New centipede!

Ratmosphere

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Just got my first centipede, Scolopendra angulata. Super hyped! Sorry for the bad picture, more pictures of this species will be posted on my Instagram next weekend. Thanks for looking!

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basin79

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Congratulations on your first pede. You won't regret buying one.
 

LawnShrimp

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Yay! So glad all of us here could help you choose your first, and hopefully not last centipede! :happy:

Now I want an angulata...
 

chanda

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Nice! Pedes are so awesome. Now that you've found your "gateway pede" I'm sure you'll be back for more!
 

Ratmosphere

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Here is an other picture.

Also, below are some socialization pictures. When I got the centipede it ran across the enclosure very fast and would freak out when I touched it. After working with the pede for about an hour, it calmed down so much. Very happy with this purchase.

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Staehilomyces

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Lucky you. I'm still trying to calm down my rubripes. There's evidence of some progress, but I'm still sure I'd get envenomated if I freehandled it. At the moment, I'm limited to touching the head while it's eating. Anyway, I'm sure you'll love your new pede, they're some of the most underrated inverts out there.
 

Ratmosphere

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Good luck with yours! It's actually amazing that I got it to calm down that much. I went into it not expecting a lot.
 

LawnShrimp

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Haha! I understand now why people think centipedes are evil monsters, it's because they've only seen S. subspinipes. You can't even open the lid to mine without them running away or rearing up.

Lovely centipede, and so glad you can hold and interact with it. Try hand-feeding!

...I would love to get a pet I can actually touch without getting, like, eaten.
 

Ratmosphere

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Day 2 of socialization: Tried using a technique seen by ThePureLife by holding the centipedes underside and top while rubbing its back. About 30 minutes was spent after work doing this.

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Staehilomyces

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Nice! And glad to see this pede isn't as much of a pet hole as many of us anticipated.
 

Staehilomyces

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Oh really? I daresay it won't be harmful. As your pede is socialised, I imagine it wouldn't be stressed by the handling.
 

Ratmosphere

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Very cool. However, I have not built up the courage to pick it up yet.
 
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Ratmosphere

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Day 3 of socialization: letting it crawl on hand. Talk about an adrenaline rush haha. Through the process I remained calm and everything went smooth. Love this new addition!

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Staehilomyces

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Great work! I'm going to take the plunge with my E. rubripes tomorrow. After tomorrow, I will be finishing the last of this term's exams - if I do get envenomated, I don't fancy sitting an exam with a centipede bite on my hand.
 

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I often wonder if it's a bio chemical type thing where they learn a hand is safe over time through a sensory/ chemical memory means. Hope that makes sense.
 
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