I recently caught two adult 2" specimens of this centipede in my basement. I currently have them both housed in a 2.5 gallon tank. After I caught the first one, I put in a daddy longlegs spider to see if the centipede would hunt it. After several tense minutes of watching the small spider struggle to make a vertical climb up the tank, the centipede suddenly reared up, grabbed the spider, and began to feast on its abdomen. Shortly after this feeding, I caught another, slightly larger and more aggressive house centipede. I placed the second animal in the tank with the first, and they seem to be getting along ok, one will chase the other for a second or two before they settle on opposite ends of the tank. I do not know if this species will eat itself, but tomorrow I plan to buy a few crickets to feed them. Will I be able to keep them both together or will one eat the other
2007-06-17 21:33:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
They don't bother me, and they keep the spider population under control. A 1.5 incher just ran across the baseboard a couple minutes ago. Here is a site that which may give more insight.
2007-06-17 22:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by scott p 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ew, my old apartment building was infested with these things. Whyever would you want them as pets? Sorry I couldn't help.
2007-06-17 21:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by kc_6201 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋