Never used it personally from the reviews I read seems to be ok although a brick of coir is like 2 quid an it expands to 8 litres....

 

Awesome, thank you

Ill use that instead

 

www.metamorphosis.gb.com supply bug bed.Millipedes need wood mulch and leaf litter in the substrate,coir alone is unsuitable long term.

 

Mine all have organic compost with loads of half rotten logs mixed in.

jay

 

Fantastic, many thanks

Out of interest, does the organic compost come with rotting logs or do you add it?

I am too scared to put logs from the garden in as i may get the wrong types!!

 

You will have to add the rotton wood yourself. The rotton wood must come from a broad leaved tree and it must be soft enough that you can crumble it with your bare hands, its generally cream, light tan or off white coloured.

 

Is organic mulch you get from a garden centre any good?

 

I've used organic potting soil from a garden centre, but have found other stuff in it such as glass and plastic. Not ideal. The soil is ok but not the stuff in it!

 

Oh dear, best avoid that then!

Is a bit of a minefield isnt it

 

Innit just! :lol2:

I'm with Jay on this, Rotted wood is important to add. So far as 'safe' wood goes, rotten bits of oak, beechwood, syacamore, apple and so on will be fine-on the whole, avoid evergreens. Any organic soil or sterilised topsoil you buy can be screened through a garden sieve (available mega-cheap in places like Wilkinsons), and you can nuke your bits of wood in the microwave if you really want to- I don't usually bother.

 

Just go for a walk in the woods and you'll find loads of rottan wood. Just take a bag, and will it with bits yous find, a few dry leaves works wonders too. As above you really want rottan white wood such as beach oak etc.

Jay

 

Hi everyone

Is it ok to keep a Giant African Millipede on Spider life substrate?

Many thanks

This maybe sutible it's Beetle breeding soil. It already has Rotting veg matter and wood'etc for beetle grubs to eat and live in. I think it's sutible for Millipeds. I'm sure people on here can Verify, You get 5 litres, You can ofcorse use it neat, Or maybe mix it with a coir brick to make it go further.

Beetle Breeding decayed wood soil (Premium Larvae Food) | eBay

 

This maybe sutible it's Beetle breeding soil. It already has Rotting veg matter and wood'etc for beetle grubs to eat and live in. I think it's sutible for Millipeds. I'm sure people on here can Verify, You get 5 litres, You can ofcorse use it neat, Or maybe mix it with a coir brick to make it go further.

Beetle Breeding decayed wood soil (Premium Larvae Food) | eBay

Wow, there really is a market for everything... :whistling2:

It should definitely be fine for millipedes, though.