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Hi all,
I'm just dying to get these..(Malagasy Emerald Green Pill Millipede). However, I have found out the following, which is keeping me from getting them:
* Very high mortality rate (max lifespan is perhaps several months). This could very possibly be due to the fact that, most appearing the market are already close to finishing their lifespans.
* In most cases, predicting and, providing the optimum conditions for these is next to impossible, being that so little is known.
While many, more hardened by animal lifespans may view the mortality rate as a learning experience for more generations, I can't have that. To take something into my captive care, in essence, take it from its natural habitat, and then have it die, is for lack of a better word, painful.
So, along those lines, does anyone have any suggestions for these guys?
Peace,
Gillian
I'm just dying to get these..(Malagasy Emerald Green Pill Millipede). However, I have found out the following, which is keeping me from getting them:
* Very high mortality rate (max lifespan is perhaps several months). This could very possibly be due to the fact that, most appearing the market are already close to finishing their lifespans.
* In most cases, predicting and, providing the optimum conditions for these is next to impossible, being that so little is known.
While many, more hardened by animal lifespans may view the mortality rate as a learning experience for more generations, I can't have that. To take something into my captive care, in essence, take it from its natural habitat, and then have it die, is for lack of a better word, painful.
So, along those lines, does anyone have any suggestions for these guys?
Peace,
Gillian