Things You'll Need
- Tweezers or hemostats
- Live or frozen prey, such as crickets, grasshoppers and young (pink) mice
Instructions
Learn About Your Centipede
Gather information about centipedes before you purchase one. Animals that eat live prey have special needs, and venomous animals can be dangerous. Learn all you can from the seller, or get a book such as "Giant Centipedes, An Enthusiast's Guide" (see Resources below).
Determine what time of day, how often and how much to feed. Centipedes are nocturnal and need to eat once a week or so. Check your resources for the nutritional needs of your particular species of centipede.
Check your resources for the nutritional needs of your particular species of centipede.
Feed Your Centipede
Procure food. Live crickets and grasshoppers can be purchased online or from pet shops. Pre-killed, frozen baby mice are available online or from specialty pet food sources. Find more information regarding feeding from Arachnopets.com (see Resources below).
Use tweezers or hemostats to swiftly lower food into your centipede's shelter. Be sure your pet is not near the lid when you open it, waiting to get out!
Feed your centipede live insects about once a week and a live or thawed frozen baby mouse once a month.