Meet Millie!

[luckies4me]

My new Millipede. She is awesome! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/RompingRatties/Millie.jpg

[CagneyDog]

Neat!! How big is she going to get!?

[luckies4me]

:D She'll get about twice the size she is at now. She's only three inches right now. Just a baby. :)

[luckies4me]

Oh and those things on her head are mites. They are very beneficial to Millipedes and help keep harmful bacteria off of them. :)

[IRescue452]

She's adorable. Is she a certain species? I'd get shot if I brought home one of those (looking for more roaches though). The mites would bug me though, literally.

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by IRescue452
She's adorable. Is she a certain species? I'd get shot if I brought home one of those (looking for more roaches though). The mites would bug me though, literally.

She is, I just don't remember. :o All I know is their care is the same as Giant African Millipedes, though they are a different species. :)

[LuvGold00]

Wow, you have some stuning pets! I've never seen a Millipede, she is quite amazing!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by SunKissedGoldens
Wow, you have some stuning pets! I've never seen a Millipede, she is quite amazing!

Thank you! :D They are very similar to centipedes, but much much cuter! :D They have two legs per segment, and share characteristics with both insects and worms. :)


I recorded a video of her so you all can see how she crawls. :p The video is noisy due to the traffic near our house, but the video is really cool because you can see her legs move while she walks.

:D

[Karen]

She's so shiny and pretty! Welcome, Millie! :)

[luckies4me]

Millie says thanks! :D

She is absolutely gorgeous in person! She is by far one of the healthiest millipedes I've seen. :D

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

What an awesome pet!! Welcome Millie!!:D

[PJ's Mom]

Ooo! I have goosebumps now. :D

I like her name. :) She's very shiny! ;)

[LuvGold00]

Wow, great video! She is amazing, how long do Millipedes live?

[Orca]

Wow! Millie looks like a very cool pet! :D Do the mites just stay on her or will they move to other places, like on other pets?

[wehee=)]

Wow! Shes adorable! What does Millipedes eat? Shes awsome

[QueenScoopalot]

LOL!!! The mites move faster than Millie does! :eek: Interesting looking critter. How can you tell Millie is a female? My cats sometimes come across centipedes in the basement (when it's damp) and...well....yuck! I leave them be because they probably eat flea eggs if any are in the environment, but generally the 'pedes don't stand much of a chance. We had a giant garden slug that found it's way down there (haven't seen that one for a long time now) and I'd find it oozing it's slime trail all over the cat food dishes from the night before. Ewww! I found it amusing, but getting the slime off the dishes was awful. :rolleyes: The cats never messed with Sluggo though. :o

[manda_moo87]

Wow! That's a lot of legs!

:D She's cute!

[EssTer]

Wow..very pretty and amazing pet..didnt know these creatures can be pets :)

[IRescue452]

Bump, waiting for answers to the many millipede questions on this board. Some of us are curious- me:D (How long do they live, what do they eat, do the mites ever um "leave their station", how can you tell if its a girl or not)

[sandragonfly]

ohh millie, I want you!! I love, love exotics pets! I can't wait to get taranrula (sp?), chinachilla, pink snake, ..., ..., and... etc when I get my OWN house!! (people can be so restricted and pesters!) :(

how old is she now?

[IRescue452]

http://lotsalegs.tenczar.net/Spirostreptidae/pedes.htm Lookie what I found!

[luckies4me]

Mine very slightly from the African Giant's. Their diet is a little different as she eats rotten leaves, fruit, and veggies. Millie loves rotten food! Her staple diet is leaf litter. The mites usually do not leave the millipedes, or so it seems. I've never seen one stray from her yet. She is currently in a ten gallon tank with Bed of Beast as the substrate, as they need soil. I pour water on the soil once a day and mist the tank once a day as well. They need moisture to survive. We're still uncertain what species she is. I am trying to find that out right now.

As far as how I can tell she is female, she does not have grasping legs like males do. On the 7th segment on millipedes, males legs look a bit different than the females. So yes, she is female. Now to find her a mate, as I would like to breed. :D

Currently she is hiding under the soil so when I find her again I will take her out and count her legs. :)

[luckies4me]

I so want one of these!!!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/animal-zone/Snails.htm

I wish they were legal in the US. :(

[IRescue452]

I like this website. Nothing here looks like yours though. http://centralpets.com/pages/insects/millipedes.shtml

[luckies4me]

She has 186 legs!!! :eek:


Yes, she isn't an African species. ;)

[IRescue452]

I bet its nice to have something to do with the food when you clean the fridge, lol!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by IRescue452
I bet its nice to have something to do with the food when you clean the fridge, lol!

LOL! I always give her my leftover salad. :p

[sandragonfly]

breeding!? if so, you MUST, must....save one for me, pluuhesaaa?! look at how so cute the babies 'pedes are!!

http://tinypic.com/4gg6eo

I can't wait for the feeling of it crawling over my barehand/foot :D :D the love is in air...

[gemini9961]

WOW! Never in my wildest dreams think of a millipede as a pet, but to each their own. Congrats Millie!