There are two relatively safe ways to handle centipedes that I will both explain on this page. Before I start I have one important thing to say

Never handle/hold centipedes with your bare hands!!!

Centipedes are venomous and should never be handled unless necessary. Centipedes aren't deadly (there are some rumours but they have never been proven) but a bite can be quite painful. The first method is the safest way to handle centipedes. Place a small container in the enclosure of the centipede and by gently touching it with a pair of tweezers/ pencil/ etc persuade it to walk in the container. Put the lit on the container and you're done. I mostly use this method on pedelings.

The second way (mostly used with larger species) is gently lifting it with a pair of tweezers. Make sure the centipede can't move (it could run to your hand) by holding it firmly but don't squeeze.