S. subspinipes-which species on average grows the largest?

[A1will]

New to the scene, been studying on care of pedes for a while now, and feel like I am sufficiently knowledgeable to care for one, whith out harming it. I am looking to buy something relatively cheap, but that grows big ( seeing that gigantea and galapagoensis are what drove me to this hobby) From what I've read the various S. subspinipes species sound like what I'm looking for. I'm having a difficult pinning down which species is a mix of two things. A) Common/Cheapest B) Grows the largest. If anyone could tell me/ talk to me about this I would greatly appreciate it Thanks for your help

[KyuZo]

the vietnamese centipede is the one that you're looking for. They are cheaper because they are commonly imported.

The S. subspinipes dehaani from Myanmar is the asian that can grow very big. someone posted a picture of one that was around 12"-13" if i remember correctly, but it's not available in the U.S. market.

[CHLee]

Malaysian giants get quite big too(around 9"),and chunky,gotta love their girth :P

[KyuZo]

Malaysian giants get quite big too(around 9"),and chunky,gotta love their girth :P

i actually had a couple of those a while back. they died on me at around 8". i believe that it was due to old age.

[CHLee]

About the S. subspinipes dehaani from Myanmar,are they the rusty red ones with red tipped yellow legs?like this one

[KyuZo]

yeah, the common name for them is the flame-legged. altho, the ones from the myanmar locality is bigger than the ones from malaysia. let me see if i can dig up that thread for you.

he deleted the pictures already, but here is the thread:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...hlight=myanmar

and here's another:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/show...hlight=myanmar

[coldvaper]

I have a subspinipes dehaani Vietnam, and its pretty big. Also carries a lot of girth, I would recommend it, I love it.

Also that pede above looks awesome. How big is it? Are they not commonly imported or not allowed to be imported into the states?

[CHLee]

This specimen and another were from north Thailand,around Chiang Mai.I've seen the Malaysian type at a pet store before,they're more to a olive colour,except for the head which is still red

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I have a subspinipes dehaani Vietnam, and its pretty big. Also carries a lot of girth, I would recommend it, I love it.

Also that pede above looks awesome. How big is it?

around 9inches,got it when it was 8inches

[beetleman]

i actually had a couple of those a while back. they died on me at around 8". i believe that it was due to old age.

yeah, i had them too,same deal w/the passing on.

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About the S. subspinipes dehaani from Myanmar,are they the rusty red ones with red tipped yellow legs?like this one

oh, yeah these aswell,back then,they were very hardy,man i would love to get more.........................

[A1will]

Can anyone point me to a reputable dealer/seller that might carry the Vietnamese? Seems like most of the ones I saw here mostly carried US species.

[KyuZo]

I got mine from LLLreptile when they first came in. i went into their store and i noticed that they had theirs on a heat mat, but it was pretty dry. i told them to spray some water in there and all the pedes immediately began to drink. I was very hesitant to get some, but decided to get some anyway because the price was right. anyway, i bought mine in person and was able to pick out the healthy ones that i wanted. a friend of mine had his shipped to him. the centipede died on him after a few days. mine are alive and doing well.

[A1will]

I'm in metrodetroit area, currently poking around on here trying to find something local. But a reputable online seller would work also.

---------- Post added 11-21-2011 at 09:38 PM ----------

Anyone know of either?

[KyuZo]

if you can't get the S. subspinipes, then i would just go with the S. alternans (Haitian giant or florida keys) Sam Floyd has some florida keys for sale. if you want his contact, then let me know.

[Travis K]

I got mine at a LPS here in Spokane for $20. She has grown about 1.4" in my care.

[pavel]

I'm in metrodetroit area, currently poking around on here trying to find something local. But a reputable online seller would work also.

Unless you are in some dire hurry, go to the Taylor herp show next month. Always seem to see some there.