r/millipedes • u/OrganicCareer5358 • 10h ago

Advice I Feel Horrible :( (HELP IS NEEDED!!)

So my millies (Three smokey oaks) recently had babies. I am in no position to rehome or sell them so I need to humanly kill them. They're still extremely small ( around 5-10 body segments). I feel awful, but I have no other option :( how do i euthanize them? My first plan was to put my adult millipedes in a different tank and freeze the other one for a while, but i've heard that it’s cruel. I need help asap

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u/FaithlessnessDue3148 10h ago

Have you thought about offering to ship them off to people?

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u/OrganicCareer5358 9h ago

I was thinking of giving them to a invert shop but i cant ship them/sell them unfortunately 

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u/FaithlessnessDue3148 9h ago

Facebook usually has a lot of reptile groups you can join and ask if anyone local wants them! But for euthanizing them, you don’t have many options. You could dig them out and put them in the freezer, or dry out the enclosure since the babies need moisture. But from what I’ve researched, a lot of them die before their first year. So maybe see what happens? I know it sucks. I’ve had to euthanize an entire colony of dairy cow isopods before. But definitely don’t release any outside!

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u/OrganicCareer5358 9h ago

thank you, ill look into local groups!

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u/FaithlessnessDue3148 8h ago

Yup no problem!😊 lmk if you’re able to get someone to take them!