Stone centipede care???

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I caught a little one about an inch any tips or what’s best to feeed it ? I’ve not kept one before in ages and last time it didn’t work out because I used too big of a container and lost track of it .

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I put it in a tiny container now , deli cup second pic seemed too large.
any tips ??

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yeah I caught a few little red centipedes but I don’t know how often to feed them
assume they need either housed separately or in a large enough container to escape each other ?
Can they eat baby dubia ? If not I consider just setting them free..

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Maybe I’ll just buy feeders at the pet store i really don’t want to waste large roaches on tiny centipedes.

 

[Lordosteous]

They are just about the easiest centipedes out there, and can even be kept communally if you feed them enough or culture a feeder in their enclosure with them. They aren't too picky about food either, any insect smaller than themselves that they can overpower is on the menu. Keep their substrate slightly moist (Not damp or wet) and keep them well fed and they'll do well for you. I'd also recomend adding more substrate, as making it deeper makes it easier to keep the moisture levels right.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They are just about the easiest centipedes out there, and can even be kept communally if you feed them enough or culture a feeder in their enclosure with them. They aren't too picky about food either, any insect smaller than themselves that they can overpower is on the menu. Keep their substrate slightly moist (Not damp or wet) and keep them well fed and they'll do well for you. I'd also recomend adding more substrate, as making it deeper makes it easier to keep the moisture levels right.

can they overpower small mealworms I have those I was trying to culture but they haven’t pupated yet . The pedes are larger then the worms. The big one is 2”. I don’t have enough dubia right now to feed off many baby nymphs .

 

[Lordosteous]

Yeah mealworms will work. If you're really worried you can pre-kill them, Stone centipedes are happy to scavenge recently dead prey

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yeah mealworms will work. If you're really worried you can pre-kill them, Stone centipedes are happy to scavenge recently dead prey

Im keeping the big one I set the other 3 free . Because it eats mealworms they don’t . I’m just going to get a giant pede or some sort next instead of wasting my time catching these tiny things. Could be a while though ..til I can even add any non t inverts to my collection.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I kept one of them it’s about 2” and is eating mealworms .

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Yeah mealworms will work. If you're really worried you can pre-kill them, Stone centipedes are happy to scavenge recently dead prey

Is feeding it once a month fine I forgot the last day I fed it .

 

[MillipedeFan]

Make sure it doesn’t dry out

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Make sure it doesn’t dry out

Yeah I might set it free it’s so small 1-2” and hard to feed I gotta use meal worms .. I need a giant pede someday but I can’t get one now. Are they just like tarantulas except faster??

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Make sure it doesn’t dry out

I felt bad for the poor thing and set it free I’d rather get a giant pede when the funds allow .

 

[MillipedeFan]

I felt bad for the poor thing and set it free I’d rather get a giant pede when the funds allow .

If you decide to get another one, be sure to keep it wet. I tried keeping some, and they died the next day