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Looks good...Yep, this is a 10-gallon. My first ever dedicated to millipedes...hopefully there are more in my future...
Looks good, how did you prep the leaves and substrate?
I've pics of flamelegs and they are very striking!
Do you know how long it takes for them to mature?
Good luck and may nature reward you with lots of baby millipedes when they mature.
Glad to hear it. I will definitely update you on their maturity.Nice setup! Just what they need. The pedes should be mature within 8 months time. Probably sooner. Update us and let me know what the actual time is
I "cook" substrate between warm and 200 degrees F on my oven. I think higher might cause problems...whereas lower might keep some bacteria and fungi intact. I think these microorganisms are important to achieve a biological balance. Just for next time perhaps.
Whoa that's so low! How long do you cook them for?I "cook" all of my dead wood and leaves at 145 F and never had any issues. Good luck
I say "cook" because I put all of it in very large black garbage bags that are sealed. I plan ahead and have about 6-8 of these. They are the very large construction grade garbage bags you buy at Lowes or the Home Depot. This is enough material to last for the year for all of my living arthropods. I then put these in the hot summer sun (in my back yard) for 3-8 weeks. In my area we have temps of 95-105 for a couple months in the summer. It is high elevation with no cloud cover. I have measured the internal temperature at 145-105 F. This kills anything that is going to give me problems. After there are done "cooking" I periodically take the material out and put it in my enclosures. I always reseal the bags to not let any other invertebrates get in during the fall, winter and spring. I hope this helps.Whoa that's so low! How long do you cook them for?
Ya, approximately 145 to 200 F kills all the invertebrates (and their eggs) but does not destroy the beneficial bacteria and fungi.Yeah, the whole point is to kill the larger organisms. So low temps are all that is required.