• kakler bitmap@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    What an awesome setup! Can you give us some details about it?

    Thanks! Not sure how much detail you’re interested in, so prepare for an infodump…

    Current setup for these millis is a 10gal glass aquarium with an acrylic top. Substrate is a mix of things - a solid layer of peat & soil on the bottom with layers of leaf litter, sphagnum moss and decomposing hardwood (which they eat).

    They also munch on raw fruits & veggies - mine especially love cucumbers, mushrooms and apples - and have cuttlebone for calcium. They have a shallow water dish they can use, which I overfill to keep the substrate moist and humidity high. They share their space with springtails that act as a cleanup crew and keep mold from growing

    I have multiple corkbark tubes buried in the sub that they enjoy crawling into and hiding in (they spend most of their time hiding out), but when they’re out exploring they crawl all over the place

    Do you handle them?

    As with all of our invertebrates, we avoid handling them unless absolutely necessary/unavoidable - more for their safety than ours. Unlike some of our other inverts, the urge to handle these guys is hard to repress

    Also, I see you got other things going on. Wanna share any other critters you have?

    We keep all sorts of inverts, but spiders and tarantulas are our main obsession. We have over 50 tarantulas, hundreds of jumping spiders, and a small variety of other true spiders.

    Here’s my crested gecko, Yoshi, looking extra colored up

    What a beautiful gecko! Great name too, ha! I think they’re awesome but I know very little about their actual care and husbandry (my partner is the reptile expert) 😅

    What are they doing in the last picture, just checking in with each other?

    ((,((,((,((,((,(( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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      19 hours ago

      Infodump gladly accepted!

      The setup you’ve got for your millis is nearly identical to my gecko. I went with an attempt at bioactive, with basically the same substrate but I added a couple plants. I have 2 strong springtail colonies which I have poured into her cage. I tried putting some isopods in there but I have a feeling she ate them

      Would isopods compete with the millis?

      If you have or wanted to make a post about your critters I think it would have a warm (cold) reception. I, for one, would love to see more

      Thanks for the reply! It made me happy

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        15 hours ago

        I went with an attempt at bioactive, with basically the same substrate but I added a couple plants.

        Awesome that you’re utilizing live plants - we plan on doing the same with our next milli tank

        I have a feeling she ate them

        Probably ha. Nature is flexible and opportunistic

        Would isopods compete with the millis?

        While some species of millipede and isopod should be capable of coexisting in theory, I wouldn’t take the risk myself. There are many protein-driven isopod species that would likely have no qualms munching on a millipede while vulnerable during a molt. Even isopod species that aren’t necessarily protein driven are still opportunistic feeders. It’s just asking for trouble, as well as complicating the husbandry.

        If you have or wanted to make a post about your critters I think it would have a warm (cold) reception. I, for one, would love to see more Thanks for the reply! It made me happy

        I’m glad! Maybe I’ll make a post about our collection somewhere at some point :)