Matttoadman
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which species of centipede have you all found to be the most active and bold?
Time of year possibly? My juvie is pet hole right now, comes out for an hour or two in the middle of the night right now and that's it.My Scolopendra heros is my most active. It is frequently out even during the daytime and is an aggressive feeder. My S. subspinipes is a fairly active hunter/feeder too, but spends a lot more time underground. I haven't seen my S. polymorpha in months. I'm hoping it's just molting or something and hasn't up and died on me. My previous polymorpha was much more active/visible than this one -but was also quite a bit bigger. Unfortunately, that one died last summer. I'd had it for quite a few years, though - and it was already an adult when I caught it - so it might have just been old age or something.
I doubt that it's the time of year - the last time I saw it was in August, which is far too early - particularly here in SoCal - for critters to start feeling wintery or thinking about hibernating. I'm just going to hope that it's considering molting - or maybe sneaking out in the wee hours of the morning, when no one is around to see it - and wait until next summer before I dig it out for a proof-of-life check. Meanwhile, I'll just continue watering and offering the occasional prekilled feeder.Time of year possibly? My juvie is pet hole right now, comes out for an hour or two in the middle of the night right now and that's it.
Do what I do when you can't watch them, get one of those cheap little cube shaped IR cameras and put it in the enclosure every night, copy and play the footage fast-forward on a PC until you see movement... or lack thereof. I did this to find out if my Orthoporus sp. were surfacing at odd hours, and they were.I doubt that it's the time of year - the last time I saw it was in August, which is far too early - particularly here in SoCal - for critters to start feeling wintery or thinking about hibernating. I'm just going to hope that it's considering molting - or maybe sneaking out in the wee hours of the morning, when no one is around to see it - and wait until next summer before I dig it out for a proof-of-life check. Meanwhile, I'll just continue watering and offering the occasional prekilled feeder.
This is literally my experience. I have both S. heros arizonensis and castaneiceps and keep them in the same type setup (half dry/ half moist with a large cork flat). My arizonensis burrowed into the moist half of the enclosure and only comes out to hunt, never used the cork so I ended up removing it. My castaneiceps is usually sitting out on the moist half, but occasionally hides under the cork flat. I'm not sure if this difference is between subspecies or individuals, but from what I've read it's more likely between individuals.Scolopendra heros in my experience, but every individual is different. You may have one that hides all of the time or another that is always out.