So I have a S. subspinipes de haani being shipped out on Monday and I'm pretty stoked since it'll be my first (centi)pede!

Anyone have some basic tips for these guys? Main thing that I'm worried about is transferring them when I do maintenance in the enclosure.

Pics will be posted upon arrival of the nasty little creature

That's the one I had.

They are fast... jerky... always ate...

Had? What happened?

Give it an enclosure with tall, sheer walls and no silicone sealant in the corners if you want to prevent escapes.

They can and will run up tweezers / forceps / whatever you try to herd them with.

If you really want to prevent escapes during tank maintenance, the best spot to do it in is probably a large bathtub.

I'm planning on using this pretzel container. Its round, plastic, has a screw-on lid, ~12" high, and ~7" wide. I think that it'd be good for it. Pretty sure that the pede is 5-6".

How much substrate should I put in? Is it ok to mix some coco/sand together? What about feeding?

Totally new to these guys, so I have a lot of questions

That's about what I had my last one in -- I drilled a few holes in the lid but they didn't help the ventilation much (always smelled like carbon dioxide when I opened the lid).

You don't need a whole lot of substrate -- some will burrow, some won't. I used coco fiber.

They'll almost always feed, so add prey at your own discretion.

Gave it away.

Okay so I have 3-4" of coco fiber and 9 holes in the lid. I used a piece of clay pot for a hide. Hopefully that's good enough for it.

They require about as much humidity as an emp, right?

Sounds like you've got it.

Thanks, Mike! The pede should be being shipped out today

Can somebody tell me why a package would be shipped from Chicago, across PA (assuming that they went across PA to get to NJ), to NJ, and then back to PA? They could've made a pit stop.

lol

Seen similar things happen with a package going from Colorado to Virginia to Oregon.

Yay, major hubs.

Here he/she is! Scared the crap out of me when I opened the deli cup and took the paper towels out with my tongs lol (I know it's risky). I did the transfer in the bathtub. I wasn't taking any chances.

I threw in a cricket less than five minutes after the transfer and he gobbled it down. I didn't know that they could eat so FAST! Amazing!

i want one

very nice and great setup

Yep,,, just like my guy.

Didn't matter when or where, you threw something in there and these guys viciously attacked it.

Scorpions or Tarantulas can't compare.