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 Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:10 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:26 pm
Awwww, so sweet! Congratz!
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:52 pm
blaugh Oh my goodness Chilo is so amazing and cute! I love his legs!! It must feel so awesome to have him run across you like that. I'm very happy for you Auf!
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:45 am
Oh god that is so cute. I love large bugs and that one is absolutely beautiful.
How long do they live for?
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:46 pm
Thanks all! I love Chilo, he's adorable. He seems to think I'm a tree, he's always trying to eat my pants when he's in my lap.
I don't know how long they live exactly, but the pet store owner conjectured about three years. It's definitely long enough to enjoy him.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:08 pm
Aw, real sweet. My parents would throw a fit if I brought one of those home.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:42 pm
Dread Dionaea Thanks all! I love Chilo, he's adorable. He seems to think I'm a tree, he's always trying to eat my pants when he's in my lap. I don't know how long they live exactly, but the pet store owner conjectured about three years. It's definitely long enough to enjoy him.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:42 am
Good news: I was wrong, they live FIVE TO SEVEN!!!
I'm so excited. I got him a little half-log to sleep under and some rocks to crawl on today, in addition to calcium powder. Tomorrow I'll get him some fruit as a treat. I love the little guy.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:28 pm
Dread Dionaea Good news: I was wrong, they live FIVE TO SEVEN!!! I'm so excited. I got him a little half-log to sleep under and some rocks to crawl on today, in addition to calcium powder. Tomorrow I'll get him some fruit as a treat. I love the little guy.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:04 am
Oh my, he is gorgeous.
You are so lucky!
As said before, my parents would throw a fit, me Mum would probably run for her life before that. >.<
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:57 pm
lol it must tickle when he(or she) walks on you!!
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:24 am
It tickles like crazy, it was best when I put him on my head biggrin That was ridiculously fun.
My parents were a little apprehensive at first but they love him now. He's just so sweet and gentle it's hard to stay scared. I've had several friends be terrified at the idea and pics of him but change their minds once they held him. He's just really soothing to watch.
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:06 pm
Hello to Chilo! I am a huge fan of millipedes, especially the giant African variety. People always have this gross factor and fear around bugs, and millipedes are so utterly harmless. No biting, no stinging. Some can let out a type of defensive fluid or dye in self-protection, but that's only if they feel life-threatened. They're so cool.
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:29 am
I saw one of those once, in like , 4th grade. They tickle!!
3 years is a long time for a "bug" life. That's pretty awesome.
If they have no jaws, what do they eat?
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:16 pm
The local zoo I used to volunteer at had a giant millipede like that that we were trained to handle, and I loved him. It was awesome. I would have taken him out more, but the trainers freaked us out about accidentally dropping him and killing him. So, I was a bit apprehensive. sweatdrop
That's awesome. I want one now.
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