{"product_id":"chocolate-desert-millipede-orthoporus-ornatus","title":"Chocolate Desert Millipede (Orthoporus ornatus) - 4-5 in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Southwest's biggest native millipede, and it wants its air bone dry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrthoporus ornatus\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. A proven desert native through and through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGentle and easy to work with, this is a hands-open, no-squeezing kind of animal. It can seep a mild staining secretion, so wash your hands after handling. The one thing you absolutely have to get right: this is a desert animal, not a rainforest one. Keep it drier than a tropical millipede, with strong cross-ventilation, mostly dry substrate over hardwood leaf litter, and just one lightly damp corner. Too-wet substrate and stale air are the number-one killers, which is what earns this species its Intermediate, Spice 3 rating. The care guide has the full arid build.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","offers":[{"title":"4-5\" (Adult WC)","offer_id":51989868675389,"sku":"BZ-MILL-CHOCDESERT-WC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7755\/4493\/files\/F070593E-D461-4E5F-BB26-6E0D3E540113.jpg?v=1784778837","url":"https:\/\/www.bigzs.shop\/products\/chocolate-desert-millipede-orthoporus-ornatus","provider":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}