Thai Goliath Millipede

Millipedes

MOQ 100 head

Partners Only

18 – 25 cm body length (one of Asia's largest millipedes)

Non-venomous detritivore. Coils and secretes irritant benzoquinones from defensive glands that can stain skin yellow-brown and sting eyes; harmless if hands are washed after handling.

Humid tropical and monsoon forest of Thailand (the "Siamese pointy-tailed millipede"). Lives on the forest floor among rotting logs, leaf litter and humus in shady, high-humidity microhabitats. 0 – 1,000 m.

Decaying leaf litter, rotten wood, fallen fruit and humus. A nocturnal detritivore.

24 – 28 °C ambient — 22 °C cool end

75 – 90 %. Keep substrate consistently moist to allow easy moulting; mist regularly.

None required (nocturnal).

Rotten hardwood and oak/beech leaf litter as staples, supplemented with vegetables, fruit and a calcium/protein source. Top up as eaten.

Terrestrial/fossorial. 12 – 18 cm of deep moist substrate (coir, rotten wood, leaf litter) over a 45 × 30 cm footprint, with cork-bark hides. Communal-tolerant.

Docile and slow; coils when disturbed. Handleable, but secretes staining benzoquinones — wash hands afterwards and keep clear of eyes.