Giant Centipede, The Best Pet Invertebrate?

Centipedes are incredible and terrifying creatures at any size. Some centipedes are impressively large. These giants are horrifying monsters, and I kind of love them. But is a giant centipede really a good pet? Is the giant centipede the best pet, um, leg monster for you? Let's find out!

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Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to share that love with everyone he meets. Whether you're lover or a hater of reptiles, you can't help but get excited with Clint!
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[amytempleton]

I think I’m late to the but is the Reptile Room somewhere we can do virtual tours?

[Tenchigumi]

"The venom probably won't kill you. But if you die, you wouldn't be the first."

This sounds like a line a villain would say when torturing the hero.

[MrSviggels]

I think I’ll stick with millipedes, they’re just slow, friendly, non-venomous little choo choo trains.

[CTFILMS]

Man that ain’t even a bug. That’s a demon.

[pandmic]

Centipedes are terrifying creatures considering they're arthropods. Uncomfortably large and fast for a non-aquatic creature, especially considering that they're venomous to top it all off

[normad]

Reasons why I love this channel....

1) Every animal, bug, insect, etc is his favorite in that respective species.
2) He says words like "Toxicognaths" with such enthusiasm...
3) He says everything with enthusiasm.


I wish he was my biology professor when I was learning it, I'd have probably got a degree in it.

[Nagalior]

I like how he explains how lethal a centipedes is with a smile the whole time.

[nikolaicadman]

Fun fact: these guys are so much of a terrifying creature of nightmare that in japan they inspired a mythological demonic creature like being that known as the Ōmukade.

[iluvatarsbane]

As someone who keeps these, make sure there's more than ¾ of their body length in height between the top of the enclosure and the substrate and any possible cross-ventilation holes. When I transferred my first one into it's first homemade enclosure it immediately used the ventilation holes on one side to climb up high enough to reach the top of the enclosure and got out, all within a split second. In a leggy flash it was across the room and in my bed 😱, spent several terrified minutes carefully taking my bed apart trying to find it without getting "bit" when out of the corner my eye I see it walking across the floor on the other side of the room again. Was finally able to get it in the catch cup and into a different enclosure that while too small was too tall for it to get out. Was the absolute most terrifying experience of my life and earned the centipede the name Cthulhu.

[danielleanderson]

The thing no one tells you about female centipedes is that a lot of them are actually really excellent mothers. Moms will use their body to create a nest for the eggs, and often the hatchlings, too, swaddling them to protect them from predators. Some even take this a step further and offer their own bodies as food for their babies.

[dolphabear]

"Though if you died, you probably wouldn't be the first"

Oh. Well in that case, I feel very reassured.

[wilhelmtan]

i love that the centipede has a lower score than even the alligator and rattlesnake and i agree. this creature is fast, venomous, and very difficult to handle IMO.

[joebrito]

"is this the perfect pet for you?"
no, its not
i dont know why im here actually
horrifying but i cant look away

[.gigawatts]

This guy is both unsettling and oddly wholesome. His obvious passion for these creatures is disturbing yet inspiring. I'm debating whether to subscribe to you or wipe you from my memory but I think I'm going to go with the former.

[BerryTerry]

He sounds like he's been held hostage by a giant sentient centipede and lives in a constant state of turmoil as he explains this

[johnoldie]

I live in rural Japan and the worst insect pest is a large centipede named Japanese - `mukade`.
They are particularly worrisome, and dangerous in the mountainous areas. My mother in law lives in one of these areas and is often troubled by mukades. I have made up some sprays that so far this season are repelling these creatures. I use a mixture of
eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil and Eucalyptus citriodora.
Jack in Japan.

[alpheusmarshall]

Heck yeah octopus they are stinking rad

[YurinanAcquiline]

As someone who got bitten by one while sleeping, then spent about ten minutes screaming in pain and horror. I am gonna say, *no.*
Edit: My foot burnt for two freaking days.

[kirbyjoe]

When the guy you've seen handling cobras tells you it's a terrifyingly bad idea to handle one of these things, you listen.

[AdmiralAwsm]

I don't know why YouTube recommended this channel to me, but I love this dude's energy.