I have had my giant black African millipede for almost a year, and it hasn't molted even once. Is there a problem with that, or am I not taking good care of her?
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Stumped Growth?
animal_lover
Jul 19, 2004 10:55 AM
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Xenobug
Aug 20, 2004 04:25 PM
I've been keeping African millipedes for several years and have never seen one molt. I've never had them since they are babies though, so maybe at a certain point they don't molt anymore. I've also heard they just lose a section at a time and grow a new section when the old one falls off. Never seen it happen, although my millipedes do seem to be growing anyway.
animal_lover
Aug 23, 2004 08:34 AM
it's been a while since I posted that question, and I'm glad somebody answered. Well, since about four days ago, I've noticed that my millipede is losing some of the sections in the back, and I can even see the soft tissue underneath. So I'm guessing it does take a long time, and that they might do do it very often.
-Janine
