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Euathlus sp. red/fire Hapalopus sp. columbia

B. albiceps molted and is around 4" now. G. pulchra, one of two slings molted and is actually black now, around 2.5" and the last molt was 4 months ago, so not actually that slow going. E. cyanognathus molted again way sooner than I expected, is around 3" now. Two of my 3 P. rufilata...

Pamphobeteus cf. nigricolor molted and apparently it's a male (first time he didn't destroy his molt...). Pterinopelma sazimai molted, one of 4 of my slings. Barely more than 1" now and already so blue, it's amazing to see IRL. And one none tarantula :D forgive me. Corydidarum magnifica...

@LawnShrimp Like I said, crickets seem to "work" for the big, robust mantids that eat pretty much anything in nature anyway, at least most of the time. It's when you try to give them to the more fragile ones that you really notice they aren't good for them, for example Creobroter, Hymenopus...

@wizentrop Like I said, just because it "works" doesn't mean it has to be good. Chickens grow, eat and breed in terrible and unnatural conditons too. For example, why do you not provide a hide? What does the animal DO during the day? Why do you prevent it from acting like it could in nature...

Interestingly they love to climb to. Adding some thicker branches might be a good idea. Be aware however, that this allows the pede to get up easier, so be very careful when opening the box if you decide to do it. It's very cool to see them climb though. Sometimes they also just decide to hang...

I have observed with many of my centipedes that they seem to have 'active' and 'inactive' phases, which can last a few months. Some months they are out EVERY night, and then, totally randomly, they go back to burrowing and hiding for weeks. It might be something seasonal in nature that makes...

Don't annoy them ;) Ok, but seriously, some of them will just flick hair at any disturbance, and there really isn't anything you can do about that. Most aren't as bad though and will generally only use their hairs after you have disturbed them already. So if you just keep your work inside their...

Can you show pictures of the fat and the normal ones? A well fed centipede does actually look pretty "fat" and most of the ones you get from sellers are severly underfed. It might be that you just got one well fed and 4 very hungry ones.

First off: The enclosure in that thread you linked is, in my opinion, absolutely awful. There is just barely enough room for the animal to stretch the antenniform legs, which might be fine by itself as they are quite sedentary in nature, but there does not seem to be any place for it to retreat...

Out of those I like A. geniculata the most, though the Nhandus are pretty similar, just with slightly different colors and they don't get quite as big. With any of them you'll get a fast growing spider that assumes everything is food until proven otherwise and eats like its stomach is a portal...

That sounds great. I like confident spiders. Angry ones too. I just sort of have a soft spot for these little balls of rage. Also no tarantulas is fast once you've kept a few Heteropodas :D

Wow, that's amazing. I heard that they grow fast, which is kinda surprising considering they're more of a highland species and don't even want high temps to pull that growth off. Also how is her temperament? Is she as skittish as people say? My slings have been pretty calm so far.

Alright, first the two you're already looking at. Parasphendale sp. "Giant" Parasphendale in general are very easy to keep. They want it warm, with not too high humidity. Voracious eaters, always hungry. Quite aggressive and take down large prey, might even snap at your finger. Females...

I have most of my pedes in rather cheap plastic bins with lids that don't close that securely. I put some sort of weight onto them (a book, more boxes), and this has worked completely fine for years. If you get something and you can easily lift a part of the lid with just one finger it's not...

Ah, my favorite species of pokie. I tried getting some for a while and then finally got 3 slings not too long ago and I already love them. Not nearly as light sensitive as my metallicas, and even though they have plenty of room to hide (and they have done a great job at building up their little...

They have a wide range of personalities, most of them are kind of what you'd expect though. My A. geniculata is your typical geniculata, as in "everything is food until proven otherwise", which probably includes my hand, though I'm not keen to find out. I have a sadistic C. fimbriatus that...

There really is not much of a centipede community at the moment. People see them as "bycatch" to tarantulas and usually get one or two that then die within a few months due to improper husbandry. Most are still wild caught and there are very few breeding efforts underway. The few people that are...

I don't think you can get most (if any) of the big Spanish isos in the US. Even over here they're anything but readily available (if you factor in the price) and keeping them and having them reproduce is also not the easiest thing in the world. The biggest one that's readily available would be...

Oh no, I don't think they're difficult at all. The problem is people just sort of assume you should care for them like for a tarantula from the roughly same habitat and that usually goes wrong. If you actually do it right they're super easy in my experience. Also I haven't had any Australian...