[Marty]

no problems, it was also cross posted on VivariumForum.com Dendroboard and OrchidBoard and featured in European dartfrog publications. I come across it often on various forums, it's kind of cool - though rarely I see the credit is given. No biggie though

[Marty]

Originally Posted by Hking22

Hey Marty, great article. Thats a very inovative solution to a potential headache. Just thought you might want to know, there was an article in the Living Vivarium section of REPTILES Magazine about "Potential Vivarium Pests: Prevention, Management, and Positive Aspects." The article was in the Volume 10, number 11, November 2002 issue of REPTILES Magazine. The article is on page 92 and was written by Rex Lee Searcy.

P.S. The article did have anexcerpt about millipedes but he stated that the only way he knows about getting rid of them is to pick them out. He also states that if any body knows of a species of herp out there that will readilly eat these millipedes to please contact him. Well I think you found a better solution Marty.

I know I read that too and thought to myself...pick them one by one... good luck!

[Helmeted gecko]

That was a good idea!

[robb frost]

im new to the thought of millipedes growing in my cages i understand completely your method of riding them sounds ingenious i just dont understand how they would get there in the first place maybe its because im in the u.s. or maybe im just uneducated as to how millipedes boom in population within a cage of insectivores idk. was it a form of substrate or cork bark or some form of addition that caused the amount of these insects? idk i myself am going through a fruit fly growth in my cage but i can understand that and am thinking of adding pitcher plants to the vivaria send feed back its appreciated the cage has two vietnamese golden geckos a breeding pair which at the current moment im recording the mating call of the male
sincerely
robb frost

[Marty]

I must have brought them or their eggs in potted plants. They feed on decaying stuff so proliferation in the tank wasn't a problem. Dart Frogs don't eat millipedes so, plenty of food, lack of predators = population boom

[Roxyrox]

Old thread I know, but someone mentioned getting CO2 in gas form for this application. Dry ice contains the CO2, and is heavier than air. Gas from a compressed tank is still heavier than air, but you can't see it. I think the dry ice makes this article a slam dunk because you can see the gas. I suppose you could also take those co2 cartridges used for air guns and emergency bike tire refills, crack 10 of them and throw them in the tank.

Also a word of advice, don't let that dry ice touch your tank. Instant crack. And for god sakes wear gloves.

[Riverside Reptiles]

Originally Posted by Roxyrox

Old thread I know, but someone mentioned getting CO2 in gas form for this application. Dry ice contains the CO2, and is heavier than air. Gas from a compressed tank is still heavier than air, but you can't see it. I think the dry ice makes this article a slam dunk because you can see the gas. I suppose you could also take those co2 cartridges used for air guns and emergency bike tire refills, crack 10 of them and throw them in the tank.

Also a word of advice, don't let that dry ice touch your tank. Instant crack. And for god sakes wear gloves.

CO2 in gas form is really not very dangerous. People use it all the time for beer kegs, hydroponic gardening, welding, etc. That's why there's no license of any sort needed to obtain it. You can simply walk into a welding supply shop and buy any sized tank you want. Dry ice is fine, but it's a lot harder to find, it has a very limited life (unlike a tank where you can just use what you need and turn it off and save the rest), and as you mention is amazingly cold and can crack your tank, burn your skin, etc. So IMHO, I think the slam dunk is for the tank not the dry ice.

[volcomsurfer777]

Thank You so much Marty! I just received an already set up vivarium with the two mossy leaf tail geckos i bought from the last expo in Kansas, and realized that there is some serious infestations going on in the bottom under the top soil. Thanks to you, and of course this forum, I can get rid of these pests and still retain the beautiful arrangement within the tank!

[Marty]

Win win for everybody !!! Make sure you take the geckos out

[Snakeguy101]

I have actually done the same thing before in the bottom of my iguana tank. A brick of dry ice in a bowl of water and let it fog up the bottom where there fruit flies were. It killed them all plus the eggs. Great method.