Do Vietnamese centipedes need calcium supplements?

[centipedeman]

Just got a Vietnamese centipede and was wondering if once a week or something if I would need to powder their food for extra calcium?

 

[Liquifin]

No, they do not need calcium.

 

[boina]

What would a centipede need calcium for? Reptiles need it for their bones - but centipedes don't have bones. Their exoskeleton is made from chitin and does not contain calcium, so extra calcium would just be excreted.

Short answer: no arthropods do not need extra calcium.

 

[centipedeman]

No, they do not need calcium.

Thanks I’m new to centipedes so I didn’t know

 

[centipedeman]

What would a centipede need calcium for? Reptiles need it for their bones - but centipedes don't have bones. Their exoskeleton is made from chitin and does not contain calcium, so extra calcium would just be excreted.

Short answer: no arthropods do not need extra calcium.

Oh ok yea that makes sense just wanted to make sure, I want him or her to be healthy