Analocostreptus gregorius millipedes for sale
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Scientific name (accepted): Analocostreptus gregorius [1]
Synonyms: Spirostreptus gregorius, Spirostreptus sp. 2
Distribution: Angola [1]
Family: Spirostreptidae
Common name: 🇬🇧 African Olive Millipede; 🇳🇱 Olijfmiljoenpoot
Source: 1. Millibase
Analocostreptus gregorius is a beautiful slender millipede with a long body, from Angola, reaching a maximal length of 120 mm. It is considered a non demanding species, and therefore suitable for beginners. They have also been offered for sale as Spirostreptus sp. 2, and their previous (unaccepted name) was Spirostreptus gregorius (see the Millibase link above, regarding that).
Analocostreptus gregorius, millipede care
Size: adults may reach a length of 120 mm.
Activity: mostly night active.
Terrarium: the depth of the substrate should be at least a little deeper than the total length of an adult millipede; because when they molt they need to go deep in the substrate and disappear for about a week to molt their skin.
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Temperature: 20 – 27°C
Humidity: 65 – 75%; they are adaptable.
Diet: lichen, moss, fruits, veggies, greens, fish flakes, decaying leaves, rotting white wood, lime, and they love eating carrot sticks and dried fruit bites. They also enjoy the weekly insect jelly.
Difficulty: easy
Reproduction rate: prolific
Growth rate: slow
Lifespan: 1 – 2 years.
Handling: Millipedes may secrete a defense secretion when disturbed. If you don’t have medical records of allergic reaction, it is absolutely safe to let them crawl onto your hands.
FAQ
I have read somewhere that isopods can threaten millipedes during molting. Is that true?
That’s not a serious threat for the millipedes, if you avoid certain isopod species known to be aggressively prolific (such as Porcellionides pruinosus and Porcellio laevis). I’ve had Cubaris isopods in my millipedes containers for years and there has never been a problem.
Can I keep millipedes together with hissing cockroaches, or other cockroach species?
Personally, I never keep cockroaches together with millipedes. Cockroaches eat anything and can eat millipede eggs. Also, both species produce a lot of frass. So they need a large enclosure.
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