Texas Gold Millipedes

Texas Gold Millipede (Orthoporus ornatus)

The Texas Gold Millipede is one of the largest and most colorful millipedes in North America, known for its striking golden and orange bands with consistently reddish legs. Native to the dry deserts of the southern United States, these non-venomous decomposers spend much of their time burrowed underground where it is cooler and more humid.

Care Information

• Easy to care for and can live over 10 years
• Requires a dry, well-ventilated habitat with a deep substrate for burrowing
• Feeds on rotting vegetation and wood
• Slow-moving and gentle to handle
• May release mild defensive secretions when threatened, which can cause slight skin irritation

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