Giant Centipede Care, Feeding, Supplies...and Warnings!

[Truffs1178]

Maybe I'll get some velvet worms or a trapdoor spider instead...just something that isn't going to put me in hospital. If I don't die of the centipede bite then I'll probably get out the hospital doors and be killed by my mother for not telling her I was harbouring a dangerous psychopede in my bedroom.

[Beardo]

If you are afraid of any animal, you should not keep them thats for sure.

I have kept thousands of venomous animals.....centipedes, scorpions, spiders, snakes.......never been bit by any of them, not even close. If you are careful then you CAN keep them without incident.

[Truffs1178]

I'm not afraid of them...just the bite. I definitely wouldn't handle it and it would be kept very safe. I have to be careful with my tarantulas so they don't harm my dogs.

[findiviglio]

I'm not afraid of them...just the bite. I definitely wouldn't handle it and it would be kept very safe. I have to be careful with my tarantulas so they don't harm my dogs.

Well said...even with care, bites will happen (basing this on 30+ years working in zoos, with trained, experienced keepers)...in private collections, treatment is usually not readily available...zoos have elaborate safety protocols, police to transport to hospital, others to assist so that venom is not spread by victim trying to re-capture animal or obtain help, antivenin extremely expoenisve, and cannot be administered at home; venoms of many inverts unstudied...and so on; there are countless fascinating non-venomous species to work with, many undiscovered, etc. Enjoy, best, Frank

[Beardo]

There is no antivenin for centipedes or tarantulas, so working at a Zoo wouldn't help in a bite case from those, except for the possible workman's compensation lol.

I've got 20+ years of dealing with exotics, and I know many people who have worked in Zoos with venomous animals for very long periods of time without getting bit. The old "its not IF but WHEN" saying is not applicable all the time.

[findiviglio]

There is no antivenin for centipedes or tarantulas, so working at a Zoo wouldn't help in a bite case from those, except for the possible workman's compensation lol.

I've got 20+ years of dealing with exotics, and I know many people who have worked in Zoos with venomous animals for very long periods of time without getting bit. The old "its not IF but WHEN" saying is not applicable all the time.

The support care is there...connections with specialists etc..but I have been through similar discussions for decades now, have responded to numerous bites and stings..realize most will do as they see fit, so will leave you with my best wishes...

[Truffs1178]

Are there any large centipedes that's bite wouldn't be bad at all?