How does the centipede mate and reproduce

Centipedes give birth to eggs and reproduce quickly, and generally mate in June, July and August. Under normal circumstances, it takes four months from mating to spawning. When laying eggs, the female centipede digs a small hole in the soil, and the mother curve is S-shaped. The back of the tail segment is laid on the back of the middle of the body due to the bending of the body, and the egg material excreted by the reproductive hole accumulates in the back, and then turns the body to encircle the egg mass. Generally speaking, the egg mass is about 60-70, and the few are 20-30. The centipede eggs shed their egg membrane and fetal skin after about 20 days, and the hatched centipede larvae are milky white. The female centipedes still hold the larvae tightly between their feet, and the larvae rarely move. After 25 to 30 days, the larvae undergo a second molting, the body shape is similar to that of the adults, the body color is still milky white, and the middle part of the body is slightly obese. After 35 to 42 days, the body color is grayish yellow and the activity is enhanced. Instead of huddling closely together, it is loosely concentrated on the ventral side of the mother, when the larva and the mother can be separated, put the mother in a large group to mate, and give full food to the postpartum centipede, and the young centipede is given a small feed. (you can also produce per unit area, use wide-mouth cans to put soil in the jar and put the female centipede into it.

When breeding, you should pay attention to the following environments:

Strengthen prenatal feeding: the centipede does not eat or drink water during incubation, and maintains its activities by consuming its own nutrition. before spawning, the mother has the habit of eating and accumulating nutrition. at this time, the amount of food should be increased and attention should be paid to adjusting the variety of food. to encourage the mother to eat more and increase the nutrition before hatching.

Nursing during incubation: the centipede had a certain response to surprise and strong light during the period of egg-hugging and nursery. Therefore, during the incubation period, if you observe carefully, do not move casually or illuminate by strong light, there is no need to feed during the incubation period, a certain amount of water is given at any time in the incubator, and there is a little moisture around, so that the normal development of the fetus will not be affected.

After hatching, although the young centipedes live in groups temporarily, they can also move and find food alone, and at this time the mother gradually leaves the incubator nest to move alone. Because the centipede has the strange habit of fighting for food, strong bullying and small bullying, the big and small centipedes should be raised in nests in time.