Golden Bracelet Millipede
Trachyjulus sp.
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Category
Millipedes
Minimum order
MOQ 100 head
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Overview
Adult Length
4 – 7 cm body length (slender cambalopsid)
Venom
Non-venomous detritivore. Coils tightly when disturbed and may secrete mild defensive quinones; harmless to people. Wash hands after handling.
In the Wild
Habitat
Humid forest and cave-mouth / karst habitats of Thailand. Trachyjulus is a widespread, mostly cavernicolous cambalopsid genus in Thailand, with many narrowly endemic species; lives among leaf litter, rotting wood and limestone crevices. 0 – 900 m.
Wild Diet
Decaying leaf litter, rotten wood, fungi and guano-enriched humus. A nocturnal detritivore.
Captive Care
Temperature
22 – 27 °C ambient — 21 °C cool end
Humidity
80 – 90 %. Keep substrate consistently moist (these are humidity-loving cave-margin millipedes); mist regularly with good airflow.
UV Requirements
None required (nocturnal / cave-associated).
Feeding
Rotten hardwood and leaf litter as staples, with occasional vegetables, fruit and a calcium source. Top up as eaten.
Enclosure
Terrestrial. 6 – 10 cm of moist substrate (coir, rotten wood, leaf litter) over a 25 × 25 cm footprint, with cork-bark and limestone-style hides. Communal-friendly.
Temperament
Docile, slow and very secretive; coils and hides constantly. A display species rather than a handling one.
Distribution in Thailand