10 Count Lot for sale from Big Z's. Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Ten Chocolate Desert Millipedes in one box, at roughly 20% off the single-animal price
Orthoporus ornatus, the Chocolate Desert Millipede, is a hardy semi-arid heavyweight that roams the deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This one wears the dark chocolate-brown color form, a glossy segmented rope that reaches 4 to 5 inches and lives for years. This listing is the ten-count lot of the same wild-caught adults Big Z's sells one at a time, and ten is the number that makes a communal arid setup read as a real desert floor.
Gentle and easy to work with, this is a hands-open, no-squeezing kind of animal, and it can seep a mild staining secretion, so wash your hands after. The one thing you absolutely have to get right: this is a desert animal, not a rainforest one. Ten animals need real floor space, strong cross-ventilation, mostly dry substrate over hardwood leaf litter, and just one lightly damp corner, because too-wet substrate and stale air are the number-one killers. That is what earns this species its Spice Level 3: Intermediate rating, and a ten-count lot multiplies the cost of getting it wrong. Check Big Z's current live-arrival and weather policy before ordering, and read the care guide for the full arid build.
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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10 Count Lot - Chocolate Desert Millipede (Orthoporus ornatus) care guide Read shipping & LAG
10 Count Lot for sale from Big Z's. Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Ten Chocolate Desert Millipedes in one box, at roughly 20% off the single-animal price
Orthoporus ornatus, the Chocolate Desert Millipede, is a hardy semi-arid heavyweight that roams the deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This one wears the dark chocolate-brown color form, a glossy segmented rope that reaches 4 to 5 inches and lives for years. This listing is the ten-count lot of the same wild-caught adults Big Z's sells one at a time, and ten is the number that makes a communal arid setup read as a real desert floor.
Gentle and easy to work with, this is a hands-open, no-squeezing kind of animal, and it can seep a mild staining secretion, so wash your hands after. The one thing you absolutely have to get right: this is a desert animal, not a rainforest one. Ten animals need real floor space, strong cross-ventilation, mostly dry substrate over hardwood leaf litter, and just one lightly damp corner, because too-wet substrate and stale air are the number-one killers. That is what earns this species its Spice Level 3: Intermediate rating, and a ten-count lot multiplies the cost of getting it wrong. Check Big Z's current live-arrival and weather policy before ordering, and read the care guide for the full arid build.
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 →
Orthoporus ornatus - Spice 3: Intermediate. Baby Buddy for juveniles; Burrow Buddy for adults and groups
Orthoporus ornatus
Big Z's Quick Verdict: The US Southwest's big native communal millipede: a semi-arid species, so kept noticeably drier than tropical millipedes: dry substrate with one moist corner, hardwood leaf litter, and cuttlebone. Adults reach about 4-5 inches.
| Temp | 72-82°F |
|---|---|
| Humidity | Low-Moderate ambient (45-60%), well ventilated; dry substrate, one moist corner, water dish |
| Setup | Semi-arid communal millipede (drier than most) |
| Substrate | Mostly dry soil with hardwood leaf litter; one moist corner; not a deep wet bioactive |
| Feeding | Decaying hardwood leaves, cuttlebone, veggie supplements; no citrus |
| Handling | Handling discouraged. Fragile if dropped. |
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
Orthoporus ornatus
Keeper Snapshot: The US Southwest's big native communal millipede: a semi-arid species, so kept noticeably drier than tropical millipedes: dry substrate with one moist corner, hardwood leaf litter, and cuttlebone. Adults reach about 4-5 inches.
| Temperature | 72-82°F |
|---|---|
| Humidity | Low-Moderate ambient (45-60%), well ventilated; dry substrate, one moist corner, water dish |
| Setup Type | Semi-arid communal millipede (drier than most) |
| Substrate | Mostly dry soil with hardwood leaf litter; one moist corner; not a deep wet bioactive |
| Feeding | Decaying hardwood leaves, cuttlebone, veggie supplements; no citrus |
| Care Difficulty | Spice 3: Intermediate |
| Handling | Handling discouraged. Fragile if dropped. |
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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