SPECIES : NARCEUS AMERICANUS

SIZE : [ <100 mm ]

NARCEUS AMERICANUS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN GIANT MILLIPEDE, IS A DETRITIVOROUS SPECIES NATIVE TO CANADA, WHICH CAN REACH 100 MM AND LIVE UP TO 11 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY. ADULTS BREED READILY ON A SUBSTRATE RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL, AND CAN BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH FRUIT AND CRUSHED EGGSHELL FOR CALCIUM.