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I asked this question before, but with so many new people on I am hoping someone may know something new.
Ok so a while ago I rescued a millipede from a local pet shop with what I thought was a fungus covering her mouthparts. A vet check later and all we know is that it is NOT organic. So not fungus. THe vet said ithat under the microscope, it looked like hairs. For a while there they seemed to be a lot fewer, but now they are getting more abundant. She is an AGB, adult, and fat and sassy. She isn't to fond of handling, and I am having a hard time getting pics, but here is a description.
Blondish/golden hairs that cover the mouth parts and legs on the first 2 segments as well as a little way up the sides of those same segments and almost covering her antenna. The do not seem to bother her, nor get in the way of feeding. She is completely normal otherwise.
I will endeavor to get a good pic of it in a few hours when the husband gets home for lunch.
Any ideas? Has anyone come across this before? I hesitate to wipe at them with mineral oil (vet suggestion) since they don't seem to bother her at all.
And mind you the vet handled her with RUBBER GLOVES! My 3 year old daughter kisses her, but the vet was afraid of her "poison". Good gravy, we need entomologist vets.
Ok so a while ago I rescued a millipede from a local pet shop with what I thought was a fungus covering her mouthparts. A vet check later and all we know is that it is NOT organic. So not fungus. THe vet said ithat under the microscope, it looked like hairs. For a while there they seemed to be a lot fewer, but now they are getting more abundant. She is an AGB, adult, and fat and sassy. She isn't to fond of handling, and I am having a hard time getting pics, but here is a description.
Blondish/golden hairs that cover the mouth parts and legs on the first 2 segments as well as a little way up the sides of those same segments and almost covering her antenna. The do not seem to bother her, nor get in the way of feeding. She is completely normal otherwise.
I will endeavor to get a good pic of it in a few hours when the husband gets home for lunch.
Any ideas? Has anyone come across this before? I hesitate to wipe at them with mineral oil (vet suggestion) since they don't seem to bother her at all.
And mind you the vet handled her with RUBBER GLOVES! My 3 year old daughter kisses her, but the vet was afraid of her "poison". Good gravy, we need entomologist vets.