Lithobius forficatus Care?

[Enrgy]

So I know nothing about centipedes and I’ve never had one, so why not get one lol. I’m deciding either between this one or the Scolopocryptops sexpinosus (also unsure of the care for this one lol) but leaning more towards the Lithobius cus of its life span. plz help for I know nothing.

 

[Umbra]

Care is super simple, they are quite tolerant of each other so a colony can easily be kept in a small shoebox sized Tupperware. For substrate I like a mixture of 2 parts coconut fiber, 1 part small chip orchid bark, 1 part charcoal and 1 part shredded sphagnum moss. Keep moist to the touch but don't let it get waterlogged (if you pick up a handful of substrate and can wring water out of it it's too wet).

I usually keep the container sealed and open once or twice a day to allow for air exchange but if youtey having problems with mold you can poke a few very small ventilation holes near the top of the enclosure. Furnish with small bits of driftwood, some leaf litter, moss is always nice if you have a light source.

I like to introduce springtails and dwarf white isopods a couple weeks before adding the pedes as this allows for micro fauna to establish and provide janitorial services as well as the odd morsel for the young to prey upon. Adults can be fed Drosophila hydei and small crickets. When given larger pretty items like crickets they may feed communally.

Taken care of properly and left to their own devices, they will soon breed and you'll end up with a bunch of babies. They will subsist off of the microfauna and scavenging the adults' leftovers.

 

[Enrgy]

Care is super simple, they are quite tolerant of each other so a colony can easily be kept in a small shoebox sized Tupperware. For substrate I like a mixture of 2 parts coconut fiber, 1 part small chip orchid bark, 1 part charcoal and 1 part shredded sphagnum moss. Keep moist to the touch but don't let it get waterlogged (if you pick up a handful of substrate and can wring water out of it it's too wet).

I usually keep the container sealed and open once or twice a day to allow for air exchange but if youtey having problems with mold you can poke a few very small ventilation holes near the top of the enclosure. Furnish with small bits of driftwood, some leaf litter, moss is always nice if you have a light source.

I like to introduce springtails and dwarf white isopods a couple weeks before adding the pedes as this allows for micro fauna to establish and provide janitorial services as well as the odd morsel for the young to prey upon. Adults can be fed Drosophila hydei and small crickets. When given larger pretty items like crickets they may feed communally.

Taken care of properly and left to their own devices, they will soon breed and you'll end up with a bunch of babies. They will subsist off of the microfauna and scavenging the adults' leftovers.

bet thanks bro

 

[Lyrognathus]

Care is super simple, they are quite tolerant of each other so a colony can easily be kept in a small shoebox sized Tupperware. For substrate I like a mixture of 2 parts coconut fiber, 1 part small chip orchid bark, 1 part charcoal and 1 part shredded sphagnum moss. Keep moist to the touch but don't let it get waterlogged (if you pick up a handful of substrate and can wring water out of it it's too wet).

I usually keep the container sealed and open once or twice a day to allow for air exchange but if youtey having problems with mold you can poke a few very small ventilation holes near the top of the enclosure. Furnish with small bits of driftwood, some leaf litter, moss is always nice if you have a light source.

I like to introduce springtails and dwarf white isopods a couple weeks before adding the pedes as this allows for micro fauna to establish and provide janitorial services as well as the odd morsel for the young to prey upon. Adults can be fed Drosophila hydei and small crickets. When given larger pretty items like crickets they may feed communally.

Taken care of properly and left to their own devices, they will soon breed and you'll end up with a bunch of babies. They will subsist off of the microfauna and scavenging the adults' leftovers.

Gotta disagree with them being tolerant of each other. I kept three (maybe one or two more) together and there was only one within a couple of weeks. They had excess prey as well. It might have just been one individual though, but personally I wouldn't risk it.

 

[Enrgy]

Gotta disagree with them being tolerant of each other. I kept three (maybe one or two more) together and there was only one within a couple of weeks. They had excess prey as well. It might have just been one individual though, but personally I wouldn't risk it.

Yea I never planned on keeping them together, I was just unsure of the care for both.

 

[Umbra]

Gotta disagree with them being tolerant of each other. I kept three (maybe one or two more) together and there was only one within a couple of weeks. They had excess prey as well. It might have just been one individual though, but personally I wouldn't risk it.

I guess experiences will vary but I've kept L. forficatus communally for years with no issues as long as everyone is well fed and not overcrowded. A quick search on the forums echoes that sentiment, they can be kept communally as long as they are provided with ample food and space.

 

[Patherophis]

How to care for Lithobius:
1. Set up millipede enclosure, flower beetle enclosure or just potted plant.
2. Wait.
3. Enclosures and plant pots full of centipedes.