How to Care for Millipedes

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Catch the millipede you want.

   Use researched methods of identifying and catching millipedes.
   
   A flat-backed millipede A round-backed millipede A pill millipede
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   Step 2: Get a vivarium of the right size for the kind of millipede you will keep.

   Attach a heat mat and keep it between 20
   - 35 degrees, depending on the type of millipede.
   
   Place a thermometer to monitor the temperature. , Provide artificial or natural wood for them to climb and hide under. ,,, Millipedes also need calcium, so give them crushed eggshells or cuttlebone. , Sometimes it will curl up into a tight coil because it is nocturnal.
   
   Under right conditions, they will reproduce naturally.
   
   Have fun with your millipedes.
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   Step 3: Place a thick layer of substrate

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   Step 4: such as coconut fiber.

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   Step 5: Gently place the millipede you caught into your vivarium.

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   Step 6: Spray the vivarium every day to maintain humidity.

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   Step 7: Feed your millipedes fruits

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   Step 8: vegetables or salad.

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   Step 9: Keep your millipede healthy.

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