5 Count Lot for sale from Big Z's. Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Five Candy Pill Millipedes in one box for $159.99.
Bought separately: $174.95. Lot price: $159.99. You save $14.96.
Pill millipedes roll into a tight ball when disturbed, which is most of the appeal. Keep them on moist substrate under a deep layer of hardwood leaf litter, which is their main food. They need steady humidity and will not tolerate a dry enclosure. Room temperature suits them. Five house together in one bin with room to spread out.
The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →
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5 Count Lot - Candy Pill Millipede (Rhopalomeris carnifex) care guide Read shipping & LAG
5 Count Lot for sale from Big Z's. Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Five Candy Pill Millipedes in one box for $159.99.
Bought separately: $174.95. Lot price: $159.99. You save $14.96.
Pill millipedes roll into a tight ball when disturbed, which is most of the appeal. Keep them on moist substrate under a deep layer of hardwood leaf litter, which is their main food. They need steady humidity and will not tolerate a dry enclosure. Room temperature suits them. Five house together in one bin with room to spread out.
The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →
Rhopalomeris carnifex - Spice 1: Kid Friendly. Baby Buddy or Burrow Buddy: fits small animals or groups, not a fixed stocking number.; Deep custom enclosure: use once size, group or food needs outgrow a Buddy.
Rhopalomeris carnifex
Identity confidence: provisional. This is a genus, group, or trade name rather than a confirmed species. Treat it as the closest match we can stand behind, and use the more conservative end of any range.
Big Z's Quick Verdict: Give candy-pill millipedes a settled, food-rich leaf-litter enclosure with soft decayed hardwood and steady moisture. The color forms aren't confirmed to species, so care blends related Rhopalomeris info with general millipede care.
| Temp | Room temp only, no added heat |
|---|---|
| Humidity | Method, not %: keep litter damp, never soggy |
| Setup | Moist, food-rich leaf-litter enclosure |
| Substrate | Decayed hardwood leaves, soft rotted wood, moist base |
| Feeding | Decomposed leaves + soft rotted hardwood, continuous |
| Handling | Brief contact tolerated, supervise children |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Current Big Z's catalog: Yes
Rhopalomeris carnifex
Identity confidence: provisional. This is a genus, group, or trade name rather than a confirmed species. Treat it as the closest match we can stand behind, and use the more conservative end of any range.
Keeper Snapshot: Give candy-pill millipedes a settled, food-rich leaf-litter enclosure with soft decayed hardwood and steady moisture. The color forms aren't confirmed to species, so care blends related Rhopalomeris info with general millipede care.
| Temperature | Room temp only, no added heat |
|---|---|
| Humidity | Method, not %: keep litter damp, never soggy |
| Setup Type | Moist, food-rich leaf-litter enclosure |
| Substrate | Decayed hardwood leaves, soft rotted wood, moist base |
| Feeding | Decomposed leaves + soft rotted hardwood, continuous |
| Care Difficulty | Spice 1: Kid Friendly |
| Handling | Brief contact tolerated, supervise children |
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
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