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Name: Jennifer
Status: other
Grade: other
Location: MI
Country: N/A
Date: 7/8/2005
Question:
I have a giant black millipede and was told it needs chitin, which is in oak leaves. My question is, which type of oak tree?

Replies:
All oak leaves have chitin in them.

The following may be helpful:

http://www.geocities.com/millipedes_uk/Keeping/keeping.html

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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