CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the methods for breeding centipedes indoors?

How to breed centipedes indoors:

1. Breeding tools. Centipede house: Centipede can be raised indoors in a three-dimensional box with a size of more than 1.2 square meters, or in an underground pool. The walls are made of wood or cement, with a height of more than 0.5 meters. The inner walls are surrounded by smooth plastic film or glass veneer, and the bottom is covered with loose soil (or sand) more than 10 centimeters thick. Three rows of tiles are placed on the soil, and a layer of tiles is placed on the tiles, and three or four layers are placed repeatedly.

The enclosure for outdoor centipede breeding is the same as that for indoor breeding, but a shed is needed to protect against sun, rain and insect pests. Feeding utensils: Use a large porcelain plate or a clean rectangular plastic plate for feeding. Put several feeding plates in the breeding box so that each centipede can have a place. Choose a small plate for drinking. Each box needs more than 5 plates, distributed throughout the box. Utensils should be cleaned once a day and disinfected with potassium permanganate once a week.

2. Feeding food. Feed regularly and quantitatively, evenly distributed. There are certain requirements for the food. Eat less fish and shrimp, eat more mealworms, and avoid eating fruit and insects, rotten meat, and overnight meat. Mainly choose mealworms as feed, and you can also feed fresh cooked fish every 15-20 days (cook, mash and sprinkle a thin layer on the plate), fresh cooked loach is better. Young centipedes born more than 40 days old can eat cooked egg yolks, and must be fed with fresh egg yolks once a day. Young centipedes can be separated from the mother body after more than 50 days. At this time, the big centipedes should be removed and the small centipedes should be left for feeding.

3. Feeding method. During the activity period of Chinese red-headed giant centipedes, feed them once a day at 5-6 pm (800 centipedes can eat about 1.5 kg in 30 days). First, wipe the cleaned eating utensils and drinking utensils dry without leaving any water drops, and place them in the centipede pool so that every centipede can approach and eat food. At this time, feed yellow mealworms (or fish) evenly, add cold boiled water to the drinking water tray, and do not spray water indoors before feeding. Feed on time every day, do not feed too much fish, and stop when enough is enough to avoid excessive food, indigestion, and food poisoning.

For drinking water, choose a flat, shallow plate (about 1-1.5 cm deep), and drink fresh cold boiled water once a day. Keep the indoor hygiene and avoid flies. Keep the room temperature at 20-25℃. If the temperature is too high, sprinkle water outside the centipede house to cool the room. Do not use electric fans, but air conditioners can be used. If you give birth early in winter, you can adopt non-hibernation breeding technology and keep it warm. Pay attention to observe the giant centipede to see if it has any mental abnormalities.

4. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. Black spot disease: Black spots of different sizes are found under the body and head of the red-headed giant centipede. You can use 0.6g of motherwort, 0.25g of oxytetracycline, and 0.25g of chloramphenicol, grind them together and mix them into feed for 7 consecutive days to prevent and control. For severe cases, you can feed them separately. You can also use emulsifiers such as nystatin, amphotericin, cycloheximide and cytomycin for prevention and control.

Gastroenteritis: Mix 0.5 g of sulfa tablets with feed insects and feed them. You can also mix 0.25 g of chloramphenicol with 300 g of feed insects and feed them.

Shelling disease: The red-headed giant centipede grows fast. When shelling, it is difficult to shell if the humidity is too dry. If it is too wet, small mites and fungi will parasitize. At this time, you should feed 0.5 grams of oxytetracycline, 0.6 grams of motherwort, and 1 calcium tablet every 10 days. Grind them together and mix them with 400 grams of breeding insects and feed them continuously.