I have the same bugs in my red eye tree frog enclosure. I left them in
there thinking that the frogs might eat them, they don't seem too interested
though. The millipedes seem to congregate on the underside of some damp
wood.
-Jeanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Corell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 4:36 AM
Subject: RE: [Gecko] little millipedes?
> Hi Camille,
>
> I had very similar sounding millipedes show up when using collected
natural
> furnishings for my geckos, while living in the PNW. I removed them when I
> saw them thinking most have some sort of inherent toxin but in 5 or 6
years
> I never had a problem. They seemed attracted to the moist areas of the
> enclosure and usually disappeared after the "dry season".
>
> James
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Camille Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:02 AM
> To: Gecko listserv
> Subject: [Gecko] little millipedes?
>
>
> I recently moved my henkeli into a larger enclosure
> with a live snake plant in it. Shortly thereafter I
> noticed, first in the snake plant's pot, then in the
> bedding of the tank (Beat-A-Beast) tiny little
> myriapods that, upon inspection, appear to be
> millipedes. They are about 3/4 cm long, have rounded
> heads, are kind of a translucent tannish color, single
> pair of antenna, about 19 or 20 body segments, and I'm
> pretty sure they have two pairs of legs per segment.
> They ball up when disturbed, and have already shown an
> attraction for my gecko's droppings. The seem to show
> up more at night. As there are quite a few of them, I
> am concerned about whether they are a safe "roommate"
> for my gecko? They are probably way too small for her
> to bother with eating. They seem pretty terestrial, so
> I doubt they are too likely to pester her, but I don't
> really know.
> Any ideas anyone? Thanks!
>
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