Millipedes

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Millipedes are detritivores. They eat their substrate, which makes substrate depth and quality the whole of their husbandry rather than one part of it. A working setup is a deep layer — at least twice the length of the largest animal — of decaying hardwood, hardwood leaf litter and coco fibre, kept consistently moist but never waterlogged, and never permitted to dry out completely. Calcium is the second requirement and the one most often missed. Millipedes need it to harden the exoskeleton after every moult, so cuttlebone, crushed eggshell or limestone should be available at all times. Calcium deficiency is among the most common causes of failed moults in captivity. Supplement occasionally with vegetables such as cucumber, squash or sweet potato, remove uneaten fresh food before it moulds, and avoid citrus and anything treated with pesticides. Large tropical species commonly live several years in good conditions. Many of the species offered here are undescribed or traded under regional names, so the listing gives the binomial where one exists and states plainly where it does not.

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