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Kid Safe - soft start
Spice 1 / 5 1 is easiest; 5 is hottest. Rated from care, speed, temperament, venom, and escape risk.
Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede, Chicobolus spinigerus
Kid friendly Hand-picked for the Kids Zone: low-risk, low-defense fellas a kid can help care for with a grown-up alongside. WC: Wild caught WC means wild caught: collected from the wild and acclimated by Big Z before it ships. Big Z uses WC in titles and SKUs so the catalog stays consistent.
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Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede (Chicobolus spinigerus) - 2-4 in

Millipede

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Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede (Chicobolus spinigerus) - 2-4 in
This fella Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede (Chicobolus spinigerus) - 2-4 in 2-4" (Mixed Sizes WC) $14.99

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About this Fella

Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede for sale from Big Z's (Chicobolus spinigerus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

The Florida Ivory, with a hidden purple shimmer

This is Chicobolus spinigerus, the US-native Florida Ivory Millipede, in its “Purple Rainbow” color form: same hardy, easygoing species, but the dark bands throw an unexpected purple-violet iridescence when the light catches them. A genuinely uncommon look on a millipede that is normally about as common as they come.

Everything that makes the standard Ivory a great keep applies here: slow, gentle, totally harmless, an enthusiastic composter that turns a bed of oak leaf litter and rotting hardwood into both home and dinner. It is a perfect first invert and a quietly soothing one, with a collector twist for anyone who wants something the next person down the table does not have.

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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What ships with this order

  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
About this Fella Big Z's notes

Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede for sale from Big Z's (Chicobolus spinigerus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

The Florida Ivory, with a hidden purple shimmer

This is Chicobolus spinigerus, the US-native Florida Ivory Millipede, in its “Purple Rainbow” color form: same hardy, easygoing species, but the dark bands throw an unexpected purple-violet iridescence when the light catches them. A genuinely uncommon look on a millipede that is normally about as common as they come.

Everything that makes the standard Ivory a great keep applies here: slow, gentle, totally harmless, an enthusiastic composter that turns a bed of oak leaf litter and rotting hardwood into both home and dinner. It is a perfect first invert and a quietly soothing one, with a collector twist for anyone who wants something the next person down the table does not have.

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 →

What ships with this order Care + shipping
  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
Care guideKid Safe - soft start
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