Centipede breeding enclosure

[Stylopidae]

So here's what I'm planning to use as a breeding enclosure for my upcoming centipede breeding projects.

Does it look good or do I need hard places underneath the rocks for the males to spin their sperm webs?

 

[Scolopendro69]

it looks good to me...but if i were u i would use a flat piece of bark...as if those centipedes were mine id be worried about those rocks....u probly wanna use wood or bark

 

[bistrobob85]

I've used similar setups in my last tryouts. Didnt see much success then but i'll try it again soon. What do you think about dark hiding places? I've made quite a few, actually i didnt think centipedes would openly breed in an aera so opened. Hopefully it works out good for you, let us know .

phil.

 

[mindlessvw]

galapheros ha a few threads on his successful set ups for breeding...you may ask him

 

[cacoseraph]

one thing

i have seperate enclosures for introductions and for breeding

my introduction enclosures have virtually nothing in them. i want to be able to break up any tussles as easily and quickly as possible.

my breeding cages have a bunch of crap in them.

also, bob is right. i am pretty sure gala actually has vid posted of spermatophoric transfer

 

[Stylopidae]

one thing

i have seperate enclosures for introductions and for breeding

Not a bad idea.

I've seen the enclosures that Gala uses for his centipedes, but I can't tell if the bottom is sandstone or a sandy substrate.

The only stuff I trust around here to be pesticide free is cocobark and stuff I can sterilize myself so sand is pretty much out.

The rocks are scrubbed with soap mixed with a 10% bleach solution, sprayed down liberally with a household hydrogen peroxide solution, rinsed with 91% alcohol, soaked in bleach for four hours and then heated to 400*F and rinsed with the alcohol solution one more time. I've had no problems with pesticides (or parasites) this way, and I plan to keep it this way.

Oh...and everything's going to be superglued in the final setup