That is if they can be had here lol.
Sadly, the U.S. no longer allows millipedes to be imported.I didn't even know such a thing existed :wideyed:
Anddd.... added to the neverending shopping list
Why is that?Sadly, the U.S. no longer allows millipedes to be imported.
Because intrusive meddling politicians are always passing laws about things they know not about and/or fail to accomplish the stated objective. Don't get me started on the madness!Why is that?
By the way, these babies love veggie fish food:
I am for smart regulations but I need to understand the reason behind it. I am sure somebody came up with something for this one, I wonder what...Because intrusive meddling politicians are always passing laws about things they know not about and/or fail to accomplish the stated objective. Don't get me started on the madness!
Those pedelings are looking gorgeous! It's amazing how fast they've grown!
Heh, you give our politicians too much credit, I think!
In any case, a quick Google search did not reveal anything.Many millipedes lay their eggs over a period of time instead of all at once. Congrats on all the pedelings!The pedelings are super interesting as I have a wide variety of size. I still see very tiny ones coming out so I don't fully understand the dynamics here...
Congratulations! They are such striking beautiful millipedes! Hehe, yes, you will probably need to set up a larger terrarium and/or sell some of them.Horrible iphone photo in the dark with flash reflection everywhere but some of these are approaching adulthood. I need to design a larger terrarium soon if they go exponential on me:
God they are beautiful, someone needs to get these into the US asap, they are beautiful!Horrible iphone photo in the dark with flash reflection everywhere but some of these are approaching adulthood. I need to design a larger terrarium soon if they go exponential on me:
I have so many in my hand now! I wish I could sex them and sell in pairs...God they are beautiful, someone needs to get these into the US asap, they are beautiful!
Are you familiar with sexing millipedes? The males will be missing a pair of legs on ~7th segment as they are replaced by gonopods. In my experience, Polydesmidan millipedes are the easiest to sex because their legs are so much more spaced apart.I have so many in my hand now! I wish I could sex them and sell in pairs...
That millipede at the bottom of the above photo looks like it could be a male (or that may just be the illusion of a space caused by how the legs are positioned). If it helps, here is a photo that I took of a male Eurymerodesmus melacis (sorry about the quality -- it's a small millipede and my iPhone had difficulty focusing):
Thanks a lot for the info. Maybe I will try if I can find some time...Are you familiar with sexing millipedes? The males will be missing a pair of legs on ~7th segment as they are replaced by gonopods. In my experience, Polydesmidan millipedes are the easiest to sex because their legs are so much more spaced apart.
It's head is at the bottom. After the first few segments which have one pair of legs each, the diploid segments begin, but then you reach a segment which has only one pair of legs as the anterior pair has been replaced by what look like two circular bumps in this photo.
@Najakeeper Not sure if you're still on here, but I was wondering what the ingredients were for "veggie fish flakes" that the pedelings really liked? Seems like most have spirulina, kelp, and fish meal as the first ingredients, but I'm not sure which should be the first/majority ingredient. Or should there be no fish since its "veggie"?Why is that?
By the way, these babies love veggie fish food: