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| xirxes |
My babies arrived, and boy are they small!So the millipedes came an and they are TINY!Ivory millies are the largest at 3" http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/Ivory3.jpg Albino narcs next at 2.5" http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/albinonarc1.jpg Flame lag black at 1.5" Bumblebees at 1" http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/bumblebee1.jpg VN rainbow juveniles at 1" http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/VNrainbowjuv1.jpg Couple of quick questions and i think i will be set! 1: The Ivory Millies i just got all have white legs, and the two that i already had, and the others i ahve seen have black legs, is this just an age thing? 2: The enclosure for each of these species is about 9" x 12", with 2" of peat moss, with dried oak leaves mixed in, topped with about 2" of spongeum moss to hold in humidity. Here is a shot of the setup: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/enclosure2.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/NicholeS29/enclosure3.jpg I realized upon seeing these little critters, that there is a good possibility that i will not see them for a number of months at their size! Are the enclosures "too big"? will they have a hard time finding the food bowls? Also should i keep the moss on top, or should i just remove it so that i can see the critters much easier? Thanks again for any info and support! |
| ftorres |
HEllo
Yes enclosures are way too big, have a smaller enclosure inside the permanet enclosure so you can control the temp/hum and be constant all the time. It also makes it easier for them to find food, living in a small container. francisco |
| xirxes |
So i have 8 baby VN rainbows, and 6 baby bumblebees with red leg and albino juvi in two small containers (3"x3").
Digging them out proved to be quite a task in those larger enclosures! I also removed most of the moss, in that it was hiding a lot of the millipedes. |
| ftorres |
Hello Xirxes,
leafmulch is on its way, let me know when it gets to you so I can give you my paypal info. francisco |
| xirxes |
Ok will do thanks |