*Grumbles* My centipede went missing

[Roo]

I still don't understand how this thing got out, sure it was young and small but the airholes in it's container were pinpricks and the lid seals down pretty well. Yet I somehow have an escaped centipede :/

 

[MassExodus]

Pics? How big was it Roo? Are you sure it didn't burrow? They do burrow, right?

 

[Roo]

Pics? How big was it Roo? Are you sure it didn't burrow? They do burrow, right?

Yea they burrow but I've sifted through the substrate. Wanted to check as I haven't seen it eat in a day or two. And it's pretty small.

 

[Chubbs]

I know that centipedes need much more specific enclosures than other types of invertebrates to prevent escapes. From what I've heard and to a degree seen, They can squeeze through ridiculously tiny gaps. This is one reason I am not exactly in a rush to get one, because it just seems like a ridiculous amount of work to put into one enclosure to prevent escapes. Good luck to you, hope you find it soon.

 

[MassExodus]

Ahh. Sorry man

 

[Roo]

I know that centipedes need much more specific enclosures than other types of invertebrates to prevent escapes. From what I've heard and to a degree seen, They can squeeze through ridiculously tiny gaps. This is one reason I am not exactly in a rush to get one, because it just seems like a ridiculous amount of work to put into one enclosure to prevent escapes. Good luck to you, hope you find it soon.

I hope I find it before one of the cats or house spiders do

 

[micheldied]

What did you have it in and how big was it? Are you really sure it isn't in the substrate?

 

[Lee Sanchez]

Got me nervous enough. I've never had a centipede but caught two tigers a few days ago when looking for millipedes. I notice they shark around under the coir so it is hard to know if they are there or not and I'm not filtering the substrate. I'll have to wait for the explosion of coir when they ambush a cricket. The big one is scary looking