mellow
Arachnobaron
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- Apr 16, 2020
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It's still alive, I don't think it's going to be alive tomorrow morning tho.
Any noticeable odor from the specimen? Was there any chemicals used in the proximities of your specimen?Surprisingly It's still alive.
I can't smell anything from the specimen yet, and no I don't think so.Any noticeable odor from the specimen? Was there any chemicals used in the proximities of your specimen?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I will be sure to be even more careful about those things than I already was, I really think it was just old age that killed it.A couple thoughts come to mind. Handling centipedes can stress them out, and stress kills. Keep handling to a minimum if at all. Second - If and when you do handle, the centipede could come into contact with chemicals on your hands. Hand sanitizer could be dangerous to the centipede, as could other chemicals you might have on your hands without thinking about them. Also, caging conditions have an impact. I don't know how you set up your cages, but if there's doubt, make comparisons between the way you do it and how others do it. Finally, food. Avoid wild-caught crickets, etc., because they could have been exposed to pesticides. Avoid chrysomelid bugs and hornworm caterpillars because they can sequester toxins from the plants they eat.
That does happen........, I really think it was just old age that killed it.