I went out and gathered a bunch of rotting oak wood for my AGB millipedes but I have a question regarding using rotting bark. I peeled away the bark and scraped the wood underneath but I could have gotten so much more if I could use the bark as well. Is the bark OK to add in or is it preferable to use the wood underneath.
Also, my dad burns wood so he has a pretty good supply of dry oak. Its not rotting yet but what do you think about chopping it up into pieces and burying it for a while or just leaving it on the ground and covering it with a tarp or something. I've read the threads about fermenting oak from wood pellets and I am going to give that a try but I could get a ton for free if I let nature do the work for me. Anyone try that.
Last question If I were to be able to produce a large amount of the fermented wood pellets would I still need the dead wood to mix in or could I just mix it with coco and dead leaves.
I'm interested in a few more species of millipedes but I'd like to get a better handle on sourcing their substrate before I jump into too much.
Also, my dad burns wood so he has a pretty good supply of dry oak. Its not rotting yet but what do you think about chopping it up into pieces and burying it for a while or just leaving it on the ground and covering it with a tarp or something. I've read the threads about fermenting oak from wood pellets and I am going to give that a try but I could get a ton for free if I let nature do the work for me. Anyone try that.
Last question If I were to be able to produce a large amount of the fermented wood pellets would I still need the dead wood to mix in or could I just mix it with coco and dead leaves.
I'm interested in a few more species of millipedes but I'd like to get a better handle on sourcing their substrate before I jump into too much.