insect pets: Giant African Millipedes, aka arthrosnakes, lol!

[Shyguyx12]

very cool setup.  Would love to have a set up like that for mine....guess that can be my project for the year

[palegothicangel]

@Shyguyx12 it's a lock top box i got from pound land, then spent half an hour drilling a million holes in it with a small power drill, i got all the soil from an old plant in my house that had died, and whilst walking the dog i collected the moss and leaves from the local woods. grand total of £1 ^_^ they will need a bigger one as they grow. what do you have?

[palegothicangel]

@palegothicangel i just visited your page, scorpions... the one thing i don't have any of ^_^

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel Mine?

[palegothicangel]

@Shyguyx12 i'm so confused with this conversations order? why has you tube apparently just put it all randomly? are you on g+ ?

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel I have no clue!

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel First off they are in a 5 gallon tank that is lined with 4 to 4 1/2 inches of peat moss. I am thinking of switchign them over to soil. I have a pair of millipedes, a couple. They already mated, so I'm kind of afraid of actually disturbing the tank at all. I dont' really have any decortations in the tank. It's pretty bland.

[palegothicangel]

@Shyguyx12 it'd be a shame to lose and babies.

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel I'm know they are slow growing, so I'm hoping that I just missed the babies.

[palegothicangel]

@ThreeFrotheFuzzy they don't bite, they don't have the mouth parts for it. they can however secrete a chemical that can turn the skin temporarily a strange colour and will sting if you get it in your eyes, but you have to really annoy them for them to do it. most pets ones are handled from a young age so wont think you're about to eat them.

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel My female actually produced some of that chemical on me one day. I've never had one do that to me before.

[palegothicangel]

@Shyguyx12 i know it sounds odd but i'd actually like to see mine do it once, just because i've only ever read about it. did it stain your skin?

[Shyguyx12]

@palegothicangel Yes, I couldn't figure out where it came from. It may gave done a little bit more than thaat. I'm going to be working with them.

[ThreeFrotheFuzzy]

@palegothicangel Cheers for that man