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That does look like a stuck molt... Hope you interviened in time.

Hit up @Triprion for a Scolopendra Heros locale. He's got a decent collection usually. I wouldn't buy your friend a Subspinipes or Dehaani if this is going to be their first centipede.

I haven't lost any to a molt attack but many of my peers have. Even the south American species are susceptible to these terrors. My pedes are too precious to me to take any chances like that so I've never let it happen. Crickets are scavengers so a soft, vulnerable pede can cause crickets and...

This can have devastating consequences if you don't know your pede is in premolt (there's not always a dramatic color change with some color morphs and species so it's not obvious sometimes). A molting centipede is an all you can eat buffet for crickets and roaches. On top of all that, if it...

"Fat from steak, chicken and other stuff seems to have a somewhat negative impact on their digestive abilities. Some seem to eat and digest it ok, though it takes longer then normal, and other can actually get impacted, which as we know most often leads to death. I've seen some impacted...

I've got experience, and others have done studies including this fellow here who is a good friend of mine.

That's reptiles... Invertebrates have different nutritional requirements and different enzymes in their digestive system

I tend to use a mixture of black dirt and sand. 75/25 Ratio

Buton Black is Scolopendra, likely Subspinipes. Certainly not ethmostigmus 🤠. I keep mine at a balance between humid and dry and I never let the substrate stay damp but I also never let it get bone dry either. They can get fairly large, prolly averaging around 8-9 inches. They're fairly hardy...

I avoid Coco coir like the plague with centipedes because it can get caught in their digestive track and kill them from impaction.

Wax worms are great because they're mostly protein with a low fat content. Centipedes have a harder time digesting fat than they do protein. Raw chicken breast and raw salmon are also pretty good for them. I avoid anything with hair since the fibers can get caught in the digestive track and...

Once a week is usually more than enough, and I often feed my plings once every two weeks just for their health and to prevent impactions.

This looks like a case of bacterial infection eating away at the neurons(ganglia). Smell it, if it smells bad, it's definitely bacterial.

I've had great results from using wax worms, gut loaded black crickets, Muenster cheese, green anoles for larger pedes, and on rare occasions, I'll give them fresh picked wild strawberries and huckleberries in the summer, *with no pesticides. Centipedes flourish with a varied diet, but it must...

Try reptisoil if you can't make a safe proprietary blend from your local ecosystem. If you can, be sure to microwave it thoroughly in multiple plastic containers to spread out the heat better. This will sterilize the substrate and kill off most pathogens and harmful critters to your pede.

Looks like bad mycosis. I'd change your substrate to just sand and dirt, lose the coco fiber as this can cause impactions. Keep it dry and on the surface under a hide, with a few water dishes.

I would like to also point out that pedes have a harder time digesting animal protein compared to invertebrates. Cut down on the meat, increase the locusts and horn worms. And keep it very dry, only use a water dish and do not moisten anything else. Add plenty of hides since they will likely be...

It's not a good idea to give them highly processed meals like dogfood. They need a wide variety of nutrients to flourish. And white legs also like it more dry than the other South American species.

Sounds like it's dying

Probably mycosis