how many inches??

[KyuZo]

how many inches should i give my centipede? I have a 48" long tank that was divided into 3. It is 16" tall. It is going to be a display tank. with 16" tall, i was wondering how many inches of substrate should i put in there to make the tank look nice and also to accommodate my centipedes. There are 3 slots so two will go to my 2 S. subspinipes and one will be for my S. h. castaneiceps. thank you for any suggestion or advice.

 

[cacoseraph]

how are the slots seperated?


it depends what you want to do... since you said display i am assuming you don't want the centipedes to be burrowed all the time? if so you are going to have to give a good hide for them and also watch humidity for the subspinipes a little more closely. in substrate much more than an inch thick odds are the cents will try to burrow.

 

[KyuZo]

they are seperated by a 1/4" thick acrylic. I don't mind that they burrow at all, as long as they walk around at night when they are looking for food. i know that my s. h. castaneiceps don't burrow. it just laid out in the open or under the bark that i gave it. i will give them some good hidding places too.