Rescued two millipedes from a family member

erlendloe

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They don't look healthy at all, especially the one curled in the corner, which almost looks as though it's going to split in half. She told me they were sold as Goliath millipedes but had no scientific name. Is there anything I can do for them? IMG_20231010_201638129.jpg IMG_20231010_201627512.jpg IMG_20231010_201616788.jpg
 

Ratmosphere

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I personally would add some ventilation holes on the sides of the enclosure to start.
 

Dry Desert

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They don't look healthy at all, especially the one curled in the corner, which almost looks as though it's going to split in half. She told me they were sold as Goliath millipedes but had no scientific name. Is there anything I can do for them? View attachment 457918 View attachment 457919 View attachment 457920
First off you need to know if they will survive.

Give them some slices of cucumber and also try fish flakes.

If they are going to survive they should eat that, if they eat that, then do plenty of research on here going forward.
 

Elytra and Antenna

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Do you think they are wild-caught adults? They almost look like captive-hatched poorly fed but the appearance of fungus on the exo is mostly only a wild-caught problem. They don't eat moss like that and are more likely to feed on a fine substrate than chunks.
 
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