Anyone else keep centipedes? This is one mine, a Scolopendra gigantea or the Peruvian giant. Grows to 12"++. She's pretty "tame" unless your an unlucky prey item lol
Peruvian giant centipede
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Though not as colorful as yours I have some pretty big ones running around in my basement....fast suckers too.
I have kept them in the past, but I wouldn’t recommend handling them, even infrequently, they can be very unpredictable and you don’t want to get hurt, the giants are poisonous after all, I only got bitten once and it was a Vietnamese centapide, it wasn’t that bad but it still taught me a lesson in caution
Best of luck,
Tim’s fish
I agree, I've only held her once but only because I know her behavior and her venom is alot weaker then the asian pedes. I have a vietnamese and other asian centipedes and trust me my hand don't come close to them haha
Nice I used to keep a giant vietnamese centipede. I got it for no other reason than it was only $20 for an already massive 10in+ one. I've kept a few different scorpions and tarantulas in the past too.
Man I wish I could collect some of those. Your desert inverts are big money over here on the east coast. We sell desert hairy scorpions for $50 at the store I work at. I've seen desert centipedes S. Heros for easily $100+.
