A Detailed Guide to Centipede Farming Techniques and Methods

1. Box farming: the farming box is made of wooden boards, and its size is most suitable at 55 cm long, 45 cm wide, and 30 cm high. The inner walls of the box are lined with a layer of non-toxic plastic film, and the box opening is fitted with a box lid made of iron gauze. After the box is made, place it in a suitable position indoors; if there are multiple boxes, arrange them properly. Place multiple layers of tiles at the bottom of the box, with a distance of about 1.5 cm between the tiles, and use cement to pad the feet around the perimeter. Usually 5 to 6 pieces form one stack, so that the gaps left between the tiles can provide resting space for centipedes. Before the tiles are put into the box, they must be washed clean with water and allowed to absorb enough water, so as to create a humid environment for the centipedes. Moreover, after a certain period, replace them with a batch of pre-made new tiles to maintain moisture and cleanliness.

2. Jar farming: usually ceramic jars are used. Choose ceramic jars with a mouth diameter of 50 to 60 cm and a height of 80 to 100 cm. Place them in a suitable position indoors, and put a layer of crushed stones or broken tiles at the bottom of the jar. On top of that, cover with a 30 cm thick layer of fertile garden soil, level it slightly, and stack tiles on the soil surface in the same way as in box farming. The topmost tiles should be about 20 cm from the jar mouth, and cover the jar mouth with an iron gauze lid to prevent the centipedes from escaping.

3. Pond farming: this is farming in ponds built indoors or outdoors, and the ponds are of brick and cement construction. The environment inside the pond must be warm, cool, humid, and quiet. For indoor ponds, a pond area of about 2 sq m each is generally suitable, rectangular, with a pond height of 50 to 60 cm. The inner walls are smoothed with cement without leaving any gaps, and are lined with agricultural film, or a ring of 20 cm wide glass is inset around the upper part of the pond. Do not lay cement at the bottom of the pond. First lay a layer of small clods of soil about 10 cm thick, then stack 5 to 6 layers of tiles on top, with 1.5 cm gaps left between the tiles for the centipedes to rest and lay eggs and hatch them. In cold weather areas, a pit 50 to 60 cm deep may be dug outside a certain distance from the inner side of the pond wall, and stones, broken bricks, and broken tiles are piled in the pit with gaps created, for the centipedes to overwinter. Cover the pond opening tightly with an iron gauze lid or a plastic gauze lid.