are Centipedes dangers to pets? such as dogs and cats?

Answer 1

depends on size : if u mean those about two inches, then not. but if u mean giant centipedes (that is what kay_mcclinchie means, Scolopendras - in warmer regions or kept in terrariums) then yes. they are extremely fierce and bite like hell. they can escape from terrarium, a cat may release them out of curiosity, so be careful!

Answer 2

House Centipedes
Centipedes are common arthropods with long, flattened, segmented bodies with one pair of legs per segment. The house centipede is up to 1 1/2 inches long and has 15 pairs of very long, slender legs. Each leg is encircled by dark and white bands. The body is brown to grayish-yellow and has three dark stripes on top.
Though house centipedes are found both indoors and outdoors it is the occasional one on the bathroom or bedroom wall, or the one accidentally trapped in the bathtub, sink, or lavatory that causes the most concern. However, these locations are not where they normally originate. Centipedes prefer to live in damp portions of basements, closets, bathrooms, unexcavated areas under the house and beneath the bark of firewood stored indoors. They do not come up through the drain pipes.

House centipedes feed on small insects, insect larvae, and on spiders. Thus they are beneficial, though most homeowners take a different point-of-view and consider them a nuisance. Technically, the house centipede could bite, but it is considered harmless to people.

House centipede control consists of drying up and cleaning, as much as possible, the areas that serve as habitat and food source for centipedes. Residual insecticides can be applied to usual hiding places such as crawl spaces, dark corners in basements, baseboard cracks and crevices, openings in concrete slabs, and so forth. Centipedes discovered outdoors should not be controlled.

Answer 3

not only to pets but to you. millipides r the less dangerous. but those shouldnt be pets. especially not centipedes

Answer 4

Not unless your pet is another insect. Your pets could get sick if they eat them. Or stung by them.

Answer 5

Yes, just like they are to humans