Major017
Arachnopeon
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Under a pile of wood in my yard, I found a giant communal colony of S. sexspinosus's. (https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Bark-Centipede)
I am considering taking a few of them into my collection as observation specimens, providing each with it's own spacious enclosure and an ample supply of food. I currently have a large colony of feeders small enough to feed to them, so that isn't an issue. My question is, has anyone kept these successfully before? I know myriapods can be quite sensitive to fluctuating humidity and substrate moistness, and can often die from excessive dryness. This species apparently can live up to 5 years and molt several times during their lives, making them interesting creatures to have in a collection. I have never had any centipedes and I feel like this would be a good opportunity to get familiar with keeping them, without diving straight into faster and more potent exotic species.
Thank you for any info any experienced may have.
I am considering taking a few of them into my collection as observation specimens, providing each with it's own spacious enclosure and an ample supply of food. I currently have a large colony of feeders small enough to feed to them, so that isn't an issue. My question is, has anyone kept these successfully before? I know myriapods can be quite sensitive to fluctuating humidity and substrate moistness, and can often die from excessive dryness. This species apparently can live up to 5 years and molt several times during their lives, making them interesting creatures to have in a collection. I have never had any centipedes and I feel like this would be a good opportunity to get familiar with keeping them, without diving straight into faster and more potent exotic species.
Thank you for any info any experienced may have.