Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: Can I get an ID on this please.
Caught this solifugid the other day at a friends house on the outskirts of town. I'd just like to know its scientific name, and general care requirements. Also, Does anyone know how I'd go about rearing the little one's she's carrying?
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Thanks. If I can manage to raise the young, I'll probably sell them. I don't want that many of these. ::lol:: _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
Also, it looks like the Eremobates sp. I'll do a bit more research and try to narrow it down to the species now. _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
though a native species is probably your best bet for success as far as i know virtually or literally no one has gotten sellable young from captive wind scorps
shame too, cuz they are fun little dudes _________________
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There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
Yeah, I'd been reading and found mostly that the eggs would hatch, then the babies would die within 2-5 days. _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
This is by no means a reason to get discouraged. What environment was this sp. found in?
Was it desert-like? Sand dune or hard packed dirt? Are these guys used to tons of heat? how much water is available to them? What inverts/verts could they catch in the wild?
I think enclosure size would be an important factor here. I am willing to bet they may do great in a 20+ gal aquarium.
If anything I would be more inclined to try and raise these little ones
Also could stress be a factor here? Maybe setting them up in their spacious enclosure and letting them be
HOpe you become the first one to do this, good luck _________________ God does not play at dice AE
Oscar, she was accidentally dug out of a small mound of mostly hard packed, dry dirt up against a fence. She's about 2" long, and I've got her in a 8x8 inch tupperware right now. She's already moved all the dirt to one side to make a hill and burrow into the side like she was when I found her. I certainly intend on trying to raise the little ones. I'm wondering if I should seperate them from the mother and/or each other. If no one knows, I might split the babies into 3 groups: with the mother, with each other, and solitarily. _________________ "Paranoia driving me insane; Paranoia ripping through my brain; Paranoia making me believe; Paranoia, that somebody's after me!"
oh, something to consider. the exotic species i had live longest (in the 4-5 month range) were NOT fed a ton... they were left alone and sat still a good amount of the time. same species that ran around constantly were dead in a month or three, regardless of feeding them a lot or a little
though, with babies i probably would feed them as much as they would eat until they had molted at least a couple times _________________
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There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
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