Amber Cylindrical Millipede

Millipedes

MOQ 100 head

Partners Only

60 – 120 mm body length (long, round-backed cylindrical millipede)

Non-venomous. Coils tightly and discharges an irritant 1,4-benzoquinone defensive secretion that can stain skin amber/brown and irritate eyes — wash hands after handling and avoid the face.

Warm, humid tropical forest floor of Southeast Asia. Burrows through leaf litter, loose topsoil and decaying wood. 0 – 1,000 m.

Detritivore — decaying leaf litter, rotting wood and decomposing plant matter; occasionally fallen fruit.

24 – 28 °C ambient — 22 °C cool end

75 – 90 %. Keep substrate consistently moist and deep; provide a shallow water dish.

None required (nocturnal/cryptic).

Decaying hardwood leaf litter and rotten white wood as the staple; supplement with cucumber, squash, fruit and a calcium source (cuttlebone). Replenish substrate and leaf litter regularly.

Burrowing terrestrial set-up with 10 – 15 cm of deep moist organic substrate, leaf litter and rotting wood; bark hides. Colony-tolerant. Min 30 × 30 cm for adults.

Slow, docile and non-aggressive; coils when disturbed and may release staining secretion. Handleable, but wash hands afterwards.