Culture method of millipede centipede

Centipede, also known as millipede, Tianlong and so on, is a kind of poisonous terrestrial arthropods. Because it is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, it has been farmed in recent years. So, what are the breeding methods for centipedes?

I. the living habits of centipedes

The centipede is a typical carnivore, which eats all kinds of animal feed, such as insects, snails, Loach, field snail, frog, fish, as well as plant feed, so it can be fed to Loach, Monopterus Albus and fish viscera, especially live tadpoles. The centipede needs to molt 11 times from fertilized egg to sexual maturity, each time the skin increases by about 1 cm, and it takes about 3 years to reach sexual maturity. Centipedes begin to hibernate below 15 degrees. Artificial breeding can control the temperature, prolong the growth period and improve economic benefits.

2. Culture methods

1. Build a pool

Select a ventilated, sunny, humid and secluded place to build a pond, the aquaculture pond is made of brick, the specification is 5 meters long, 2 meters wide and 0.8 meters high, the four walls of the pool are covered with cement, and the eaves at right angles to the pool wall are inlaid with glass around the entrance of the pool to prevent enemies and centipedes from escaping. The pond is covered with a layer of about 10 cm thick black soil rich in organic matter exposed to the sun, and placed in an arc along the tiles sterilized with lime around the bottom of the pool. With sponges on both sides, you can plant some weeds in the pond to simulate the wild environment.

2. Introduction

Centipedes with large body, mild sex, fast growth, high reproduction rate and no disease or injury should be selected for introduction. The ratio of female to male should be 3:1, about 30 centipedes per square meter, not too many.

3. Feeding and management

① Spring: when the temperature rises to about 17 degrees, the centipede wakes up, when the centipede's digestive ability is poor, every 100centipedes add 10 grams of mother-to-mother, and then add appropriate milk powder to warm water to drink, while feeding into a paste of snail meat, mussel meat, frog viscera and live tadpoles, etc., a glassware should be put in the pond for drinking water, once a day for new water.

The amount of food intake should be appropriately increased with the rise of temperature. When the temperature is below 15 degrees Celsius, do not eat to avoid abdominal distension. At this time, the humidity is controlled between 20% and 25%. During mating and spawning periods, it is fed once a day. In other periods, it is fed every 2 or 3 days. The next morning, centipedes may kill each other and die of poisoning. In addition, there is no need for feeding and water during incubation.

② summer and autumn: due to the suitable temperature, the centipede has a strong appetite and grows fast, but it is also the season with the highest incidence of disease. It is necessary to sprinkle an appropriate amount of water into the pond in the morning and evening, a small amount of water is needed for many times, and the humidity is generally controlled between 15% and 20%. When the humidity is too high, a small amount of black soil is added. It is the female centipede mating and spawning season from mid-May to late June every year. To do a good job in spawning and egg protection, centipedes to be laid should be raised separately to avoid interference. To improve the hatching rate, you can use a plastic soda bottle as a breeding bottle, drill 10-20 0.2-0.5 mm holes in the bottle for ventilation, put half a bottle of fluvo soil (squeezed into a ball by hand, it is appropriate to leave it), and put the centipede in the bottle, one for each bottle. If you do not lay eggs after four or five days, you need to change the soil, replenish the feed, put the breeding bottle in a place with dark light and high humidity, keep the environment quiet, and observe the activity, eating and drinking water of the centipede during spawning. After ovalization, the young centipede and the female centipede should be raised separately in time to prevent the female centipede from devouring the small centipede.

③ winter: mainly do a good job of heat preservation and moisturizing, the temperature is controlled at about 20 degrees, in order to prolong the growth period.

III. Disease prevention and control

1. Beauveria bassiana

Mostly caused by eating deteriorated feed and unclean drinking water, small black spots appeared on the joint dermis of the early centipede, which gradually spread all over the body, resulting in dysrhythmia, slow crawling, and finally emaciation and death. found that sick centipedes should be immediately isolated treatment or elimination, drug treatment with 0.6 grams of maternal food, 0.25 grams of oxytetracycline, 0.25 grams of chloramphenicol, mixed with 400 grams of food.

2. Enteritis

Due to low temperature or feeding rotten and deteriorating feed, centipede enteritis was caused by centipede enteritis. In the early stage, the centipede's head was purplish red, moved slowly, the poison hook was completely open, did not eat or ate less, gradually lost weight, and died in large numbers 5-7 days after the disease. Drug treatment can be used sulfonamide tablets 0.5 grams, chloramphenicol 0.5 grams, respectively mixed into 300 grams of feed, alternate feeding every other day.

The above is the centipede breeding method summarized by the editor. I hope I can help you!