Thegreatiandi
Arachnopeon
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- Apr 6, 2021
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Hello all.
I've stalk these post from afar for many...many years now, just never actually signed up. I decided to because I feel like I need the assistance.
My Scolopendra Gigante stopped eating about 3 weeks ago. Before that she would eat rat pups but, not entirely. She would eat them though, so that was fine. I fed her normally once a week on Tuesdays. Definitely not trying to overfeed her but, currently she sits at about 13 and a half inches long so, she's a big girl.
Now however, she's just not eating. I've tried earthworms, rat pups, pinky mice, green horned worms, bananas, etc ( I never do crickets as they seem to really aggravate any arachnid or arthropod that I purchase them for ). She's just not wanting anything.
This is my first Gigante but I've kept many of the Vietnamese species over the years. The Vietnamese are a hyper aggressive species of scolopendra whereas this girl is very docile. I'm not sure if possible she's getting close to molting or what but, there are currently two pinky mice sitting in her hollowed out log with her and, she just won't eat. I'm not sure if this is a pre-molting stage or what. She does have two of her many legs that the tips are broken off. Not the entire leg just the small portion of the tips. They've already healed up but possibly, she's getting close to molting. I'm just not sure and it's stressing me out!
She is still fairly active though. At night time you'll catch her trying to climb up the glass, climb up and down the fake trees that I have in the enclosure, she's constantly tunneling throughout the entire enclosure... So she is definitely active.
I have her and housed in a 4' long by 24-in wide by 18-in tall aquarium. One side has a heating pad underneath and the other does not so she can have a warm and cool side. The subterrate is about four and a half inches deep and nice and moist so the humidity stays nice and warm for her. And she has water everyday.
Helpful hints or advice are welcome to a Arachnoboards newcomer.
Thanks in advance.
I've stalk these post from afar for many...many years now, just never actually signed up. I decided to because I feel like I need the assistance.
My Scolopendra Gigante stopped eating about 3 weeks ago. Before that she would eat rat pups but, not entirely. She would eat them though, so that was fine. I fed her normally once a week on Tuesdays. Definitely not trying to overfeed her but, currently she sits at about 13 and a half inches long so, she's a big girl.
Now however, she's just not eating. I've tried earthworms, rat pups, pinky mice, green horned worms, bananas, etc ( I never do crickets as they seem to really aggravate any arachnid or arthropod that I purchase them for ). She's just not wanting anything.
This is my first Gigante but I've kept many of the Vietnamese species over the years. The Vietnamese are a hyper aggressive species of scolopendra whereas this girl is very docile. I'm not sure if possible she's getting close to molting or what but, there are currently two pinky mice sitting in her hollowed out log with her and, she just won't eat. I'm not sure if this is a pre-molting stage or what. She does have two of her many legs that the tips are broken off. Not the entire leg just the small portion of the tips. They've already healed up but possibly, she's getting close to molting. I'm just not sure and it's stressing me out!
She is still fairly active though. At night time you'll catch her trying to climb up the glass, climb up and down the fake trees that I have in the enclosure, she's constantly tunneling throughout the entire enclosure... So she is definitely active.
I have her and housed in a 4' long by 24-in wide by 18-in tall aquarium. One side has a heating pad underneath and the other does not so she can have a warm and cool side. The subterrate is about four and a half inches deep and nice and moist so the humidity stays nice and warm for her. And she has water everyday.
Helpful hints or advice are welcome to a Arachnoboards newcomer.
Thanks in advance.