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[uberubert]

Until recently I has two millipedes: Fotiill 1 and Fotill 2 (footy 1 and 2 - translated from norwegian)
Today, I found Fotill 1 dead after coming home from my daily class

This is more for my own personal therapy than for the forums entertainment or even attraction:
Fotill 1 was always the careful one. Giant african millipedes always contract to a relatively small ball whenever they are disturbed (sometimes even if disturbed slighytly), and Fotill 1 was alway quicker to ball herself than Fotill 2. Whenever I checked in on my Fotill's, Fotill 1 was always more socially careful than Fotill 2. This is also the reason for naming Fotill 1 with the first number, since I considered her to be able to stay alive longer than Fotill 2 (due to her carefulness).

The past few days, Fotill 1 was feeling slow and sick. She was moving like a "really old guy": Namely, slow, did not react to her surroundings (poking and blowing on her did not make her move much at all), and was shaky when moving. I am sad to find that this were symptoms to something that led to her death I am sad to have found her lifeless and completely non-reactive to my approaches at response. I was also sad to have disposed of her lifeless and non-stiff body

She is already missed, and will be missed in the future. I will of course tend more to her roomate, Fotill 2, and attemp to tame her not only for a better co-excistance with me, but also for a better quality of life. (She doesn't need to curl up whenever something is changed in her environement, she doesnt get scared and curl up whenever I put in food etc...)

So this was basically a sadness-post.. :/ If anyone has any information regarding millipedes, their sicknesses, problems, or anything I might have done wrong, please reply, and enlighten me on anything I could have done to keep Fotill 1 alive!! Seriously! I don't want my creatures to die because I'm too stupid to care for them! :O

[smjjames]

How long have you had them? According to wikipedia, they can be expected to live 7 to 10 years.

[uberubert]

I'm not an expert.. But a "qualified guess" according to their current size vs their expected size:

Fotill 1 & 2 where about: 6-7 years old

They are about 7 inches long (less than 20cm long) which is less than their expected maximum lenght. I've heard they grow to about 8 or 9 inches (23-26 cm) long, and no problems.

They had a calcium-rich foodsupply: Namely cheese and broccoli(as well as cucumbers, apples, salad and various other "healthy" stuffs). Forgot to mention, Fotill 2 is now having a good time, being spoiled with fresh bananas and cucumbers. Never really had a close relationship with Fotill 1, but I'm still sad that she's gone

[Acanthus117]

Aww... I feel for you, buddeh.

[Rilder]

It always hurts to lose a pet... he sounded like a good pet and sounded like you gave him a comfortable and happy for life...

[Calhoun]

Pets certainly are not fun to lose.

Right around the time I was born. My family got a dog from the human society, she was just a little puppy. I grew up with that dog. She was a very lovable, kind dog. She almost never barked or growled. Her favorite thing in the world were tennis balls. As she grew up, she grew fat. When I was 14. (And she was 14/15) she stopped being able to stand up on her own. eventually she stopped eating. It wasn't long until she died. That was a few years ago now, but I still miss her.

According to the information I could find, it may not have been a sickness, so much as it was just old age. I don't think you did anything wrong. Don't beat yourself up too hard.

[Hyndis]

Unless you decide to keep turtles or koi fish, you will outlive your pets. Many times over. Its always hard to lose them. 

Some species of turtles and koi fish (they're carp!  ) can live several hundred years.



Even more of a reason why you should fear carp.

[smigenboger]

And parrots...my friend's family has an extremely annoying one, and it'll be that way for the next 60 years...

[Grakelin]

I lost my Dalmatian just over a year ago, too. It was very sad.

I'm curious as to the burial procedures of a millipede. Did you bury her? Cremate her? Throw her in the trash? How does one do that?

I've never actually buried a pet, since my dad (who owned my dog) left her at the veterinarian after she died.

[smjjames]

Pets certainly are not fun to lose.

Right around the time I was born. My family got a dog from the human society, she was just a little puppy. I grew up with that dog. She was a very lovable, kind dog. She almost never barked or growled. Her favorite thing in the world were tennis balls. As she grew up, she grew fat. When I was 14. (And she was 14/15) she stopped being able to stand up on her own. eventually she stopped eating. It wasn't long until she died. That was a few years ago now, but I still miss her.

According to the information I could find, it may not have been a sickness, so much as it was just old age. I don't think you did anything wrong. Don't beat yourself up too hard.

Yea, I had a dog who died a couple of years ago who was around that age, maybe a bit older. It was a sudden death, heart attack overnight maybe.

Damn, this thread is making me sad.......

[Rilder]

Pets certainly are not fun to lose.

Right around the time I was born. My family got a dog from the human society, she was just a little puppy. I grew up with that dog. She was a very lovable, kind dog. She almost never barked or growled. Her favorite thing in the world were tennis balls. As she grew up, she grew fat. When I was 14. (And she was 14/15) she stopped being able to stand up on her own. eventually she stopped eating. It wasn't long until she died. That was a few years ago now, but I still miss her.

According to the information I could find, it may not have been a sickness, so much as it was just old age. I don't think you did anything wrong. Don't beat yourself up too hard.

Yea, I had a dog who died a couple of years ago who was around that age, maybe a bit older. It was a sudden death, heart attack overnight maybe.

Damn, this thread is making me sad.......

Speaking of heart attacks... we had a rottweiler who died of one... It didn't go quietly either,he screamed in pain right until he died...

Our second Rottweiler died of cancer iirc... slowly..

[Ochita]

I know what its like for a pet to die. 1 fish soon after I bought it died when I was asleep, 1 cat who refused to eat and so around our house got thinner and thinner... he was put to sleep and another that got ran over. 1 rabbit that died when I did not know death. thinking he was gone, I looked for him. So I Know what its like.

[uber pye]

alas poor millipede