①Stocking density of species centipedes: For species centipedes in mating period, when the female centipedes have not been confirmed to be fertilized, they must be bred in groups so that the male and female centipedes can mate. At this time, the stocking density should be 300-500 per square meter. If you produce a single farm, the density is meaningless.
②Bait and feeding, once the centipede enters into reproduction, it needs to consume a lot of physical energy and nutrients, and has no food or drink for 43 days. Therefore, before it reproduces and lays eggs, it must be supplied with high-quality and sufficient bait, and a variety of fresh bait should be matched, so that the centipede reserves enough nutrients for the development of reproductive cells and consumption during incubation. Commonly used baits for species of centipedes include earthworms, fly maggots, tadpoles, yellow mealworms, etc. These baits are easier to catch or easier to raise. When feeding earthworms and fly maggots, they should be cut off and slapped to squeeze out the food and feces in the liver. Wait for the dirt, wash it slightly with water, and feed the tadpoles whole. The amount of these baits is best to be put in the bait tray, so as to prevent the sewage in the bait from flowing into the breeding soil or playground, and accumulating for a long time, causing pathogenic bacteria in the breeding pond. The amount of bait should be explored slowly in practice, because each centipede does not eat every day, but does not eat within 2-3 days after a full meal. However, it is impossible for all centipedes to feed on the same day and not feed for another 2-3 days. Therefore, they must be fed every day. The amount of bait fed may not be the same every day. It can only be determined based on experience. If all the bait is eaten, the next day will be slightly increased. If there is excess bait, it will be taken out during the day of the next day, and the feed will be slightly reduced the next night. In addition, the feeding of the centipede is very dependent on the weather. The big problem is that when the weather is sweltering, squally wind, and the temperature drops sharply, centipedes seldom eat. At this time, you should consider reducing the amount of feeding. The breeze, pleasant air humidity, and the eve of or after the rainstorm will increase the food intake of the centipede. At this time, consider increasing the amount of bait.
③ Observe carefully. Observing centipedes is a more troublesome thing. Because centipedes rarely go out when there is light or immediately escape to places with no light, and species of centipedes cannot be observed by digging the breeding soil or regularly opening the habitat bed. Otherwise, it will cause sudden disturbances, and various problems are prone to occur. For example, female centipedes holding eggs will swallow egg masses, fight in groups, and cause abnormal physiological phenomena such as indigestion. There are several ways for more experienced breeding to observe species of centipedes: one is to observe with a flashlight, and the aperture of the flashlight is to be reduced as much as possible. During the activity period of the centipede, it is searched and observed in its activity site, and the other is to use adjustable lights. The exterior is painted in green or blue. The lights are turned on for observation every night, and the observation time should not be too long. The brightness of the lights should be adjusted slowly from small to large, and the activities of centipedes can be seen clearly. . In addition, during the daytime, you can also occasionally look through the habitats such as sponges and tiles of the breeding soil to observe the centipedes hiding in the sky. Observation of centipedes mainly focuses on the following aspects: One is the health of the centipede. The health of the centipede can be judged by its movement, body surface color and feeding status. If the centipede is found to be sluggish in movement, limbs limp, stiff, or abnormal body surface color or abnormal attachments, etc., it should be immediately caught and examined in detail to determine whether it is sick or what kind of sickness. The second is the reproduction of the centipede. The mating behavior of the centipede is generally relatively secret. If the mating species is found in the observation, after the mating is completed, the female centipede is caught and placed in a dedicated "birth room" for breeding, because the centipede will later No need to mate with a male centipede in a lifetime to produce a fertilized egg. In addition, during observation, if the abdomen is obviously enlarged and thick female centipede should be caught and checked immediately. If the abdomen is elastic, strong and mentally normal, it indicates that the female centipede is in a state of labor and should be placed in a dedicated " "The delivery room" is kept waiting for spawning. The third is the presence or absence of hostile disturbances, such as whether there are ants invading in the breeding pond, and whether there are rodent activities.
④Pay attention to regulating temperature and humidity. The temperature of the breeding centipede breeding house should be kept between 22-32 degrees, the relative humidity of the air should be controlled at 60%-70%, and the humidity of the breeding soil should be maintained at 15%-20%. In winter, spring, autumn and winter when the temperature changes drastically , Pay attention to maintaining the relatively stable temperature of the breeding house, and adopt opening and closing doors and windows. Cover the perch bed with straw and other methods. If conditions permit, you can also turn on heating facilities to maintain a stable room temperature. When the climate is hot in summer, you should often sprinkle cold water in the breeding room to cool down and reduce the thickness of the breeding soil to 5 cm thick. The humidity of the breeding soil is about 20%.
The air humidity is too high for a short time, rightThe centipede does not seem to have much effect, only when the air pressure is high and it feels closed, the centipede’s outing activities will decrease. Food intake is reduced, but if the air humidity is too high for a long time, the breeding soil is prone to produce an unpleasant musty smell, causing the centipede to have a strong desire to escape. Sometimes even a large number of centipedes crawl out of the breeding soil during the day, and in this case, the centipede Also very easy to get sick. At this time, attention should be paid to fully open the ventilation facilities, but if the temperature is too low, when the doors and windows must be closed, some desiccants should be placed in the breeding room, such as stacking dry loose soil, stacking calcium sulfate, etc., but it is best not to stack lime powder. So as not to cause weak floating dust and accelerate the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.
⑤ Regularly check the breeding pond to prevent centipedes from escaping. Since centipedes have more gastric feet and have strong climbing ability on their toes, as long as there is a vertical rough scratch on the wall of the breeding pool, the centipede can crawl out of the pool along this scratch, causing a large number of escapes. Therefore, When managing centipedes, always check whether the smooth transparent glue on the upper part of the inner wall of the breeding pond is still intact and smooth, whether there are any scratches, whether the interface is tight and flat, whether there are wrinkles in the four corners, etc. If the escape prevention facility on the upper part of the inner wall is inlaid glass, you must also check whether the interface between the glass and the glass is rough, whether the glass is damaged or not, and whether the four corners are tightly closed. If there is sticky dust or dirt on the surface of the glass, it should be removed in time to avoid forming an "escalator" for centipedes to escape.
⑥Sufficient drinking water. In addition to eating enough food, centipedes also need to drink water. Therefore, to feed centipedes, you must also provide enough drinking water while feeding. There are many ways to supply drinking water. Some of them are combined with centipede escape prevention facilities to build a circle of water ditch outside the centipede activity field, store sufficient amount of clean water in the ditch, and change the water every 3-5 days. Wash the ditch clean. As for the temperature of drinking water, so far, it has not been found that the temperature of drinking water has a serious impact on the health of centipedes. Water trays can also be used to supply centipede drinking water, but the water trays should preferably be embedded in the ground. The upper mouth should be level with the surface of the playground, and it should be easy to move. It can also be placed with the food tray, or use a multi-slot plastic tray, embedded in the ground, one tank for food and another for drinking water. It is necessary to clean the dishes and change the water every day, so as not to bring the mucus residues in the food into the water and pollute the drinking water when the centipede eats.
⑦ Do a good job in sanitation. Normally, indoor corridors, pool walls, doors and windows should be cleaned frequently. Do not pile up household items in the breeding room. The corridors can also be regularly disinfected with odorless methamphetamine to minimize the chance of pathogenic bacteria multiplying.
