Care for Scolopendra/Ethmostigmus sp. Buton Black?

[centipeedle]

Humidity, size, hardiness, temperament, etc. Any help is appreciated.

 

[centipeedle]

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[paumotu]

I keep mine in the mid-high 70s on wet cocoa coir, since it is just a small pling. They've been pretty hardy and take down prekilled roaches every week.

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

I keep mine in the mid-high 70s on wet cocoa coir, since it is just a small pling. They've been pretty hardy and take down prekilled roaches every week.

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

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

Humidity, size, hardiness, temperament, etc. Any help is appreciated.

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, mine is being treated for an impaction and I've been successful in dislodging whatever was causing it with a little massage in the affected area, and this was 3 or so weeks ago when I noticed the issue. Their temperament is less agreeable than some but not totally unreasonable. Just gotta treat em right and give gentle rubs like any centipede.

 

[paumotu]

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

it’s just a pling barely an inch so impactipn isn’t a big risk right now. When it grows I’ll adjust accordingly

 

[k0ella]

What substrate do you use instead?

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

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

What substrate do you use instead?

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