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Millipedes
Pink Dragon Millipede
Desmoxytes purpurosea
Care ★★★☆☆
The shocking pink dragon millipede, with bright pink spiky segments. Needs a humid tub with deep, leafy substrate and rotting wood.
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Data sheet
- Scientific nameDesmoxytes purpurosea
- Adult sizeup to ~3 cm
- OriginCaptive bred (CB) in Cornwall, UK
- DistributionThailand
- Temperature22–27 °C
- HumidityHigh, with a moisture gradient
- Breeding rateSlow
- Care level★★★☆☆ (3/5, moderate)
How to keep Pink Dragon millipedes
- Deep, humid, leafy substrate with rotting wood.
- Calcium source for healthy moults.
- Handle rarely: they're best admired.
- Feed leaf litter and decaying hardwood as a staple, with cuttlebone for calcium and a small pinch of protein (fish flakes or dried shrimp) once a week.
- Use a tub with small vents and deep organic substrate (topsoil, coco fibre, leaf litter), with cork bark for hides.