Scolopendra cingulata

[Sparkino80]

Ma le Scolopendre si trovano in Toscana? Se sì, in che zone? In che ambiente (umido, secco..)?

Grazie.

[vincenz88]

Come temperatura dovrebbe andar bene quella di casa.Per quanto riguards l'umidità intorno al 70-80 %

 

ciao VIncenZO

[Kaiser Scorpion]

Sparkino, ascolta, io sono toscano e ti posso assicurare che dalle nostre parti ci sono. Lungo il corso di un fiume in Lunigiana ho trovato esemplari belli grossi. Comunque anche a casa mia in città se ne vedono parecchie...

 

Per quanto riguarda l'alimentazione, ribadisco ancora una volta per esperienza personale, che gradiscono moltissimo gli Araneidi.

[Gidol]

è morta... dopo neanche 12 ora dalla cattura... eppure avevo anche alzato l'umidità... che può essere successo????

come substrato ho usato torba da vaso sterilizzata

 

Chi ha paura dei ragni li vorrebbe uccidere tutti...

Io ho paura dei pappagalli che dovrei fare?

By Aldo [:36]

[Kaiser Scorpion]

Aveva un riparo adatto sotto cui nascondersi? Spesso la disidratazione è fatale per molti Chilopodi, e la luce diretta accelera questo processo.

[Gidol]

si, e cmq lo tenuta lontana dal sole... boh, magari stava male già di suo... ma mi pare strano... molto strano

 

Chi ha paura dei ragni li vorrebbe uccidere tutti...

Io ho paura dei pappagalli che dovrei fare?

By Aldo [:36]

[ilragno]

Citazione:Ma Frusta è la scolopendra asiatica che hai schiacciato quando ti era scappata in casa?

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Una piccola Scolopendra sp Vietnam.Era mia.

Non c'erano alternative.

 

Loris

[Kaiser Scorpion]

Ah sì, scusa Loris non mi ricordavo che fosse tua...Che sbadato![:I]

 

Comunque già allora aveva manifestato il mio dispiacere per quello che era accaduto. Ti capisco, era inevitabile.

[vincenz88]

Ieri ho trovato una decina di cingulate e ne go prese tre.Bellissime!!Una di queste è di 4 cm ed è grigia le altre sono adulte

 

ciao VIncenZO

[Kaiser Scorpion]

Accidenti! E' stata una ricerca fruttuosa.

Le scolopendre hanno una grande variabilità cromatica, quindi non c'è da stupirsi se esemplari della stessa specie differiscono molto per il colore.

[Ospite jimmy]

a me è arrivata una scolopendra proveniente dalla cina, non ricordo il nome scientifico, comunque ha la testa rossa e il torace e le zampe gialle, è bellissima sara lunga una decina di cm.. per questa quanto consigliate di umidità?[}]

 

.:IL GURZO [:181] DELLA BASSA:.

[vincenz88]

Non ricordi la specie?Forse è una mulitans?

 

ciao VIncenZO

[manenz]

Jimmi le scolo che ci sono arrivate sono le mutilans.

Volevo sapere se come alimentazione dovredde bastare un caimano a settimana (è lunga 12-13 cm)??

L'umidità intorno al 90 % va bene o sono animeli piuttosto fragili??

Ciao

[giantsquid]

Pensando che sia utile vi allego questa scheda introduttiva che ho fatto qualche tempo fa per una rivistina anericana. Ci sono un po' di risposte alle domane anche se moltoè stato già detto.

 

Scolopendra cingulata caresheet

By Francesco Tomasinelli

 

 

Scolopendra belong to Myriapoda group of the phylum Arthropods. Chilopoda is the name given to the class including centipedes counting 2500 species in total, opposed to Diplopoda, the millepedes and other 2 minor groups, Symphila e Pauropoda. Scolopendras are the most conspicuous of the group and belong to the order Scolopendromorpha counting several species from all over the world.

They can be easily identified thanks to some distinctive features: body is divided in segments, with a pair of legs each, up to 23 in and adult. The head is the first circular segment, without legs but with a pair of antennae, long enough to be seen easily; Beneath the head there three pairs of mouth parts. The first are toothed mandibles, completely transformed legs composed of a venom gland, venom duct, venom-injecting curved jaws and powerfully developed muscles. Beneath tiny maxillae can be found and last two small but developed leg-like palps. The body is divided in several segments, each one bringing a pair of leg. The last pair of legs pointed back, although prominent, are non-venomous (despite some wrong claim) and are sometimes used for clasping prey or for threat displays.

As other arthropods centipedes grow by successive moults. They eat their old skin most of the time after the process. ]

 

Description:

S. cingulata occurs in Southern Europe and can reach 10-12 cm. Colour is an omogenous light brown with lighter legs.

A lot of variation are present in different areas. Therefore some population can be bigger and have different colours.

Housing

Like all centipedes they are great escape artists. They cannot climb on polished glass but can use every small surface to increase their grip and climb. The terrarium should be of glass and the height should ideally be 1,5-2 times the length of the animal. No hole with weak grill should be present in any part of the enclosure. The substrate should include irish peat moss, some rock or bark as retreat to use during the day.

A good terrarium for an adult specimen could be 20X20X20 cm with top open. Only one specimen for terrarium, since they are pretty cannibalistic.

 

Ideal temperature is around 25C with a little drop a night. Some water should be always present, since they like a humid retreat. It’s advisable to keep an humidity gradient, allowing the animal to select an area according to their habits. Ventilation is not very important so concentrate much of the holes in the highest part of the enclosure.

 

Habits & Feeding

S. cingulata live mainly on the grounds of deciduous forest, scrubland and rocky areas, often near rivers, and feed on a variety of prey at night. They are almost blind: they use the small eyes just to sense the quantity of light in the environment. Their hunting sensors are the two small antennas in the front, extremely sensitive organs capable of detecting any prey or threat with the briefest touch. Attack can be extremely fast and vicious but direct contact with antennas is normally requested.

In captivity they accept any living food and sometimes even recently dead insects.

 

The effects of S. cingulata are normally considered local and have been observed on some persons: swelling, pain, inflammation that subsides in few hours.

 

 

Breeding

There are no external recognizable sexual organs, so correct identification can be extremely difficult. One basic rule with adults is to check the final legs size. Males normally have longer appendages than female but correct assumptions are not easy. Size can be important too, since females can be slightly bigger than their partners.

The sexes are initially attracted to each other by scent. They engage in courtship, but do not actually copulate: the male spins a web and deposits a spermatophore into it the female will pick up.

After some week she will lay her eggs in batches, 30-50 in number, cleaning and guarding them protectively in the retreat. Development can take about a month. Caution should be exercised in this days since disturbed females tend to abandon their eggs, leaving them to certain death by fungi attacks.

Babies remain with the females for some week and should not removed: they are extremely fragile and vulnerable to bacteria and infections and won’t feed. After the first moults they should separated or cannibalism can sometimes occur.

The young centipede can eat any decent size prey and may moult six times before getting the full set of legs, growing at least an extra pair at shedding. They mature in about 2-3 years depending on temperature.

As all scolopendras they are pretty long lived, exceeding 6 years according to various sources.

 

Franci

[Ospite jimmy]

thanx mille per la scheda gian.. []

 

.:IL GURZO [:181] DELLA BASSA:.