weird band behind millipedes head?

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yaih0550

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sorry if this is a dumb question im new to keeping millipedes. what is this band behind my little guys head? is he just molting? it doesnt seem to bother him too much but i noticed two or three pairs of legs dont work right underneath it.
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Is that a recent development? Does it slide if you push on it? It might be part of a previous shed left over.
no, its stuck to his body and it goes all the way around. i tried pushing it and it wouldnt move. could it just be a misformed plate? EDIT: he had it when I got him from the pet store a few days ago. i didnt notice it until I already brought him home.
 
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no, its stuck to his body and it goes all the way around. i tried pushing it and it wouldnt move. could it just be a misformed plate?
Don't know. The band might be too tight to move. He can't get it off. Is he a lighter shade of color ahead of the ring? New skin vs old? If so, it might be the beginning of a molt. You might want to try this myriapod forum. There's more activity over there.

https://arachnoboards.com/forums/myriapods.3/
 
no, its stuck to his body and it goes all the way around. i tried pushing it and it wouldnt move. could it just be a misformed plate? EDIT: he had it when I got him from the pet store a few days ago. i didnt notice it until I already brought him home.
If it can't be removed it is a residual from a molting problem and probably will come off on the next molt. Otherwise it could be a body ring from another animal that got stuck there.
 
If it can't be removed it is a residual from a molting problem and probably will come off on the next molt. Otherwise it could be a body ring from another animal that got stuck there.
i think its from a previous molt. his heads coming out of it, but its attached to his exo in the back like hes wearing a turtleneck. i posted on the miryapods forum and they seem to think its stuck shed
 
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