How do you look after a centipede

[mantiscatamp]

HMMMM do they like it moiste and how do I feed em

 

[chanda]

Ok, first - that is a soil centipede (Geophilomorpha) so care will be different than for other types of centipedes. The most commonly kept centipedes are the Scolopendormorpha, so most care sheets will be for those.

Soil centipedes are tricky to keep alive in captivity. It will need deep, moist (but not soggy) soil to burrow in, with organic material such as rotting leaves and decaying wood. It may not eat crickets (unless you can get really tiny pinheads), so you'll need something tiny - like springtails or dwarf isopods - to feed it. You may be able to get it to scavenge on pre-killed crickets or cricket parts.

Also, don't expect to see it very often - it will spend most of its time underground.

 

[mantiscatamp]

Ok

 

[Poonjab]

Cool find. I’d put it back where I found it, but that’s just me.

 

[mantiscatamp]

Probs will

 

[OpPowerpuff]

Are you a younger me?

 

[mantiscatamp]

Are you a younger me?

I sure am

 

[OpPowerpuff]

I sure am