How to keep Giant Millipedes (Weird and Wonderful Pets Episode 6 of 15)

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Watch all 15 Weird and Wonderful Pets films at www.weirdandwonderfulpets.com
This film showcases giant millipedes and pill millipedes. We discover the defensive mechanisms of these amazing creatures, the biggest millipede species, the differences between millipedes and centipedes and the essentials of how to keep giant millipedes and pill millipedes at home!
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The Weird and Wonderful Pets project is about inspiring young minds!
While animal husbandry must always be taken VERY seriously (see Golden Rules video at the link above), many exotic small animals have quite simple culture requirements, and it is easy to provide suitable habitats to meet their needs.
If you can (1) buy pets from ethical sources, (2) provide a suitable environment with correct culture conditions, (3) only obtain the quantity of pets that you can properly take care of and (4) ensure that no pets escape into habitats in which they do not belong, then looking after weird and wonderful pets, and showing their life cycles and natural history stories to the next generation is an incredible way to inspire young minds and help nurture the next generation of naturalists, scientists and conservationists.
Visit www.weirdandwonderfulpets.com to discover the secrets of keeping fourteen amazing groups of small exotic animals!

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@stankyleginc.8157 5 жыл бұрын

Millipede = bee = ☺ Centipede = wasp = 👿

@nathanielmccormack4830 4 жыл бұрын

Spider=scorpion= 💀

@FloweijFR 3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielmccormack4830 no ! Spider cute !

@44i0O 3 жыл бұрын

Kyöskäk Draw Agreed.

@liv_7271 3 жыл бұрын

@@FloweijFR yeah spiders r cuteee

@sethcassiel7364 3 жыл бұрын

@@FloweijFR I agree

@shaharipudding9453 5 жыл бұрын

They seem so polite with their dainty little feeties

@sophie-kl5wb 4 жыл бұрын

your opinion is nonexistent, just like your profile picture.

@Auradyme 4 жыл бұрын

@@ericcampbell3831 tfw not even anime

@definitelynotavegan7285 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr, polite little ladies and gents 😊

@RonnieMcNutt_Mindblowing 4 жыл бұрын

Pee

@shaharipudding9453 4 жыл бұрын

@@ericcampbell3831 It's not anime, hon.

@TheTwistedTraceur 6 жыл бұрын

bob ross of crawlies?

@redcloak5230 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@nathanielmccormack4830 4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@cramorantisgod4533 3 жыл бұрын

There’s something so rhythmic and mesmerizing about their walking. The hundreds of little legs making these waves it’s oddly beautiful.

@miad9694 5 жыл бұрын

I love millipedes but not gonna lie centipedes frighten me

@simarillion666 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@christopherwilliams9418 5 жыл бұрын

@@simarillion666 It's kind of like bees and wasps really. Millipedes are friends, they're basically really long pillbug trains, but centipedes are foes and can stay way way far away from me XD

@discountmattress2249 4 жыл бұрын

Ask me a question

@jltaco85 4 жыл бұрын

@@discountmattress2249 do you take up Uranus?

@apdroidgeek1737 4 жыл бұрын

They do, i hate centipedes but what scares me the most is house centipedes, their long legs freak me out, im a grown man but im literally gonna cry if you put a houde centipede in any part of my body.

@Bobby-ui6jp 5 жыл бұрын

Not only does this video help me care for my millipede but his voice is so calming and caring

@dimplevalencia3541 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

@krowmother6970 6 жыл бұрын

My 4 yr old daughter loves all creepy crawlers. This video was lovely thank you for making her smile.

@fsngy6189 4 жыл бұрын

Me: I fear no man.. Sees centipede Also me: But that thing, it scares me.

@1Fresh_Water 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is weirdly attractive. It helps that he's obviously passionate about what he's talking about, that just adds to it, I think.

@paulhoskin5353 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully produced and the whole "How to keep...." series has amazing pictures. Thank you. A pleasure to watch and learn from.

@somethingsomething4393 6 жыл бұрын

They’re cute

@yunhin9631 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@dimplevalencia3541 4 жыл бұрын

They are more than cute they are SUPER CUTE

@boby321697 6 жыл бұрын

Centipedes aren't as evil as everyone makes them seem. As long as you don't startle or grab it, they will calmly walk along your hands.

@jamesmiller4054 6 жыл бұрын

Plus you can watch them hunt and that’s pretty rad

@DinoDays703 6 жыл бұрын

Centipedes are scary 😨

@sweetpataterz8738 6 жыл бұрын

The Anime Fanbase not really

@sweetpataterz8738 6 жыл бұрын

The Tarantula Lair I agree

@AbduCola 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck that lol

@scorpionaddiction2801 5 жыл бұрын

It’s refreshing to see a video explain the importance of placing the heatmat on the side of the tank!

@1upSco 5 жыл бұрын

2:55 bruh that’s a rollypolly

@haley6037 5 жыл бұрын

It isn't, they're different. Roly polies aren't millipedes, they're isopods

@twerkboner6288 4 жыл бұрын

The way how they walk is so mesmerizing

@AimeeHarrisonDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

My goodness. What a great voice. We just picked up 3 bumblebee millipedes but we absolutely love them!

@firewarrior9999 2 жыл бұрын

I love bumblebee millipedes. They're all over the place in Florida, and I pick them up and rescue them so that they don't get cooked in the sun.

@siegerane 2 жыл бұрын

I was shocked when I saw Stewart as the host LOL! He's one of my idol when talking about Nepenthes.

@prismoth Жыл бұрын

"no millipedes actually have a thousand legs" eumillipes persephone: hello

@saturniidmoff Жыл бұрын

That species was discovered after this video. This video is five years old

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they had been discovered but unnamed and understudied, I could be wrong tho but we’ve known of millys with 600-700 legs for a while now

@AntoniTolwinski 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, surprised it doesn't have more views. Looking forward to checking out more from this series!

@nightskye5208 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, millipedes are adorable. Centipedes are hellish monsters.

@christinetatro109 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for this video! Been doing research on millipede care online and seeing the critters in action with great simple instructions on their care and history was so enlightening. 😁😁

@kumd 5 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what those mite looking tiny bugs that are crawling out from underneath the millipede are @ 7:12 ? Edit: I found that these are just beneficial mites for them. Weird

@angelabarton2551 4 жыл бұрын

Pill millipede or wood louse there called sometimes ,,or Rollie pollies

@tamashorvath4540 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelabarton2551 rollie pollies are isopods not millipedes. These pill millipedes looks like an isopod but i think they are actually millipedes.

@oldpop788 4 жыл бұрын

Could be spring tails

@ron4202 4 жыл бұрын

Been trying to find snails to keep as pets, but no luck, might get a millipede instead. Now I have to do a bunch of research on another animal lol

@thegameguy911 4 жыл бұрын

This dude is the Mr Rodgers of entomology

@Kaz-_ 5 жыл бұрын

If he have a tracking device about how many he walked I bet he reaches 1000 step with seconds

@wilkesysublime 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video ! Told me everything I wanted to know 👍🏻

@bobbitworm8184 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! Do you think you'll ever do one on Madagascar hissing cockroaches? I'm trying to decide whether I should get a cockroach or a millipede next, and your video is one of the most informative ones I've found for millipedes thus far. I've always loved bugs of all kinds and since starting work at a place that sells pet bugs (mostly tarantulas, but I'm not ready for one of those yet lol), I've already caved and bought a mantis which I think has sparked something of an addiction.

@NonfictionFilmmaker 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting nicely done.

@stansmith4054 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, an actual informative video!

@coldfear64 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to make a point on this, though the largest may be found in tropical areas, any creature can grow much larger from a good environment. Case in point, I discovered a rather large milipede myself several years back in NYS around what is the Sacandaga lake. Heavily wooded area, it was just about the size of your typical garter snake, though only 3-5 inches long.

@Uncle-Dark 6 жыл бұрын

It’s a da gun rolley polley!

@trille9800 6 жыл бұрын

IT HAS DA EBOLA!

@animalsareawesome6420 6 жыл бұрын

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@cristychumney157 6 жыл бұрын

whod want one of these creepy things as a pet ive got a calico cat waaaay cuter id rather have her.

@sweetpataterz8738 6 жыл бұрын

Cristy Chumney these are not creepy, they are cute

@sweetpataterz8738 6 жыл бұрын

Cristy Chumney at least they are cuter than you

@FangsShadow 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, is this the same Stewart McPherson that specialises in Nepenthes pitcher plants?? I am loving him more and more!!! First carnivorous plants, then unusual pet invertebrates!!!

@catherineenirehtac4251 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent millipede video

@Insecterina 2 жыл бұрын

Says they are herbivores and eat vegetable matter but they are actually detritivores and eat rotten wood, leaves, and plant matter as 90% of their diet. Their substrate is the most important part of keeping millipedes and feeding vegetables should be kept to once a week. Also infusing their substrate with calcium and adding a cuttle bone is super important as they need calcium to grow their exoskeleton

@MansMan42069 6 жыл бұрын

7:55 poopy :3

@kyledilbert6424 6 жыл бұрын

Infinite legs

@taleandclawrock2606 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the helpful info! Just got my first Australian Giant Pill Millipedes. Theyre lovely.:-)

@ashthwing7210 5 жыл бұрын

anybody know where to acquire pill millipedes from an ethical source and have a good care sheet for them? i know certain breeds are not well suited for captivity but all the information i can find online is dated from around 2006. has there been any progress on keeping them as pets?

@FusionDeveloper 5 жыл бұрын

The intro that showed the Mantis eating, is why I am soo thankful that they don't eat humans. They don't kill their prey, they just start casually eating away at them, bit by bit. Plus, if they ate humans, we would have "Stop Sign Mantis" and "Policeman Mantis" and anything else that would cause a human to get near it and stop moving, so it could grab us and eat us.

@mondraymondo 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing those feet up close. A bit creepy, but exhilarating and I dont hate it. Actually looking forward to my pet millipede coming tommorow :))

@deanaogorman5592 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Arizona and there are giant desert centipedes and I'm always afraid of lifting up a rock and one turning around and biting me luckily all the centipedes that I have found under rocks are either babies or their head is buried under the dirt

@starexotics7202 6 жыл бұрын

I WAS WATCHING THIS AND IM LIKE NIGGA THATS A ROLLY POLLY

@felipeperez4941 4 жыл бұрын

Baby millipedes are SOOOOO CUTE!!!!

@shanechavarria9532 3 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful animals

@SpudGirl 5 жыл бұрын

I feel weirdly seduced by this man's voice...

@Steezey7 5 жыл бұрын

So you can feed them veggie kitchen scraps right? They can help us compost indoors it seems like :)

@omnipresentmillipede7757 4 жыл бұрын

For a giant American millipede if I live in a cold area and they live here then do I have to have the heat stuff

@ProgressiveDiscussions Жыл бұрын

An ideal enclosure mate for millipedes is most likely Isopods and certain vegan species of Woodland beetles.

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

Millys and isopods share the same niche, they can survive together just fine but the number of one will limit the number of the other. Since isopods breed so fast I think they usually win that competition if all things are equal

@ProgressiveDiscussions Жыл бұрын

@@swayback7375 I had the perfect setup for both, but the millipedes mysteriously vanished and before they vanished one of them the crawl the corner of the terrarium and quickly dashed into my bedroom while I was live streaming. How it managed to do that I never know.

@jeannotpalau9122 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vidéo, what is the name or thé big isopode?

@roverrader1715 4 жыл бұрын

plss make more videos about centipedes and milipedes

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

Out of date info! Many Millys have as much as 750 legs, but they have certainly now found species of millipedes with 1000+ legs.

@crowofill-will2551 2 жыл бұрын

Millipedes are cute. Centipedes are nightmare fuel.

@lizzyh9487 5 жыл бұрын

What kind is the first one

@thepsychocybe7078 6 жыл бұрын

Do you think I could keep madagascar cockroaches and giant millipedes in the same enclosure? They're both detrivores so I think I'll do it.

@KCJuster 5 жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@lizdyson3627 3 жыл бұрын

Can I keep one in an 18x18x18 exo terra?

@lizdyson3627 6 жыл бұрын

How do millipedes cope if you move house? Do they travel well?

@ghostofsilence2697 5 жыл бұрын

im sure as long as the tank Is well kept and you aren't moving to arctic areas it should be fine. but still id look into it

@averyvanderlouw1193 5 жыл бұрын

Eh... they can actually be kept at room temperature. In fact it’s recommended for that. Also they can just eat leaf litter and get water from misting.

@mangobread6894 5 жыл бұрын

now i want a millipede

@caseycantrell3836 6 жыл бұрын

What species is the red millipede in the thumbnail?

@animalsareawesome6420 6 жыл бұрын

Melissa Cantrell its a fire leged melepede

@animalsareawesome6420 6 жыл бұрын

I mean millipede

@superiorlobster8888 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I pretty sure the two millipedes are a bumblebee millipede and a dragon millipede

@gothkyle7362 4 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling the red one is a centipede

@Sderrybugs 6 жыл бұрын

waw videos,👍👍👍

@dead2rites590 4 жыл бұрын

I just caught one at work today. Thought about keeping it but let him go.

@deanaogorman5592 4 жыл бұрын

That's good

@brodyvansteenderen8546 5 жыл бұрын

So i'm thinking about getting a millipede, but my dad doesn't want anything that makes sounds at night. I heard that they can make a scratchy noise. Do you hear that at night?

@pyrusmania 5 жыл бұрын

Barely. Plus, they will probably hide in the dirt most of the day, so you won't hear them then. I guarentee you that you won't hear them :)

@bobbitworm8184 3 жыл бұрын

I work in a place that sells pet bugs and we have huge enclosures full of millipedes and the most noise they make is really light tapping, but thats only if they've been disturbed and are trying to climb up the sides. Most species are nocturnal too, so you won't hear them in the day. If you're looking for a completely silent pet bug though, mantids are a good option if you don't mind feeding them live food.

@infamoushiphop7943 5 жыл бұрын

I want an african and pill millipede so bad but their banned here in the states😢

@table4681 5 жыл бұрын

Your500th like

@yeetusfetus6992 4 жыл бұрын

Just got my Malaysian giant millipede yesterday

@vivillon9324 5 жыл бұрын

Millipedes are just giant cute centipedes

@DinoDays703 6 жыл бұрын

Should you start with a smaller milipedes or a larger one I'm talking about somone who's never had a milipede and parents are already against the idea...

@bobbitworm8184 3 жыл бұрын

The little pill millipedes are harder to keep, and I'm pretty sure they're illegal in most places anyways. Speaking from personal experience, the larger millipedes are much easier to handle when you need to move them to clean their enclosure too.

@voze6770 3 жыл бұрын

What was the specie of centipede in the thumbnail?

@FusionDeveloper 4 жыл бұрын

BumbleBee Millipedes don't get anywhere near that big, but they are pretty. Apparently they can defend themselves with an acid if you abuse them, but if you are not going to be gentle and take your time when handling a millipede, then you should pick a more durable pet.

@supertna9154 3 жыл бұрын

Millipedes are much less scarier than centipedes.

@ericcampbell3831 5 жыл бұрын

When you said pill millipede I thought you would have a pillbug

@killer_manglefoxplays8641 5 жыл бұрын

I have the first species you held

@tylerrussell3231 4 жыл бұрын

If I get one I'm calling it kaneki

@mr.wingdings9273 6 жыл бұрын

Truly majestic

@jackkevillemedia 5 жыл бұрын

@THE KuKluxFags They're fascinating to watch. I've had one for a few months and have found his mannerisms and habits to be quite interesting.

@smilepixel7680 Ай бұрын

0:43 ese artropodo no se si es dipliopodo o un isopodo

@oookimaiya3317 4 жыл бұрын

I have one of the biggest ones but mine is a baby still growing

@cocacolagarlic5097 4 жыл бұрын

the giant milliiede is so gorgeous wish we could keep em in the US 😞

@rattlerboi4034 3 жыл бұрын

In Tennessee there's giant skinks and a small yellow salamander that no one knows about and a giant pink skink that no one knows about. I've looked up skinks of Tennessee. Can't find skink nor salamander

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

It’s not 2 lined or 3 lined salamanders? You gotta get pics, I’d guess you saw color morph mutations, or just didn’t see it well and your imagination filled in the blanks, no offense but it happens ALL THE TIME, but there’s loads of undiscovered or unnamed species out there, most species are in fact unnamed, but 90% of life is microscopic… it’s not common to find an undiscovered species of vertebrate in the US… Of course evolution is a thing! I see no reason for new species to evolve

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

What did they look like? Was it like a blue tail or 5 line skink but pink all over or was it bigger and slower? What about the salamander? There’s several different groups of salamanders they come in many sizes shapes and colors, many are very bright! You might be surprised at the amount of salamanders species, subspecies and varieties that you can have in TN, I’m in KY myself and we have soooo many… the University of Kentucky website lists many species yet there are several we have that aren’t listed too, or occur in different color phases. Actually I wonder if you might have seen a yellow phase red eft (eastern newt) rather than a salamander, who knows, speculation… Oh yea… invasive species too… we have tons of them as well

@rattlerboi4034 Жыл бұрын

@@swayback7375 like a pink large skink

@rattlerboi4034 Жыл бұрын

@@swayback7375 the salamanders where a gold yellow with a black stripe down their back and 2-3 inches In length,the skink was about 6 inches and solid pink

@milkcult8052 5 жыл бұрын

I want one :(

@joshusdog7677 5 жыл бұрын

I want one of those giant pill millipedes, but i hear they are very difficult to keep.

@tamashorvath4540 4 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know the the exact name of the red species in the thumbnail?

@martinalawson6100 4 жыл бұрын

Centrobolus sp. ?

@tamashorvath4540 4 жыл бұрын

@@martinalawson6100 Thank you very much

@martinalawson6100 4 жыл бұрын

Tamás Horváth sorry, I made a mistake, was looking at a different thumbnail. Centrobolus is nice and round species of red milipede. The one on the thumbnail of this video looks something like orthomorpha? Similar to polydesmus... but this needs a confirmation of another biologist, I myself am a herpetologist so not an expert on this particular group.

@user-dm1zs3xr5u 3 жыл бұрын

Millipede 😗 🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵 Centipedes 😡🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵

@cj4567_8 5 жыл бұрын

What happens if the millipedes got angry?

@stefanisolomon725 5 жыл бұрын

They open their bum and fire smelly poo.

@christopherwilliams9418 5 жыл бұрын

@@stefanisolomon725 Literally "so angry I could shit" XD

@stefanisolomon725 5 жыл бұрын

😄Yes, as I understand it, being as docile as they are , to do this is their only defence mechanism if they feel threatened!

@kenjiro2676 6 жыл бұрын

Thankfully there are some species that are legal here that are a little over 4 inches.

@owlfstudios8232 6 жыл бұрын

pillipede

@dukeandsonny 3 жыл бұрын

How much is e0cm

@hannahrandolph6960 5 жыл бұрын

And that’s why we have discovery channel

@nightynight7500 4 жыл бұрын

Don't use a heat mat for heavens sake, room temp is fine and keep them in a warm room in winter

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

Well some don’t want to get cold, telling people to burn more energy to heat an entire room is…so perfectly American if you to say… his advice was acceptable, under tank heat will kill them, it needs to be on the side. It was a 6 minute video, a 6 second search here on YT will yield hours of millipede care vids.

@iPeaceful55 3 жыл бұрын

Can you touch millipedes?My mom dad grandpa and grandma said they were a little bit poisonous that can make me feel cold forever

@swayback7375 Жыл бұрын

Some have cyanide defense, bad stuff but not deadly to an adult, you’d likely puke it up if you ate it, it sucks to get it in your eyes nose mouth etc but it smells like almonds, stains you bright yellow, so just pay attention and wash hands and you’ll be fine.

@simon4187 6 жыл бұрын

I wanna put one on my arm in my jacket and than go to school

@themakermanable 5 жыл бұрын

When I find. Millipede I execute it because it’s a fucking Alien . 👽

@Leo-el4ru 3 ай бұрын

millpede？

@animalsareawesome6420 6 жыл бұрын

I am your 130st like lol

@adasselskyflyio4509 3 жыл бұрын

3:27 Some also produce cyanide gas...

@Elbowbanditest2003 3 жыл бұрын

Haha your name is hilarious because you probably don't know how ß is pronounced

@killer_manglefoxplays8641 5 жыл бұрын

Pill millipedes look like isopods

@superiorlobster8888 5 жыл бұрын

Killer_manglefox Plays I agree

@greedyfett3157 6 жыл бұрын

161st like

@Taboo08 5 жыл бұрын

so they will never be a good pet in mongolia. It goes up to -40 degrees

@AvaO-od1gw 2 ай бұрын

Not a pill millipede A PILL-A-PEDE LOL just like the ROLY polys in my backyard just short and stubby lol I think millipedes are just long roly polys I’m gonna buy them from Amazon with all the stuff they need lemme just give u a warning THEYRE EXPENSIVE 175$ is how much one costs for me with all the stuff it needs