Sweet! My first centipede molt!

Geography Guy

Arachnobaron
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Hi

Today, my 8 inch Subspinipes molted! This is my first centipede molt :D. Is there anything I should be aware of about my centipede? All I know is not to feed it. Anything else?

Cheers,
 

P. Novak

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Nah nothing else really, just don't stress it out and maybe mist the tank a little bit a tomorrow. Congrats and good luck. I wanna see pics soon! :)
 

Arachnomaniak

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Just leave the pede alone for a while as it will "harden up" as it dries after the molt. You may find that it's colouration is a bit pale until it dries completely. Many centipedes will eat the molt after the fact just as a heads up! After a bit you should be good to start offering food again. It's good to take pics as it happens because the process is often missed :)
 

beetleman

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yes, wait atleast 2weeks,then you can feed,by then it should be fully hardened and ready to eat:)
 
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