Orin McMonigle (author of books on keeping various invertebrates -- including millipedes -- in captivity) says that isopods, cockroaches, land snails, and many other invertebrates with similar habitat requirements will safely coexist with millipedes
It is rather confusing, to be honest. Right now I'm playing it safe and have only introduced springtails into my millipede enclosures (and in fact all my vivaria).
I am obviously new to keeping these millipedes, but it seems to me that having a large branch or two for them to climb can be one way for them to adjust their microenvironment -- at least mine seem to enjoy climbing and will curl up for a nap up there (assuming millipedes sleep).Based on all the advice I have received here and in other threads, I would hesitate to add ANY burrowing insect to ANY millipede enclosure because of the risk of disturbing a molting millipede. But Orin McMonigle (author of books on keeping various invertebrates -- including millipedes -- in captivity) says that isopods, cockroaches, land snails, and many other invertebrates with similar habitat requirements will safely coexist with millipedes
It is rather confusing, to be honest.
Right now I'm playing it safe and have only introduced springtails into my millipede enclosures (and in fact all my vivaria).