xhexdx's vivarium picture thread

[bigjej]

How do you prevent stagnation and mold? I know they are not airtight but there cant be much airflow.

 

[xhexdx]

Isopods, springtails, and other detritivores.

 

[spydrhunter1]

Thanks Joe I know we have Michael's and T.J. Maxx, not sure about Ross.

 

[madamoisele]

Thanks for the link.

 

[xhexdx]

New vivarium:

Suggestions for who should inhabit it?

 

[spydrhunter1]

some type of trapdoor spider ...too bad Liphistius aren't readily available anymore. Alipes centipedes maybe?

 

[xhexdx]

I was thinking centipede. Not sure a trapdoor would be good considering the (lack of) substrate depth.

 

[spydrhunter1]

Alipes are communal if you can find them, I haven't seen them advertised in awhile.

Edit:tarantulaspiders.com has them

 

[xhexdx]

I won't be ordering from Todd, but thanks all the same.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Alipes are hit & miss with communality & it may be a little too humid for them in that set up. How about a large, local predatory beetle of some sort? If centipede, one of the S. alternans from the Keys?

 

[Zman181]

Very beautiful.

 

[J Morningstar]

May I ask how you would keep a centipede in them without the ability to "lock" the lid down? I know they work great as containers for the plants but my lid would be easily cast off by a large to medium sized Scolo..And I am actually asking not mocking.

 

[zonbonzovi]

I *think* the gap in that lid is miniscule(Joe?). If that's the case, that heavy glass lid couldn't be lifted by anything other than a beast. It would be necessary to gauge plant height vs. 'pede length to ensure no escapes. No way any 'pede can climb that glass, but growing plants are definitely a concern if there is any means for the animal to get through the lid gap. Scolopocryptops sexspinosus will stay out in the open if shaded, is small-ish and local. Great eaters, too.

 

[xhexdx]

There's hardly any gap, and the glass lid is pretty heavy. There's about 8" from the substrate to the lid, so a 4-5" centipede shouldn't even be able to reach the top if I keep the plants trimmed down properly.

 

[J Morningstar]

That's good, I was thinking maybe a weighted ring around the top handel might work. Obviously you would not want a loose centepede in the home.

 

[xhexdx]

Definitely not on the top of my wish list, that's for sure.

I caught a centipede today, but it's only about 1.5" long so I'm going to either find one larger or let this guy grow up a bit first:

Theatops sp.

 

[spydrhunter1]

Nice find I have never seen a centipede with terminal legs so thickened. How big do these get?

 

[satchellwk]

How ironic, I was hunting for V. Carolinianus scorpions yesterday and found one of those pedes. I thought long and hard about keeping it becasue of those terminal legs, but I decided to let it go.
The new vivaruim looks great, by the way; good luck with whatever you decide to put in it.

 

[1Lord Of Ants1]

Refering to the centipede you just caught, I've only see these guys get 2.5" tops. There is another relatively common pede that is the same color, but larger, the biggest I've seen was 5". I think it might be Scolopendra alternans.

 

[Endagr8]

Very cool! I'd love to see one with some H. gigas/H. incei too!