5 Count Lot for sale from Big Z's. Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
5 Chocolate Desert Millipedes
Use a ventilated enclosure with mostly dry substrate, hardwood leaf litter and one moist corner. Provide enough floor space and access to the moist area for all five animals, along with decaying leaves and rotten hardwood to eat. Offer vegetables as supplements and leave buried millipedes undisturbed.
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 - Chocolate Desert Millipede (Orthoporus ornatus) 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.
5 Chocolate Desert Millipedes
Use a ventilated enclosure with mostly dry substrate, hardwood leaf litter and one moist corner. Provide enough floor space and access to the moist area for all five animals, along with decaying leaves and rotten hardwood to eat. Offer vegetables as supplements and leave buried millipedes undisturbed.
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%+
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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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