DubiaW
Arachnobaron
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In the past I have kept reptiles including venomous, T's and scorpions. When I bought my first S. subspinipes I instantly fell in love with centipedes. It is becoming a passion. Right off the bat I decided that I wanted to breed centipedes as a hobby. I decided that I would start off with S. subspinipes because they are cheep, impressive and prevalent in most stores. Today I bought 3 more and I am ready to "pop" them to see what sex they are. My plan is to cool them down and either restrain them in a gloved hand or tube them (like a rattlesnake) and then check their sex (pop). If anyone has advice on this please share it. If you have a better way let me know.
I was at Ken the bug guys store today in Tucson and I asked the tech if he was willing to help me with this and he piped up with excitement. He had never seen it done, he asked "You know how to do that?" "I've got a pretty good grasp on what I am supposed to do," I told him, "Can you restrain it while I pop it?" He backed off at that point. This is the same response I have gotten from another pede enthusiast I know in Phoenix. Since he got bitten by a S. subspinipes he hasn't touched one since. Something tells me I am going to get bitten. Oh well. You only live once. There has to be a safe way to do this without being a centipede cowboy. I figured it out for rattlesnakes by tubing them: milking, sexing, measuring and medicating were all safely preformed with the snake in a Plexiglas tube. I'm ready to try this on pedes.
I was at Ken the bug guys store today in Tucson and I asked the tech if he was willing to help me with this and he piped up with excitement. He had never seen it done, he asked "You know how to do that?" "I've got a pretty good grasp on what I am supposed to do," I told him, "Can you restrain it while I pop it?" He backed off at that point. This is the same response I have gotten from another pede enthusiast I know in Phoenix. Since he got bitten by a S. subspinipes he hasn't touched one since. Something tells me I am going to get bitten. Oh well. You only live once. There has to be a safe way to do this without being a centipede cowboy. I figured it out for rattlesnakes by tubing them: milking, sexing, measuring and medicating were all safely preformed with the snake in a Plexiglas tube. I'm ready to try this on pedes.
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