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Paradoxosomatidae

Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede

Desmoxytes purpuroseaกิ้งกือมังกรสีชมพู

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Photograph: CHULABUSH KHATANCHAROEN · CC BY

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Temperature24–27 °C
Humidity90 %
Enclosure30×20×20

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
24–27°Ambient

One ambient band, 24–27°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states24-27°C

Humidity

90%Target RH

The sheet states~90%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m3 cm
1520100400 cm
3 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Polydesmida
IUCN / CITES
Not evaluated; range-restricted Thai endemic
Difficulty
Intermediate
Commonality
Rare; largely a wild Thai endemic, seldom traded
Adult size
~3 cm
Lifespan
2–3 yrs
Growth rate
Moderate
Activity & niche
Surface crawler in leaf litter
Temperament
Docile, active
Venom / defense
Harmless to humans; secretes cyanide defensive fluid: wash hands, avoid eyes

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

substrateclimbing branchwarm hidewater90 % RH30 cm20 cm
warm hideclimbing branchwatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
30 × 20 × 20 cmWidth × depth × height
6dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states30x20x20 cm horizontal for a group

Temperature
24–27°C
Humidity
~90%
Min. enclosure
30x20x20 cm horizontal for a group
Substrate
3–4 cm damp soil + decaying wood + leaf litter
Hides / decor / water
Cork bark, moss, leaf litter; very humid

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

Food stays available

The sheet states food is always present rather than given on a cycle, so there is no interval to draw.

The sheet statesDecaying leaves, wood & organic matter · Leaf litter always

Staple food
Decaying leaves, wood & organic matter
Feeding frequency
Leaf litter always
Supplements
Cuttlebone / calcium available

Behaviour and handling

HandlingLook-don't-touch; cyanide secretion
CommunalYes – small groups
Defense / stress signsCurling, almond-scented cyanide secretion

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
2–3 yrLifespan in care
2 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Lays eggs in substrate

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsVery sensitive to dryness
Red flags / quarantine
SignsConservation-sensitive endemic; discourage wild collection

Good to know

  • Described in 2007 from Thailand: its shocking-pink body made global headlines.
  • Described in 2007 from Thailand — its shocking-pink body made global headlines.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 30 × 20 × 20 cmbecause enclosure30x20x20 cm horizontal for a group
A thermometerbecause temp24-27°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity~90%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

Others in this group

What this sheet states

85%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.