Some questions about Centipedes

[Piricotaty]

I was thinking to take care of a centipede but I have some questions. I live on Spain and there you can find Scolopendras Cingulata.

Can you catch a centipede and transfer it to a terrarium?
I can't buy centipedes for some personal reasons.

It's too difficult to take care of a Scolopendra Cingulata?
I'd like a centipede that don't need so much time.

Can you feed the Scolopendra without others arthropods?
I mean, if you can feed him with fruit or meat.

Some details about the terrarium?
How long should it be, soil type, temperature, humidity etc.

 

[BobBarley]

Can you catch a centipede and transfer it to a terrarium?
I can't buy centipedes for some personal reasons.

Yes

It's too difficult to take care of a Scolopendra Cingulata?
I'd like a centipede that don't need so much time.

No

Can you feed the Scolopendra without others arthropods?
I mean, if you can feed him with fruit or meat.

Probably not long-term. I don't recommend it. If dealing with live arthropods is what you don't want to do, they do fine on freshly prekilled prey.

Some details about the terrarium?
How long should it be, soil type, temperature, humidity etc.

Since you would be collecting it, just mimic their natural conditions, temp, etc.

 

[olll]

of course you can catch one. It not too difficult but still do your research. Insects only, you can feed dead ones. Do you research on the last one.

 

[Piricotaty]

Do they eat pill bugs? It's because I have a plague of them. And about feed him with dead insects my problem it's that I feel bad for the insect that is eaten.

 

[kingshockey]

maybe keep fish or some sort of pet that will eat processed foods or veggies only

 

[BobBarley]

maybe keep fish or some sort of pet that will eat processed foods or veggies only

Agreed. Though I recommend millipedes if you want to stay in the myriapod realm. They are detritivores that eat primarily rotten hardwood and rotten hardwood leaves. No need to ever feed them dead insects.

I wouldn't try feeding a centipede only isopods. Not sure how that would go.

 

[Piricotaty]

maybe keep fish or some sort of pet that will eat processed foods or veggies only

Thanks but I already have a dog. The thing is that I was thinking to have a centipede as pet, not other animal

 

[Piricotaty]

Agreed. Though I recommend millipedes if you want to stay in the myriapod realm. They are detritivores that eat primarily rotten hardwood and rotten hardwood leaves. No need to ever feed them dead insects.

I wouldn't try feeding a centipede only isopods. Not sure how that would go.

Well, that is a good Idea, the problem is that I don't know how to find that things on Spain. anyway, I will think it

 

[BobBarley]

Well, that is a good Idea, the problem is that I don't know how to find that things on Spain. anyway, I will think it

Observations

Millipedes from Spain

www.inaturalist.org

Here're observations of millipedes in Spain. Nothing super impressive, but it's a start. There are also a lot of large, exotic millipedes for sale in the European hobby.

 

[Piricotaty]

Observations

Millipedes from Spain

www.inaturalist.org

Here're observations of millipedes in Spain. Nothing super impressive, but it's a start. There are also a lot of large, exotic millipedes for sale in the European hobby.

Thank you so much

 

[Bill S]

..... Insects only, you can feed dead ones.

Centipedes in the wild are scavengers as much as predators. They will eat meat in a wide variety of forms. I have seen centipedes in caves feeding on dead bats, and I was given a centipede that was found feeding on a road-killed snake. In captivity I feed mine Gerber's Baby Food. But they also need variety in their diet, so I alternate feedings, giving them crickets one time and baby food the next.

 

[Piricotaty]

Centipedes in the wild are scavengers as much as predators. They will eat meat in a wide variety of forms. I have seen centipedes in caves feeding on dead bats, and I was given a centipede that was found feeding on a road-killed snake. In captivity I feed mine Gerber's Baby Food. But they also need variety in their diet, so I alternate feedings, giving them crickets one time and baby food the next.

The most I can do is feed him with isopods, maybe ants and maybe snails. The only problem is that I feel bad feed him with other animals. I'd like to feed him only with dead things and fruit. I was thinking that if they eat meat of some lil' vertebrates maybe they can eat meat of chiken or some meat from a supermarket xd.

 

[Bill S]

The most I can do is feed him with isopods, maybe ants and maybe snails.

I have isopods in the larger cages with my centipedes, and they do not get eaten. I doubt that ants or snails would be eaten either. You might be better off keeping millipedes or some other animal that you can more comfortably and more easily maintain.

 

[mellow]

I have a friend that feeds his scolopendra polymorpha isopods and it seems to work for him, haven't tried it for myself though.

 

[Bill S]

I have a friend that feeds his scolopendra polymorpha isopods and it seems to work for him, haven't tried it for myself though.

Interesting. I have a ten gallon terrarium with several S. polymorpha in it, and that's one of the cages I also keep isopods in. The isopods seem to be doing well.

 

[Aron W]

Centipedes in the wild are scavengers as much as predators. They will eat meat in a wide variety of forms. I have seen centipedes in caves feeding on dead bats, and I was given a centipede that was found feeding on a road-killed snake. In captivity I feed mine Gerber's Baby Food. But they also need variety in their diet, so I alternate feedings, giving them crickets one time and baby food the next.

Wow! I didn’t know you could feed scolopendras baby food! Learn something new everyday.

 

[Bill S]

Wow! I didn’t know you could feed scolopendras baby food! Learn something new everyday.

Here's one of mine digging in to his Gerber's Chicken and Gravy:

 

[Aron W]

Here's one of mine digging in to his Gerber's Chicken and Gravy:

I’m not gonna lie.... that’s pretty cute!