Everything About Pet Millipede Care

Millipedes are gentle, nocturnal, easy to handle, won't bite, slow, and make great pets. They are usually 4-11 inches long and can live between 3 and 10 years with proper care.

Here's what you need to set up a millipede habitat:

1. A millipede or two (or three)
2. A glass aquarium (5-10 gallons)
3. Wood chips, dirt, or unbleached paper towels
4. A small dish of water
5. Water that has sat on a counter for a few nights (to remove the chlorine, which is harmful to millipedes)
6. A hiding place (such as a small, empty, flower pot)
7. A spray bottle
8. Vegetables and fruits
9. A cuttlebone
10. A tight fitting lid for the tank

Millipedes need a temperature of 60-78 degrees F. and lots of humidity. Make sure to mist a lot of water in one corner to let the millipedes select what level of moisture they need. Keep them out of direct sunlight and do not put lights on the tank. A red or blue bulb can make it so you can see the millipedes at night without bothering them. Change their water and feed them every day. Wash you hands before handling them and after. Especially after since they give off secretions that can hurt your eyes if you get it in them. Clean out the tank once a week with a 3% bleach solution or other sanitizing solution.

To set up the tank, clean out the tank and add the bedding (like dirt or whatever you wanted to put in there). Add water to the dish and put it in the tank. Add food and mist the tank to get it humid. Put in the cuttlebone and millipede(s). Add the hiding place and lid. enjoy your millipedes!