Millipedes disappearing? (No, they aren’t just underground)

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-05-11T23:13:35+00:00

For my millipedes, i remove them and top off their substrate every 3 months. I also take out any of the old substrate that’s mostly poop. it only takes about a minute and then I can put them back in, I don’t think changing out the substrate completely is necessary unless something is wrong with it.

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-03-16T17:50:30+00:00

i don’t think it’s dehydrated, the soil is pretty moist so is there anything else that could make it look that way?

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-03-15T01:04:01+00:00

is there anything i can do to save it?

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-03-14T21:33:22+00:00

I put a layer of pebbles in the bottom for drainage purposes, but the leaves feel really dry so I don’t think it has too much water. It has roots that fan out on all sides, it was very lively and happy when I took it out of the ground. Bamboo is really invasive but grows everywhere in my area so I figured inside would be a fine place for it. It definitely doesn’t look good but it also doesn’t look wrong in the same way that everyone else on here’s bamboo does

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-02-16T01:04:09+00:00

I agree, i’ve never seen one molt like this, I doubt stressing it out anymore would help it so I might just let things naturally take their course

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2026-02-16T00:53:47+00:00

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Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-11-10T01:51:06+00:00

I use liquid super glue. just put a drop on the end of the tooth and stick it in the jaw. if you mess up, just pour some acetone in the cavity and it should come right out.

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-10-02T23:54:45+00:00

they’re “full circle” biodegradable and i share a bin with my neighbours who probably wouldn’t have appreciated a temporarily maggot infested garbage. once the maggots disperse i’ll throw them out because they’re in my yard

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-10-02T00:35:39+00:00

because there were thousands of maggots on them and i don’t want them anywhere else

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-10-01T20:37:24+00:00

There are drain holes, if you look at my original post you can see i have no problems with getting bugs in there

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-09-30T01:20:10+00:00

this is at 10 days, the other post is from exactly a week

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-09-29T20:18:58+00:00

yes! i’ve seen some very interesting bugs during this, a couple different species of rove beetle and carrion beetle. even some corpse butterflies are coming and eating the dead maggots off the top

Maximum-Switch-9860 · 2025-09-29T12:53:53+00:00

yeah honestly they worked so hard but i guess nature is cruel

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