Scolopendra "LOWLAND JEWEL"
DIMENSIONS: 8/10 cm; it can reach 14 cm in length when adult
ORIGIN: Indonesia
AMBIENT VALUES: Temperature 22 ° -24 ° daytime 18 ° -22 ° night, with humidity 70-80%
FEEDING: Feeding 1 - 2 times a week. Small size insects (crickets, cockroaches, worms), small size isopods
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: Terrarium or faunabox 30x30x30 or even smaller, substrate with peat and sand, together with bark and rotten wood. For hydration, use a bowl with water or hydrogel, also lightly misting the substrate from time to time
HABITS: nocturnal and solitary animal
AGGRESSIVITY: 8 - high, aggressive and very voracious, accepts any prey on which it pounces with great speed; particular attention must be paid given the rather painful bite and the presence of poison
RAPID GROWTH: high, as it is quite voracious
STATUS CITES: no
CLINICAL / TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: WCH ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY; AUSTRALIA