Bumblebee Millipedes: The Best Pet Invertebrates?

Bumblebee Millipedes are one of the best pet invertebrates. They are colorful, hardy,and easy to keep. They are also inexpensive. I have kept bumblebee millipedes for several years, and can recommend them as a great pet millipede.

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LINKS to millipede supplies:
These 6-quart Sterilite tubs make great millipede enclosures: https://amzn.to/2SfhMCz
I feed my millipedes Repashy Bug Burger weekly, they love it:
6-oz jar of bug burger: https://amzn.to/2PhSVKg
12-oz. jar of bug burger: https://amzn.to/2Mg3Nal
To give your millipedes calcium you can use cuttlebone: twin pack: https://amzn.to/2S9H3hG
MILLIPEDE SUBSTRATE INGREDIENTS:
1 part Organic Compost: https://amzn.to/2Wn4VO1 (You can probably find it much cheaper at your local garden supply or hardware store)
1 part Alder Pellets: https://amzn.to/2MBYj9O
1 part pesticide-free hardwood leaves, you may collect them locally or purchased pre-sanitized: https://amzn.to/2We6GNm
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Make your own bug jelly/beetle jelly! Here is blog where I found the original the bug/beetle jelly recipe:
http://beetlesaspets.blogspot.com/201...
Here is my version of the DIY bug jelly/beetle jelly recipe, along with links to purchase most of the ingredients, most of which you can probably find locally:
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon agar agar powder: https://amzn.to/2FSFJJe
1 ripe banana
1 cup of water, divided
8.5 teaspoons dark brown sugar: https://amzn.to/2TfAvLm
one teaspoon of honey: https://amzn.to/2CFnV11
(optional) 1/2 teaspoon crested gecko diet: https://amzn.to/2MjFGrb
In a blender, add 1/2 cup water, the peeled banana, the brown sugar, the honey, and the optional crested gecko diet. Blend until the banana is liquified.
In a saucepan, heat the other 1/2 cup of water to boiling. Stir in the agar powder, and stir for 1-2 minutes to ensure the agar powder is completely dissolved. Next, stir the other liquified ingredients into the boiling water. Bring this mixture to a boil, and boil again for 1-2 minutes. Pour the mixture into a shallow container (such as a glass baking dish) to cool. While the mixture cools, do not move, shake, or disturb it in any way. Once the mixture has cooled, it can be cut up and/or spooned out into a jar or other container for storage in a refrigerator. It will generally keep for several months if refrigerated.
I use these 0.5 ounce deli cups to feed this bug jelly to my bugs: https://amzn.to/2T8LCFU
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