Suborder of Scolopendre, VERY RARE on the market, with blue color
Aggression level 8 - very voracious and aggressive species
Variety among the largest spread in South Africa
It feeds on meal insects and is suitable for highly experienced terrarium owners
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus 'Deep Blue' is a very rare scolopendra, with a characteristic ice blue color, coming from South Africa. It feeds on meal insects and small mammals which it hunts extremely quickly
DIMENSIONS: M 8/10 cm; it can reach 14 cm in length when adult
ORIGIN: South Africa
AMBIENT VALUES: Temperature 25 ° -26 ° daytime 18 ° -22 ° night, with humidity 60-70%
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
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