Woot! 1st~~~~
Reserve a baby for me

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Added on September 30, 2008, 3:01 amDemand a pic of ur centipede enclosure setup! Rawr

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: Sep 30 2008, 03:01 AM

Molting
The skin of centipedes (exoskeleton) is mostly composed of chitin, a non-living layer, wich does not grow.
So if centipedes want to grow, they need to shed (replace the exoskeleton) known as moulting or ecdysis.
The actual shedding process can take a half hour or up to 2 hours.

Young instars do molt aprox. every 2 or 3 months, fullgrown adults only once or twice a year.
Adults can shed for regenerating lost bodyparts (such as antennae, legs, ultimate legs)
When a centipede is about to molt you can notice the old exoskeleton getting loose, the centipede is getting a dull color (starts at the ultimate legs) and won't eat at this time. (best to avoid having live-food with the centipede at this moment,... as they could damage the centipede when he's molting !) During the molting process the new exoskeleton is still very soft and flexibel, it can take up to 2 days before the new skin is fully hardened. Centipedes usually eat their shedded skin right after they molted, to regain strength.

Source: http://www.scolopendra.be/molting.php

Interesting molting pic




Pic from: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=134880

Nice specimen, wat happen to it?

Tat was sad =(

Lolz, i ll take tat as reminder to provide mine with proper escape proof container

Is tat local sp?
Where can i get it? Im interested

If i ll ever have a chance to dig them in the wild, i would take only 1
Space limited haha
Bt im nt planning2 do so, no experience, i dunno where2 find X.X

All Centipedes are venomous and should never be handled bare-handed unless necessary.
In general centipede bites are not considered life threatening to humans,
but every individual can respond different to the effects of the venom!
Centipedes bites are painfull, depending on the size of the Scolopendrid and the amount of injected venom
There only have been 3 reports of human deaths caused by centipede bites in the last 100 years (2 of which are questionable).
A recent case (2005) reports a 46-year man from Turkey, this is the first case reported of a mortal NF induced by a centipede bite.
(but every year more then 5000 bites are reported in Turkey without any significant impact).

Scolopendrids won't attack their keeper or other people when they come near.
Centipedes are secretive inverts which prefer to run away and hide when disturbed.
Off course they will bite if there's no other way out or when they are grabbed.
A rather defensive behaviour then agressive.

Source: http://www.scolopendra.be/handling.php

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: Sep 30 2008, 10:54 AM

Whoo..... I wan.............................

Dude insect? Where?
Centipede is arthropods

It varies depend on species
Between 15-29 pair of leg

littlesaint going2 sell, price i think less than rm10 only

Ur parent never lie, indeed all of them are poisonous


Beautiful specimen, red feather tail centipede right?
Good taste, how much does tat cost?

I would like2 try if gt chance

Sam i bought the container ady, putting in coco fiber
The enclosure will be ready by tonight
Pm me ur acc detail

Nice specimen are worth for an investment
Pm sent

Woo! Can i have the red and blue leg also?

Swt call me Ryo pls - -''
Nt yet, i think around next week will got it

littlesaint selling

2nd pic looks like pre molt to me
When its going2 molt, the centipede is getting a dull color, starting at the ultimate legs
Try feeding it see if it will take o nt?

is a fake wan. . .

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: Oct 3 2008, 04:39 PM

Cool, but i dun have so much container
Max i can take 4 only
Maybe i can take each species 1?

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: Oct 4 2008, 06:19 PM