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.

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

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

Vietnam black flame and Sumatran purple

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.

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...

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

how sad :(

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.

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🤑🤑

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

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!

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

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

Love my hainanum group
1.0 Scolopendra hainanum

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!

So to get straight to the point, I'm pretty scared of centipedes but this is a genuine question purely out of interest.

I joined this sub a few months back to try and get over my fear/dislike of them and I think I've made some progress!

Also I have a tarantula and a scorpion which are both not dangerous to humans and I'm not scared of either of them, but a bite/sting would certainly still hurt a lot xD

I can't exactly explain where my fear comes from, it's not the legs (I have two Cameroon red leg millipedes) and it's not the venom either as I know there's different severities.. so I'm thinking maybe it's the speed and how unpredictable they seem in videos I've seen so far?

Also the main reason why I'd like to get over my fear is because my partner is pretty obsessed with them and would really like to have one as a pet. I would certainly be open for that idea but Idk- their amazing escaping skills certainly don't make me feel less weary of them/getting one as a pet.

So if you have a good beginner species that I could look into or just general informational content you can recommend to maybe help me get over my fear that would be great!

She was very hungry

Salve a tutti per la mia prima scolopendra mi sono preso una subinipes. Il recinto ha come substrato torba acida più corteccia e sfagno; ho fatto una cinquantina di buchi pk so che hanno bisogno di molta areazione, la mia domanda è 5-6 cm di torba vanno bene per la scolopendra? Fate conto che è molto piccola una cosa come 15-16 cm e la scatola è un 45x30 è alta 10. Qualcuno sapere dirmi quante mute ha? Come primo pasto gli ho dato una blatta lateralis adulta e un pezzo di papaya o mango( per me sono uguali ). Si chiamerà Galaxy destroyer

Found this fella that was stuck on a rock on a river

Hi everyone!

I recently got a few centipedes and I’m quickly becoming really interested in keeping them. I’ve been keeping and breeding tarantulas for quite a while, but I’m still pretty new to the centipede side of the hobby.

I’m based in Italy and I was wondering if anyone could recommend some reliable centipede breeders or online shops located in Europe that ship within the EU.

I’m especially interested in finding breeders with a good variety of Scolopendra species, as it seems a bit harder to find them compared to tarantulas. I’d also be interested in smaller/private breeders, not just the bigger online shops.

Where do you guys usually buy your centipedes in Europe? Any breeders, websites, expos or communities you would recommend?

Thanks! :)