SA giant on eggs

[NYAN]

 

[NYAN]

Alright. I don’t have a count, but there’s at least 30 and likely 40-50. I think I’m supposed to let them live together so that they can molt?

 

[NYAN]

@Galapoheros did you separate yours at this stange?

 

[Ratmosphere]

Dude no way! Thats too awesome.

 

[pbenner]

Those are so cute and cool! I want a couple of them! lol.

What species specifically are these? A Centipede or two has been on my list for a long time.

 

[NYAN]

Those are so cute and cool! I want a couple of them! lol.

What species specifically are these? A Centipede or two has been on my list for a long time.

I think it’s a variant of hobby galapagoensis, which isn’t really galapagoensis, so no one really knows. Some theories say hobby galapagoensis are all gigantea though.

 

[Ratmosphere]

The black "Galap"?

 

[pbenner]

I think it’s a variant of hobby galapagoensis, which isn’t really galapagoensis, so no one really knows. Some theories say hobby galapagoensis are all gigantea though.

That's damned cool. A Centipede has been on my list for a long time and I'd love to start with a small one. If you decide to sell and ship to TX please let me know! My GF may kill me, but these are AWESOME.

Paul

 

[NYAN]

The black "Galap"?

Yes. These are the banded and orange variant of it.

Scolopendra sp. ‘viridicornis/robusta’

• NYAN
• Mar 19, 2019
• 3

 

[Ratmosphere]

So sick man. Proud of you.

 

[TreebeardGoddess]

Congrats on the healthy babies!!!

 

[RTTB]

Very cool. Congrats.

 

[NYAN]

A bit of an update:

I still don’t have a count. It seems the giants love to pile up on top of each other. I also found one dead pling. Interestingly this one was very isolated from the rest always.

 

[SonsofArachne]

I think it’s a variant of hobby galapagoensis, which isn’t really galapagoensis, so no one really knows. Some theories say hobby galapagoensis are all gigantea though.

I really wish some Taxonomist would get to work on this. It's confusing as hell.

 

[Comatose]

Congrats!!!

 

[NYAN]

Here’s an update:

They all started molting over a period of a few days about 2 weeks after emerging. After a few days they started cannibalising. I think only the Pedes that were slow to molt got eaten by the already hardened siblings. Final count was 46.5, although I keep finding extra, so we are up to 52.5 now.

The babies are pretty big. Most are over 2 inches, some pushing 2.5

Here’s some photos

Freshly molted


Molted siblings


Gardening and gaining color


Fully hardened

 

[pbenner]

Those are the cutest little things I've ever seen in my life. Congratulations again. Amazing little critters.

Paul

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

Those are the cutest little things I've ever seen in my life.

Then you obviously haven’t seen my dog yet

 

[Nicholas Rothstein]

Ah see, when I tell people I have dogs they ask to see them. Little do they know my dogs have over 4 legs

 

[pbenner]

I've got a pair of Boxer Puppies that are also very cute, but I have a soft spot for hard bodied cuties for sure. These are absolutely adorable.

Paul