my centipede ate his tail

[mercury904]

i have this centipede that ate its tail instead of the small roaches that i offered him wondering whats the reason behind it..

 

[cacoseraph]

a lot of the centipedes i have kept are not very brave and tend to run from "appropriately" sized live food. just prekill their food and it could easily fix the problem

 

[mercury904]

a lot of the centipedes i have kept are not very brave and tend to run from "appropriately" sized live food. just prekill their food and it could easily fix the problem

i put 2 same sized roaches,he ate the other one 2 days ago,the folowing day i saw him nipping on his tail,at first i thought he was just grooming himself,the nextday he ate the remaining roach

 

[cacoseraph]

i will still try prekilleds. centipedes have these monster reputations but in my experience they are actually pretty wimpy most of the time



also, i am super rusty at ID'ing... but i think you have a male Scolopendra morsitans right there

 

[Xenomorph]

also, i am super rusty at ID'ing... but i think you have a male Scolopendra morsitans right there

The right terminal Leg looks like from a Male S.morsitans. A close up from this leg where better to get 100% sure

 

[mercury904]

The right terminal Leg looks like from a Male S.morsitans. A close up from this leg where better to get 100% sure

whats your point here sir?

 

[Canth]

whats your point here sir?

I think he is just identifying and sexing your centipede, in case you didn't already know what it was

 

[mercury904]

I think he is just identifying and sexing your centipede, in case you didn't already know what it was

ah ok ........