Thai Cherry Giant Centipede

Centipedes

MOQ 20 head

Partners Only

18 – 22 cm body length (occasionally to 25 cm)

Medically significant. Powerful neurotoxic venom causing intense pain, swelling and sometimes systemic effects; not for handling.

Tropical moist forest of mainland SE Asia. The "Thai cherry" is a deep-red Thai colour form of S. dehaani. Semi-fossorial/semi-arboreal in burrows, under logs and in bark/leaf litter. 0 – 1,000 m.

Nocturnal generalist predator: insects, other invertebrates and small vertebrates.

24 – 28 °C ambient — 22 °C cool end

70 – 85 %. Damp substrate with a drier surface and shallow water dish; ventilate.

None required (nocturnal).

Crickets, roaches and locusts; occasional pinky for adults. Every 7 – 10 days.

Terrestrial/fossorial. 10 – 15 cm of moist substrate, cork-bark hides, escape-proof lid. Min 30 × 20 cm. Keep singly.

Fast and highly defensive; bites readily. Never handle.