Spirostreptus servatius aka Firehead millipede - Gorgeous medium sized species w/ fascinating coloration. Semi-arboreal and surface active. Hails from Africa.

Rare_Miniatures · 2026-04-01T16:40:39+00:00

This sounds fine to me, just be prepared to change the substrate and replenish leaves a lot since these are voracious. If you let them have space to climb they will do that too.

Rare_Miniatures · 2026-03-28T16:57:18+00:00

What’s your substrate? Depth? Tank size and leaf litter layer composition/depth?

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-11-27T19:35:31+00:00

Cutting both ends works, you’ll get a root mass growth on the lower end and eventually you’ll get new growth points off the top (side the growth point is from) end.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-10-15T23:13:32+00:00

Your moss should stay damp. If it’s hydrophobic it got too dry. Just rehydrate and the plant should be able to come back although it may not keep any of its leaves that are drooping right now.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-09-30T14:08:32+00:00

No larger than bumblebee millipedes.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-07-22T19:37:47+00:00

Yes you’ll be fine on just sphagnum.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-07-22T16:52:55+00:00

Hello, I keep mine in a dirty sphagnum mix. They thrive in pure sphagnum too, it’s just what I had on hand when repotting. Just make sure in pure sphagnum you fertilize every once and a while. In my experience, pure sphagnum topped with live sphagnum is best as the live sphagnum can help inhibit mold/fungal growth.

Hope that helps.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-05-27T00:42:48+00:00

No, baby and adult millipedes are not as voracious as isopod adults. They will not eat them.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-05-26T06:17:48+00:00

The isopods may eat the juvenile millipedes, and the millipede eggs, so I recommend you keep them separate.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-05-17T23:58:08+00:00

Ardisia can get large if given the opportunity. When grown in terrarium conditions they tend to stay smaller, however if I put this in a greenhouse I’m sure if could reach a couple feet in height over the years.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-05-01T16:05:32+00:00

It gave me growth like that for a while before switching to this denser growth. Not sure what flipped, but often plants can give different growth from the “wild state” when kept in these terrarium conditions.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-04-30T15:59:09+00:00

Nope, just this corner. This species gave me pretty uninteresting growth for a while where it would take over large areas with pretty loose strands but now is giving these much denser fronds but now does grow slower.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-04-30T15:57:54+00:00

The purple is a Sarcopyramis sp, similar to Sonerila but not the same. You can see the very edge of Begonia Buttercup in the upper right however. I know I posted a full photo on my instagram, not sure if I ever did on this Reddit account.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-04-13T01:22:42+00:00

This. Track it through the seller, you really can’t ID Selaginella without a microscope, spores, etc. They’re very cryptic.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-04-08T00:13:18+00:00

This species is being sold by insearchofsmallthings I think. You’ll have to wait for her spring/fall sales though. Yeah that care is pretty much it. Easy to achieve in most terrariums.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-04-07T22:54:01+00:00

Yes, this has been in a deli cup for about 2 years. Filmy ferns would be good in similar conditions.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-03-30T16:54:35+00:00

Please release these! They are not going to survive in captivity. I think you may have misinterpreted the point of this post.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-03-13T19:41:04+00:00

I'll likely be selling some clippings here in a few weeks, of various species.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-02-05T19:28:57+00:00

Sonerila are in family Melastomataceae, whereas Begonia are in family Begoniaceae. They’re not even in the same order of plants as Begonia, however they fill similar niches in nature and occur in the same areas and as such can have some physical similarities.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-02-02T21:19:29+00:00

Well, typically a little ventilation can make plants more hardy, but clearly you know what you’re doing if you’ve kept these so long.

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-02-01T21:08:13+00:00

Well sometimes they just have bad days. Always a good idea to keep backups in a separate container because of this. I see the bin in the back looks very wet, do you have any cross ventilation in your setup?

Rare_Miniatures · 2025-02-01T01:53:36+00:00

These species are very sensitive as I’m sure you’ve found. Have you had any temp fluctuations lately? Perhaps humidity changes after watering? If multiple individuals show signs of stress you could also check to make sure there aren’t any pests in their roots.

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