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Scolopendridae

Amazonian Giant Centipede

Scolopendra giganteaตะขาบยักษ์

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Photograph: Elkin Meriño Florez · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Drag the sun. Amazonian Giant Centipede is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

Terrestrial · temperate · humidFrom the sheet: 24–28°C, humidity 70–85%

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Temperature24–28 °C
Humidity70–85 %
Enclosure45×45×45
Diet7–14 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
24–28°Ambient

One ambient band, 24–28°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states24-28°C

Humidity

70–85%Target RH

The sheet states70-85%

Identity

Order / Family
Scolopendromorpha
Origin
IUCN / CITES
Not evaluated; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Advanced (experts only)
Commonality
Rare, expensive import in SEA
Adult size
26–30+ cm (world's largest)
Lifespan
7–10 yrs
Growth rate
Moderate–fast
Activity & niche
Nocturnal terrestrial predator; climbs to catch bats
Temperament
Very defensive, powerful
Venom / defense
Venomous, painful bite – experts only, no handling

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

substratewarm hidewater70–85 % RH45 cm45 cm
warm hidewatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
45 × 45 × 45 cmWidth × depth × height
20dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states45x45x45 cm, very secure lid

Temperature
24–28°C
Humidity
70–85%
Min. enclosure
45x45x45 cm, very secure lid
Substrate
12–15 cm moist coco/peat
Hides / decor / water
Large cork hide, water dish

What your climate adds

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Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7–14 dAs the sheet states
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesLarge roaches, rodents (occasional) · Every 7–14 days

Staple food
Large roaches, rodents (occasional)
Feeding frequency
Every 7–14 days
Supplements
None; gut-load prey

Behaviour and handling

HandlingNone – experts only; large, medically significant venom
CommunalNo – solitary
Defense / stress signsRearing, striking, rapid flight

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
7–10 yrLifespan in care
7 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Maternal egg-guarding

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration, molt failure
Red flags / quarantine
SignsQuarantine imports; handle only with tools

Good to know

  • Documented hanging from cave ceilings to snatch flying bats.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 45 × 45 × 45 cmbecause enclosure — 45x45x45 cm, very secure lid
A thermometerbecause temp — 24-28°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 70–85%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

en.wikipedia.orgnewsweek.com

Others in this group

Giant African MillipedeArchispirostreptus gigasThai/Vietnamese Giant Centipede (Yellow-leg / Cherry)Scolopendra dehaaniVietnamese / Asian Giant CentipedeScolopendra subspinipesVietnam Giant MillipedeSpirostreptidae sp.Tanzanian Red-headed / Tiger CentipedeScolopendra morsitansBumblebee MillipedeAnadenobolus monilicornisVietnamese Rainbow MillipedeTonkinbolus dollfusiRusty / Scarlet Asian MillipedeTrigoniulus corallinus

What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

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