Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: Baby Millies!
OMG! I just found BABIES in my albino Narceus americanus cage! I thought they were maggots until I looked closer. I wasnt' even 100% sure my trio were mature. I counted 10 ridiculously small babies, but I'm sure there are many more under the surface. I didn't want to stir it up cuz these suckers are TINY. This is the first thing I've bred that wasn't a roach and having just read Orin's article about breeding these in Invertebrates magazine, I made a few changes in husbandry and wah-lah! When they are larger I will offer them up to you guys. I took a photo but they are so small and my camera sucks. It just looks like pieces of rice in a pile of millipede poop. Oh well, I don't care, I'm so happy! _________________ Mommy loves her little Monsters.
you can try to find a double lens magnifying glass to take pics though. it takes a bit of work to get it right but you can greatly increase the range of stuff you can take pics of once you get it down
congrats _________________
Quote:
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
SWEEEET, Put me on the short list when they are available..
Warren _________________ “Look down at me and you see a fool;
look up at me and you see a god;
look straight at me and you see yourself.”
OMG! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Please share your secrets! I am trying to get my African Giant Black Millipedes to breed. They *mate*, but don't seem to produce babies, so I figure they don't have the right conditions.
Please post pictures when you can! Can't wait to see the little buggers! :-)
-- Celeste _________________ "Tarantulas are friends, not food" (but I bet they taste pretty good with butter and lemon!)
One or two I think is enough. I have two mature females and one young one. I can't wait to see babies in that tank! _________________ Mommy loves her little Monsters.
You betcha! The babies are still pretty tiny, like I-don't-want-to-pick-you-up-cuz-I-might-squish-you tiny. I will feel more comfortable when they are at least an inch. _________________ Mommy loves her little Monsters.
They are doing fabulous! Some are 3/4 of an inch. I think another batch of eggs has hatched too because I'm seeing microscopic ones again! I will hopefully be able to attend the next BBQ where I will make some of these available along with some baby scorps.
No luck yet however with the Africans. No signs of babies yet. _________________ Mommy loves her little Monsters.
Really the only thing I changed was I decreased the ventilation. This hasn't been problematic until the last week or so, the food keeps going moldy. I don't know why, it never got moldy before. I think I might move some of the millies into a different container (the ones big enough to handle). Maybe there's just too much poop. It's impossible to change the substrate because of the many teeny tiny babies. I set up my Africans in pretty much the same conditions, but no babies yet. It's only been a couple months since Francisco's male joined my girls, though. Does anyone know how long it takes the eggs to hatch?
_________________ Mommy loves her little Monsters.
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Oh well, I don't care, I'm so happy! 
::lol::! How's the growth going?
