I'm so excited right now. I've been waiting for ages for my giant african black millipedes to breed. I have one male and three females housed in the same large bin. I was starting to think it was hopeless and Alon would never do his job, but I little 1cm juvie proved otherwise. I've actually seperated it out so I can keep a close eye on its nutrition, as the adults plow through the food at a really alarming rate. I also sometimes get those little white bedding/food mites, and while they're harmless to adults, I've heard that they'll sometimes harm shedding juvies since they're soft and vulnerable. Not sure if there are other babies, I assume so but I don't want to harm them by digging them up. So, at least I should have one kiddo, and if all goes well I'll have a lovely little pede to add to my collection ^^

My remaining three Orthoporus are doing well; I'm really dissapointed about the two that died, but I think they were elderly. I was worried about my big female because she'd been buried for so long, but she emerged today with an apetite. Perhaps she will breed again. I'm dissapointed to say that I don't believe my ortho babies made it; I found some big grubby thing in the tank and no babies, so I'm thinking this invador might have eaten them  It has been removed and I'd like to see what it turns into, but I'm bummbed about the lack of orthoporus babies present in the tank. I really hope they breed again. If not, I'll have to buy some more and try breeding again, as this is a species I'd like to get a good population going.

I also have five N. americanus coming in the mail. I got the standard color, captive bred though, because I am not fond of albinos and do not like the thought of shelling out about $20 a pop for something that isn't even very nice looking.... especially when for the same price, I can get five naturally colored ones. I have one WC juvenille, but I'd really prefer captive bred ones. This is a species I REALLY want to breed, more than any other, so I really hope they're healthy. I've heard good reviews about the vendor, so fingers crossed!

Finally, there was another Aish-Tamid sighting today, and he's doing well. I rarely see him and know not to disturb him since he is such a sensitive species (Viet. Rainbow), so it's always nice to see that he's still alive, still healthy, and not buried in bedding for once. If it wasn't for the fact that they're mostly wild caught, hard to come by, and pricey, I would love a few more of these. If I can find someone who CBs I might need to make a little investment...

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