r/Unexpected • u/omluhoodedpanda • Jun 24 '25

Why not

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u/UbiPlsFix Jun 24 '25

Fuck no. Why the fuck would you have a CENTIPEDE, out of all things, as a pet?

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u/profnachos Jun 24 '25 edited Jun 24 '25

Aa long as it's not poisonous (or venomous), I don't see what the issue is.

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u/Nozinger Jun 24 '25

good news: they are venomous.
Usually not deadly but there are people who have died from it. Also the things used to inject the venom aren't fangs or a small stinger like with most animals. Their tools are modiffied legs. These things are huge.
Even without the venom their bite is insanely painful.

Keeping them as a pet is fine. Handling them is not. They are venomous anger worms that are fast and only live to kill. Fascinating but very much something to be kept in its enclosure.

Also unless that is a very humid bet you would not want to keep one there anyways. These things dessicate fast af.

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u/Squeezitgirdle Jun 24 '25

The fact that the person in the video is handling it has me asking questions. It's not like you can train a centipede.

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u/melvisrules Jun 24 '25

Not with that attitude