Vietnamese Giant Centipede (Mint Leg)

Centipedes

MOQ 20 head

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up to 20 cm body length

Medically significant. Venom causes extreme pain, severe swelling, weakness, nausea and fever; a rare human fatality is on record. One of the more dangerous keeper centipedes — strictly hands-off.

Widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia incl. Vietnam; this "mint leg" stock is a Vietnamese locality. Forest floor — under logs, rocks, bark and in soil burrows. 0 – 1,000 m.

Aggressive nocturnal generalist: insects, spiders, other centipedes and small vertebrates.

24 – 28 °C ambient — 22 °C cool end

70 – 85 %. Damp substrate with a drier surface and a 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, tight escape-proof lid. Min 30 × 20 cm. Keep singly.

Fast, aggressive and bite-prone — one of the more defensive species. Never handle.