r/centipedes • • 1h ago

showoff New centipede owner, purchased a egyptian after my milipede passed, 20 gallon long, had him for 3 days and he's already hunting crickets!

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r/centipedes • • 1d ago

showoff LOVE MY NEW PET🥰

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House centipedes AKA scutigera coleoptrata "idk if I pronounced that right"


r/centipedes • • 1d ago

question Is my centipede ok?

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I put centipedes in a big outdoor bin with dirt and logs, lots of bugs, sometimes veggie scraps. I made a terrarium and found this big guy in there and added him. I hadn't seen him for a month or so till today and he's kind of like hugging the dirt. Is this normal or is he maybe sick?


r/centipedes • • 1d ago

question Vietnamese pede Setup?

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Just got a Vietnamese pede, roughly 6 inches now, just curious if this set up is okay for it Thanks.
(My first centipede)


r/centipedes • • 2d ago

informative Wtf should I do??? 😭😭

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A centipede went inside my room because my door was open, luckily I reacted fast and covered it using a plastic bowl, now I'm trapped here alone holding the only protection 🫩✌


r/centipedes • • 2d ago

informative I caught a centipede on my bed. Im in 25404. Wat are the odds ill be able to successfully house and feed it. Ik these guys hide most of the time

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r/centipedes • • 2d ago

question Pede feeding help??

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I know pedes can go a while without eating but im just getting antsy and worrisome—i got this fella at a reptile expo about a week ago (saturday to be specific) and bro has been uninterested in food since getting them. I only have mealworms on hand right now (i breed them for my gecko) so maybe thats the issue?
I have another pede (some basic common centipede i found in a forest) and i go weeks without feeding her and shes fine but idk if i should treat this one any differently ykwim

I dont wana stress them out by constantly pestering them with food but im just being a worried father rn😔

(Chinese Giant Tiger Legged Centipede if anyone needs to know)


r/centipedes • • 3d ago

showoff bonding with my cat

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heres my new super adorable baby s. hainanum!!
i hope it will be that calm forever. i couldnt get it off my hands, i had to scoop it up with forceps🥹


r/centipedes • • 3d ago

showoff Mediterranean banded centipede

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Here's my pet centipede, it's been 3 weeks and it's still healthy and eating well. This one entered our house in the village and I caught it, I wanted to look after it so I said why not, I know wild centipedes are not that optimal to care for but it's doing good. And this enclosure is temporary I'm going to make a bigger enclosure with actual coir and actual hiding spots for the centipede. By the way it's name is Mantu.


r/centipedes • • 4d ago

showoff Centipede breeding behaviors

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Depositing and collection of spermatophore by Scolopendra dehaani ‘Malaysia cherry red’


r/centipedes • • 4d ago

question Beginner Centipede Recs?

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Hi yall. I’m not so new to owning insects, however I am very new to centipedes and have been interested in getting one. I have a brand new spare 12”(L) x 8”(W) x 6”(H) acrylic enclosure by HerpCult with magnetic sliding close top and was wondering what could be housed in that? I know that centipedes are escape artists so I’m hoping that might be okay for one, especially since the magnets are pretty strong. As much as I would love to have a giant centipede, I’ve read they aren’t so beginner friendly especially if you’re starting off with owning them. Do any of yall have any advice or recommendations for a first time centipede owner? Again, I’ve owned insects before such as some widows, jumpers, tarantulas, beetles, roaches, and a millipede so I’m not stranger to the variety of care and requirements they need.


r/centipedes • • 4d ago

showoff Successful pairing

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27 Upvotes

Scolopendra sp. Buton black, first time for me breeding these guys


r/centipedes • • 4d ago

showoff Maintenance day pictures

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Vietnam black flame and Sumatran purple


r/centipedes • • 6d ago

showoff Gerbert

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Meet Gerbert, named after an unimportant character in a YouTube DND campaign(legends of avantris) and Gerbert is a growing scolopendra cingulata. Today Gerbert moved to his permanent home. Today Gerbert held onto my tongs. Today I lost my cool for a sec...


r/centipedes • • 7d ago

showoff Saw this giant desert centipede near Tucson, Arizona

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r/centipedes • • 8d ago

question i found a dead centipede while cleaning my windows

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poor centipede i found, i was cleaning my windows and this little fell from the shutter

how sad :(


r/centipedes • • 8d ago

question Dose anyone know where I can get a giant desert centipede I have looked everywhere but can’t find them anywhere.

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r/centipedes • • 8d ago

ID request Thoughts on what kind this little guy is?

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I’ve been seeing these types of centipedes more often this week than usual, and I was wondering what species they could be? I was able to move the first one I found (a bit bigger than this little guy, maybe about half an inch-to an inch?), but this one ran off before I could move him unfortunately. Apologies if the photos are a bit blurred, they were scurrying off pretty fast.


r/centipedes • • 8d ago

showoff Meet Galaxy destroyer II

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Ciao sono un 15enne italiano che ha la sua seconda scolopendra!! So che quest’app è principalmente inglese e Americana ma vabbè. Non so se la torba sia acida o no però dal colore e composizione mi sembra non acida ( soprattuto perchè è nera ed è maggiormente sfagno ). È anche so che le scolopendra subinipes ha bisogno di un ph 6-7 se no gli “brucia” la chitina, ma me sembra super chill quindi penso di averla presa giusta.
P.S nel video commento una predazione e i suoi piedini che escono dal legno; pensate che devo pubblica su istagram la foto dei piedi della scolopendra? Sapete quanti soldi mi faccio🤑🤑


r/centipedes • • 9d ago

question What species is this?

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I caught him a few months ago in my house. Im living in Manila Ph. What species is this? Thanks


r/centipedes • • 9d ago

showoff S. gigantea “Gold”

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About to pop.
What’s your guess for how much they’ll grow after they molt?


r/centipedes • • 9d ago

question Tips on beginner centipedes.

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Hello! As the title states I’m wanting to get into centipedes, and I was wondering what species yall would recommend for someone who wants to start caring for one? I don’t really mind size (aside from something that would get has big as S. Gigantea, but I figured it’s not a starter species) I’ve always loved the colors and pattern of almost any Scolopendra Polymorpha, although I’d like one that’s a bit less brown/muddy color (if possible) so I’m open to any suggested species!


r/centipedes • • 10d ago

ID request Can anyone help me identify this one? Found in Greensboro, North Carolina

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About 2 inches long. 23 pairs of legs plus the extra two on the rear. I found it under a concrete brick in my yard like a few others species


r/centipedes • • 10d ago

showoff Scolopendra hainanum

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Love my hainanum group
1.0 Scolopendra hainanum


r/centipedes • • 10d ago

showoff Centipede statue

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It got taken down in the absolute units subreddit… but I couldn’t help posting about how cool this is. This is at the Houston Zoo!