Rhopalomeris carnifex
Often called the “Candy Corn” or “Strawberry” millipede, is a small 1 inch, colorful Southeast Asian species known for its bright yellow/red banding and ability to roll into a ball. These exotic, detritivorous pets require specifically high-humidity environments with rotting wood and leaf litter.
Captive Bred
- Habitat: Tropical, requiring high humidity and rich, rotting wood substrate, avoiding coco fiber.
- Diet: Feed on decaying plant matter, wood, leaf mulch and moss. Their diet should consist of rotting hardwood, rotting hardwood leaves, live lichens and live mosses. (we sell live mosses, rotting maple wood & dried oak leaves) They do not eat any fruits, veggies or other sources of protein.
- The best hardwoods to feed to candy corn millipedes include:
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