Back to centipedes

[A guy]

I had some in the past but my fiancée initially had a "no centipede" rule. She eventually warmed up to it and now I'm buying everything that I want lol

Bonus, they're all captive bred.

Scolopendra dehaani



Scolopendra hainanum (black) pling



I also got 2 plings of Scolopendra sp. "white legs" but those are so hard to get photos of.

 

[Wolfram1]

they are fantastic

 

[A guy]

they are fantastic

They are absolutely beautiful!
I understand centipedes aren't for everyone though. It takes good taste lol

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I had some in the past but my fiancée initially had a "no centipede" rule. She eventually warmed up to it and now I'm buying everything that I want lol

Bonus, they're all captive bred.

Scolopendra dehaani
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Scolopendra hainanum (black) pling
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I also got 2 plings of Scolopendra sp. "white legs" but those are so hard to get photos of.

Wow amazing ! Sadly there so misunderstood I considered getting one before but thought it would freak my parents out . How do you know what care each species needs?

 

[A guy]

Wow amazing ! Sadly there so misunderstood I considered getting one before but thought it would freak my parents out . How do you know what care each species needs?

Definitely misunderstood.

There's some care info here but not for many species. If there isn't one for a specific species that I need, I just look for anything very closely related or is within the same locality or area.

Centipedes are very susceptible to mycosis though. That's one to carefully watch out for.

 

[Wolfram1]

they do seem to lose moisture quicker than tarantulas which leads people to keep them more moist which makes mycosis a problem
i'd say the water dish is just that much more important with them, then you don't need to overdo the moisture side

 

[A guy]

they do seem to lose moisture quicker than tarantulas which leads people to keep them more moist which makes mycosis a problem
i'd say the water dish is just that much more important with them, then you don't need to overdo the moisture side

Yeah, even my Asian species, i keep dry. I just moisten one corner and keep a full waterdish.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

"not for everyone," indeed. I get a visceral "clench" when I see them stationary, & a genuine unease when they move.

But they are strangely beautiful.

They have them from time to time at a local that deals in exotics, & I've kinda straddled the fence on getting one just to get over my apprehensions, but they might actually be the one thing that'd make my significant other uncomfortable enough that I'd have to find a home for it. She never wanted me to have so much as a single spider, but now she diligently changes the water for my entire collection when I'm out of town without her, but these, man...these give ME pause...
Were you always cool with them, or did it take some working yourself into? HOW did you get into them?


Also, how long do they live? The ones at the shop are like $600, LoL

 

[A guy]

"not for everyone," indeed. I get a visceral "clench" when I see them stationary, & a genuine unease when they move.

But they are strangely beautiful.

They have them from time to time at a local that deals in exotics, & I've kinda straddled the fence on getting one just to get over my apprehensions, but they might actually be the one thing that'd make my significant other uncomfortable enough that I'd have to find a home for it. She never wanted me to have so much as a single spider, but now she diligently changes the water for my entire collection when I'm out of town without her, but these, man...these give ME pause...
Were you always cool with them, or did it take some working yourself into? HOW did you get into them?


Also, how long do they live? The ones at the shop are like $600, LoL

I was always cool with every animal EXCEPT PRIMATES lol especially monkeys, they send an extreme chill down my spine.

Not scared but just very uneasy around them. Grew up watching Steve Irwin. So even though I feel unease around them, I know every animal is beautiful in their own way, some just need more understanding than others.

Ultimately, depends on how you care for them. Although some do have relatively short lifespans but some will reach 10 years or so.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Definitely misunderstood.

There's some care info here but not for many species. If there isn't one for a specific species that I need, I just look for anything very closely related or is within the same locality or area.

Centipedes are very susceptible to mycosis though. That's one to carefully watch out for.

It’s the lack of information on Pedes/scorps reason I haven’t tried them out. Not that I have the money now but back in the day I almost got one. Plus I had an emp onxe

I was always cool with every animal EXCEPT PRIMATES lol especially monkeys, they send an extreme chill down my spine.

Not scared but just very uneasy around them. Grew up watching Steve Irwin. So even though I feel unease around them, I know every animal is beautiful in their own way, some just need more understanding than others.

Ultimately, depends on how you care for them. Although some do have relatively short lifespans but some will reach 10 years or so.

monkeys wow someone’s self owned local pet shop 20 years or so ago a few miles away a monkey escaped and attacked someone. They’re out of business now.

"not for everyone," indeed. I get a visceral "clench" when I see them stationary, & a genuine unease when they move.

But they are strangely beautiful.

They have them from time to time at a local that deals in exotics, & I've kinda straddled the fence on getting one just to get over my apprehensions, but they might actually be the one thing that'd make my significant other uncomfortable enough that I'd have to find a home for it. She never wanted me to have so much as a single spider, but now she diligently changes the water for my entire collection when I'm out of town without her, but these, man...these give ME pause...
Were you always cool with them, or did it take some working yourself into? HOW did you get into them?


Also, how long do they live? The ones at the shop are like $600, LoL

They are fast , defensive and often bitey but I never got any not because I’m afraid of them . But because if they get loose I’m in trouble.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

Glad you are getting to work with them now.

 

[A guy]

monkeys wow someone’s self owned local pet shop 20 years or so ago a few miles away a monkey escaped and attacked someone. They’re out of business now.

They are fast , defensive and often bitey but I never got any not because I’m afraid of them . But because if they get loose I’m in trouble.

Not to mention big apes have literally torn off faces of people.

It's not that hard to get them loose too lol

I remember my friend's story about his 12" Scolopendra sp. white legs .
He's one of the biggest if not the biggest dealer here in Canada and he has an actual store. He had his big centipede on display in the shop. One day before closing, one of his customers goes "is that supposed to be out?"
He turned to look and sees his 12" centipede out of the enclosure and was standing up, kinda what like a cobra does lol

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Not to mention big apes have literally torn off faces of people.

It's not that hard to get them loose too lol

I remember my friend's story about his 12" Scolopendra sp. white legs .
He's one of the biggest if not the biggest dealer here in Canada and he has an actual store. He had his big centipede on display in the shop. One day before closing, one of his customers goes "is that supposed to be out?"
He turned to look and sees his 12" centipede out of the enclosure and was standing up, kinda what like a cobra does lol

Yeah it was a chimpanzee attack and that’s exactly what happened. I don’t remember the details to find the exact story. But it was pretty brutal so that’s probably a good thing .
wow standing up, kinda what like a cobra does that’s crazy !!’ That pede can probably eat small rats .. not that I’d ever suggest feeding them those .

 

[A guy]

Yeah it was a chimpanzee attack and that’s exactly what happened. I don’t remember the details to find the exact story. But it was pretty brutal so that’s probably a good thing .
wow standing up, kinda what like a cobra does that’s crazy !!’ That pede can probably eat small rats .. not that I’d ever suggest feeding them those .

I know the exact story and details of that lol SCARY!

Yeah, I've seen my dehaani do that when it wanders around. Pretty cool actually.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

I was always cool with every animal EXCEPT PRIMATES lol especially monkeys, they send an extreme chill down my spine.

Not scared but just very uneasy around them. Grew up watching Steve Irwin. So even though I feel unease around them, I know every animal is beautiful in their own way, some just need more understanding than others.

Ultimately, depends on how you care for them. Although some do have relatively short lifespans but some will reach 10 years or so.

Yeah, man...I'm with you on the primate thing. I handled my kids alright, & that's just about as "monkey" as I'm going, LoL. I'd rather take one of those centipedes to bed with me, than have to deal with a monkey.

 

[Wolfram1]

yea when they try to orient themselves they do lift the head and bob the antenna, they look like they taste the air the same way a snake does with its tongue

always fun when they do that and are capable to direct themselves towards their pray, pretty sure these are actually stalking predators, rather than ambush predators like theraphosidae

 

[A guy]

Finally got a good shot of my Scolopendra sp. white legs pling

 

[Kada]

Centipedes are very susceptible to mycosis though. That's one to carefully watch out for.

I often feel this is a common case of people assuming a cage can be tiny and confined. This fungal issue is easily solved with large enclosures with really good ventilation. The moisture comes via large enclosures and loads of soil, leaf litter and habitat variations / choices. I think its just keeper selfishness that causes this more than the species being prone to anything. Granted, I've only kept a handful of species, so it's certainly just an opinion. But bigger enclosures that have more microclimates for the inhabitant to travel between seem like a good idea.

 

[A guy]

I often feel this is a common case of people assuming a cage can be tiny and confined. This fungal issue is easily solved with large enclosures with really good ventilation. The moisture comes via large enclosures and loads of soil, leaf litter and habitat variations / choices. I think its just keeper selfishness that causes this more than the species being prone to anything. Granted, I've only kept a handful of species, so it's certainly just an opinion. But bigger enclosures that have more microclimates for the inhabitant to travel between seem like a good idea.

I'm thinking a larger enclosure could help but it's most definitely a ventilation thing.

I have a friend, he was at one point, the largest importer of arachnids in Canada. He was one of the first, if not the first one that had imported captive bred Asian centipede species. He showed me pictures of his enclosures back then, really cool HUGE enclosures. But he had the problem that his specimens were getting eaten by mycosis. This was back when the only available enclosures were basically aquariums, minimal ventilation.

He had to do something or his whole centipede import will die out. Never changed his set up, just drilled tons of ventilation. Everything was fine then.

 

[Wolfram1]

I often feel this is a common case of people assuming a cage can be tiny and confined. This fungal issue is easily solved with large enclosures with really good ventilation. The moisture comes via large enclosures and loads of soil, leaf litter and habitat variations / choices. I think its just keeper selfishness that causes this more than the species being prone to anything. Granted, I've only kept a handful of species, so it's certainly just an opinion. But bigger enclosures that have more microclimates for the inhabitant to travel between seem like a good idea.

i agree 100%

another issue is that people add to much moisture in general and yet don't provide drinking water consistently enough