) and am planning on getting some more. They're not Ts, but they're more interesting than scorpions in my book.
Glad to see you back Botar. Hope catching up wasn't too tedious for you
Man, you miss a day or two and the posts pile up on you. Makes for some very interesting down time though.Originally posted by mrderanged
Glad to see you back Botar. Hope catching up wasn't too tedious for you
Pedes not being able to climb the sides of their enclosures is kind of misleading. They cannot climb glass. That is not to say that they, like a snake, cannot push themselves up the sides of a glass enclosure from the substrate or anything else in the tank. If you're keeping one in an aquarium, they may also at times climb up the silicon in the corners. My blacktailed is notorious for doing this. Don't want you to get a false sense of security or anything. In general, as long as the enclosure is higher than the pede is long, while adding in anything in the tank that it can push itself off of, substrate or decorations, you should be fine. A pede tank should always have a secure top as they are notorious escape artists.
While you're in NM, you may want to look for some wild pedes to catch. I believe you should be able to find S. heros and S. polymorpha in that area, but don't quote me on that.
Scott
Not that I'm an expert, but with what I'm assuming is a stone centipede, there's really no need for a water dish. They're really too small for one anyway. Just keep the substrate moist, not wet. As for your other advice, it sounds good to me.
In that case, you might not find too much as they may have burrowed a bit lower to wait out the winter. I would still bring a few deli cups with you. You never know what might turn up under a few rocks or logs....
For going beyond your initial judgement for a better, clearer understanding.