Nowadays a lot of people who start to look at cultivation centipedes, it sounds "weird" but the fact that this could be a promising business opportunity. Many buyers who use centipedes as food and sources of nutrition for their pets such as arowana fish or birds chirp. The many-legged insects are usually sold in the bird market and some ornamental fish shops. In addition to Thailand they processed centipedes as snacks and in China used as medicinal ingredients.
Some people take the centipede as one of the pet's pet, no wonder the big growing centipede reaches 33 cm WOW! Ordinary people would immediately be scared to see this big. As we know poison due to lip bite is also quite painful, although not life-threatening but the pain can make a few days of pain. Therefore, before choosing animals this one should first know Lipan bitten drugs. Yes as a precaution if not accidentally bitten.
Food for centipedes
Can toxins other than used to protect themselves are also used as a prey paralyzed. In the main food sources the centipede is a smaller insect eg crickets, grasshoppers, ants, termites, spiders and other small insects. While large centipedes can also kill lizards, chameleons, frogs or small white rats.
For those who want to cultivation centipedes feed enough crickets, most easily obtained and certainly cheap. The centipedes can also eat microorganisms and rotting leaves on the ground.
Preparing the Place to Maintain the Centipede
We can prepare the place as closely as possible with the original habitat of centipedes in the wild. Animals in English called Centipede is like a moist land with dim light.
- Prepare the cage, can be large jars or aquariums used.
-The maintenance site must be slippery so the centipede can not ride.
-The top does not need to be closed in order to keep the air circulation awake
-Put the ground into the cage
-There is no harm in adding the former land of termites or ants where many nutrients
-Add also leaves that begin to decompose with the soil.
-Put the stone or brick into it as a shelter.
The centipede is a nocturnal animal that is more active at night, therefore place the centipede cage in a slightly dark and humid place. Note also do not put too many centipedes into the container, they are very active and a large centipede will eat smaller if starving.
A number of articles on Food for the Cultivation of Centipedes are Suitable. One cent centipede can be appreciated 5000 rupiah. Should also not too often given to arowana fish, at least we can give 1-2 tail centipedes in one week. Do not forget to grab the sting of the centipede before.