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I would either remove the mold, change the substrate or mix the substrate and also add springtails regardless of what you do. Centipedes won't eat fungi (to my knowledge), but it can still foul up the container its kept in. Would you want to breathe mold all day for the rest of your life? I know...

They get pretty big as far as I know, they might get to 8 or 9 inches long and the older ones do get pretty thick. I think females tend to be thicker.

The hitchhiker mites did, yes, I couldn't see any on the pede in the morning. I wish I had taken pictures but I had no idea if the predators would even do anything. But the predators will stick around until there is no food source, which is fine. There is nothing else the mites can eat after...

So, I noticed one of my youngest polymorpha had a mite issue. Those little guys that just plaster themselves onto every surface of a pede. About a week ago, I ordered a container of Amblyseius cucumeris mites for my houseplants to get rid of Thrips and spidermites. They worked so well, and knew...

Not currently, thanks though.

It varies, there doesn't seem to be a well defined timeline in my own experience? But I've had a couple individuals for a year or two and they're not adults yet.

No I do not. I'm located in the USA too, getting ahold of stag species that I want is basically impossible. I tried local beetles but they need that cold weather during winter. I can't really offer than in my current situation.

So, there is a similar issue in Beetle breeding. I recommend looking at youtube, user Beetle Breeding Daniel Ambuehl. He goes through a process and shows different methods to combat them. Here's the link to part 1: Mites, how to get rid of them

My asthma is very mild, but I keep a few roaches. The only reaction I had was when a roach that came out of an unclean colony (at a show, not mine) walked on my hand. I had hives where the roach walked. Other than that, I've had no other reactions to roaches. But I also keep only a few for pets...

Highly recommend Alipes species, they're awesome medium sized pedes. Just be aware they require a lot of humidity, unlike polymorpha, I've had Alipes grandidieri individuals for a while. Mine rarely burrow, almost always sitting on the top of their hides. They're timid, but I've never had one...

In concerns to what they eat, they'll take anything. You could give them wet catfood or wet dogfood and they'd eat it. Also seen them eat isopods, fish flakes, springtails (plings especially). They don't need a living food source, honestly. You can even give them fruits and they'd probably eat...

Heya, Wondering is anyone has sexed Alipes species, what method they use and if there is a see-able difference or if it requires indepth pictures. Nervous about drowning methods with this pede, as they are a small species and notoriously delicate. So if anyone has tips, I'd be grateful. Thanks!

I got a glass quart tall mason jar and used a mesh insert for the top, added many sticks and a few leaves. Seems to like it, always exploring when the plant light overhead is on. I kind of hope its a female... but lol figures, so far I've ruined a large portion each time I open to give water or...

Hi, Found this jumper in my aunts house, its the middle of winter, so I thought it may be best to keep and house the spider until better weather. But after having it, seeing how simple it is to keep, I'm interested in keeping the spider and potentially keeping more jumpers. It ate for me the...

I have one male and one female, so they'll be separated. The female is currently carrying a brood. @Aquarimax I saw that you commented on a thread that was titled Luecistic P. scaber back in Jan, possibly the same gene mutation behind it? Do you know if they have a name or originator in the hobby?

They're not freshly molted. They don't turn different colors when they molt, the top layer of these guys gets hazy and then they take them off like a shirt and pants (in halves). The molted exo is white after its removed. These guy's shells are very hard and I had no issues picking them up...

Found these guys today, anyone know if this is a known morph of O. asellus? They do have black pupils. Flash makes them seem more yellow than they appear in natural light. Female is on the left, male on the right.

Heya, I have a few wild caught colonies of various isopods. So far, only the O. asellus are having significant issues. The pods are very weak, shells are somewhat lighter in color (not molt haze), they smell like mold/rot, and the females that are gravid.. their babies never seem to make it...

Yo. I'm not able to own Ts or most bugs.. but I'm a big fan of roaches and beetles. Isopods too. I usually have native species, but I'm looking to sort of outsource a bit and nab a few beetles that are not native to my state. Although my state is the worst state if you want to own exotics.. but hi!