Poor Dead Juice...

[PhilK]

Two days ago, my centipede Juice (posted here ages ago) attacked, killed and ate a huge cricket. He was fine, and then today I found him listless and lying around. Usually if disturbed he thrashed around and ran alot.. but when disturbed today he just didn't have it in him. He swung his head a little and feebly moved his legs... I tried to put him in the moist sphagnum moss with my forceps in case he was dehydrated, but he fell on his back and didn't move. I gave him a spray and left him, and when I checked 10 minutes ago, he was most definitely dead. He's in my garden now... :cry:
Wish I knew what went wrong...

 

[reptilegirl_jordan]

so sorry for ur loss! all the best

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

poor old juice RIP

its hard to say especialy when ive never kept centepedes LOL was it a wild cricket?if a cricket had something in its system it had ingested

 

[Tirilia]

Aww Phil Im sorry Is it possible for Centipedes to get impacted? maybe the cricket was sick? maybe it had some kind of poison on it?

 

[Helikaon]

Two days ago, my centipede Juice (posted here ages ago) attacked, killed and ate a huge cricket. He was fine, and then today I found him listless and lying around. Usually if disturbed he thrashed around and ran alot.. but when disturbed today he just didn't have it in him. He swung his head a little and feebly moved his legs... I tried to put him in the moist sphagnum moss with my forceps in case he was dehydrated, but he fell on his back and didn't move. I gave him a spray and left him, and when I checked 10 minutes ago, he was most definitely dead. He's in my garden now... :cry:
Wish I knew what went wrong...

RIP Juice

 

[bitey]

Sorry to hear of your loss
Rip juice !

 

[PhilK]

Hmm no cricket was just a regular store bought cricket...

He was an adult male though, apparently.. so maybe he just ran out?

 

[Whisper2]

awwww philk : (

you have others though, dont you?

 

[abbott75]

Owwww.. Well, all good things must come to an end. Sorry for your loss.