Millipede buggie help :(

[Cicada Hollow]

I have some Florida Millipedes which I keep in a planted vivarium. I would love to move them into another vivarium with some small geckos but I can't risk contamination. There are very small mites? or other small bugs (too small to photograph) in the tank.

I originally had house geckos in the same vivarium so it is very possible that they contaminated the millipedes. I've not seen any actually on the millipedes so I'm not sure that they can actual host the bugs but I most certainly do not want to risk a transfer.

Is there anything safe that I can use? I read somewhere (and I can't find it!) about a pupa that eats the mites and any larva? Anyone know anything about that? And if so, is it safe for millipedes? I love these little guys so much and don't want to risk harming them.

Thanks!

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Hey Dorothy, long time no see. You can use co2 to kill all of the critters without disturbing the vivarium. But you will need to remove the millipedes or it will kill them as well. The good thing is that there will be no residual effects (like there would be with pesticides). So, once you treat the viv, you can put your millipedes back in.

 

[Cicada Hollow]

Thanks Ethan! I wasn't quite sure what to use and definitely don't want to harm the millipedes. As silly as it may sound I totally enjoy them! I will definitely give the Co2 a try and will send you a PM to make sure I do it correctly, lol.

It is so good to be back and I have definitely missed everyone. I had to take a hiatus from the hobby...I was at the point where I was just ready to walk away altogether. It is amazing when you focus on the business end how you can quickly lose the fun. I don't want that to happen again.

I really let my collection drop, but I think all in all, it was a good thing. I'm ready to refocus and start up again. My collection is very small, in addition to the millipedes I have three crested geckos and an extremely spoiled painted turtle.

I will be adding a few more reptiles soon as I recently purchased a DH tokay pair from Morgan @ Home Grown Scales and a pewter corn snake from Erica @ Crown Jewel Reptiles. I plan on breeding the tokays when they are old enough next year, the corn snake will just be another pet.

I want to maintain the FUN of the hobby, like my millipede project. They don't do much but I have enjoyed them tremendously. Simply watching them grow and flourish in a natural environment.

Yes, it is good to be back! :biggrin: