hi
i have had my 3 giant african millepedes since september 07 and but sadly two have died , im getting worried as the third one could be on its way , i dont know how theyre dieing either they are not old , they have fresh food and theyre climate is right , they should be thriving.... what have i done wrong i need responses reasonably quickly. thank you

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0.1leopard gecko = spinky

0.1 berber skink = mango

0.1 whites tree frogs = steve
0.1 giant african millepede
R.I.P irwin my lil whites tree frog

Do you have any bark in with them? If so chances are it's down to that. If not what conditions are you keeping them in?

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there is a log thingy i bought from the pet shop that is in there they normally sleep on there , ummm they have a coco fibre and that moss stuff (dunno what its called but can look if u want me to) i change theyre food every day or every other day and spray theyre tank with water , on inspection theyre are a few little black creatures crawling on the millepede these are tiny the size of a flea or smaller but there are only about 5-6 of them

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0.1leopard gecko = spinky

0.1 berber skink = mango

0.1 whites tree frogs = steve
0.1 giant african millepede
R.I.P irwin my lil whites tree frog

Are they getting calcium in some form and what temperature are they kept at? Does the log have bark on it? Any chance of a picture of your set up?

The black creatures should just be mites that help keep the millipedes clean although I'm not sure there's much need with captive millipedes.

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i use that calcium dust and sprinkle it on theyre food , is this alright? im following the guide my local supplier gave to me , and the temperature is at the usual 25-30

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0.1leopard gecko = spinky

0.1 berber skink = mango

0.1 whites tree frogs = steve
0.1 giant african millepede
R.I.P irwin my lil whites tree frog

Everything sounds just fine. What do the dead ones look like i.e. are they curled up / stretched out?

By the way I feed mine tortoise food which contains calcium and lots of other stuff, they love it.

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well the last one died only yesterday and it was sort of limp if you know what i mean it , its head was tucked in towards its body and it was quite hard well the legs were anyway , i dont like the thought of loosing all of the millepedes as im a big admirer of them .

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0.1leopard gecko = spinky

0.1 berber skink = mango

0.1 whites tree frogs = steve
0.1 giant african millepede
R.I.P irwin my lil whites tree frog

You may never find the reason. I had a Malay die for no apparent reason. Do they have a water bowl and what fruit/veg do you feed them?

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hmm its just strange how two died in quick sucsetion and i feed them all kinds of fruit from pears to bannanas , and no they dont have a water bowl , they do have a food bowl though

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0.1leopard gecko = spinky

0.1 berber skink = mango

0.1 whites tree frogs = steve
0.1 giant african millepede
R.I.P irwin my lil whites tree frog

I'd definitely put a water bowl in. I know they can get water out of their fruit/veg but my millipedes do drink from a bowl in addition.

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