Candy Pill Millipede
Rhopalomeris carnifex
Wholesale
Category
Millipedes
Minimum order
MOQ 100 head
Per-head price
Partners Only
Overview
Adult Length
8 – 13 mm body length (small, rolls into a pea-sized ball)
Venom
Non-venomous. A pill millipede (Glomerida); defends by rolling into a ball and secreting bitter quinazolinone alkaloids (glomerin/homoglomerin) rather than cyanide. Harmless to handle.
In the Wild
Habitat
Damp forest-floor leaf litter from southern Myanmar through Thailand to northern Malaysia. Shelters in litter, moss and under logs. 0 – 1,200 m.
Wild Diet
Detritivore — decaying leaf litter, rotting wood and fungi. Tiny nocturnal recycler.
Captive Care
Temperature
22 – 27 °C ambient — 21 °C cool end
Humidity
80 – 90 %. Keep substrate and leaf litter consistently moist.
UV Requirements
None required (nocturnal).
Feeding
Well-rotted hardwood leaf litter and white-rotted wood; supplement with cuttlebone calcium. Slow-growing.
Enclosure
Terrestrial; 5 – 8 cm of moist, rich leaf-litter substrate with limestone/cuttlebone and deep litter cover. Communal. Min 18 × 18 cm.
Temperament
Very docile; rolls into a tight ball when disturbed. Safe to handle gently.
Distribution in Thailand