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Hello Emi14, Although scorpions can be difficult to ID with pictures, I will venture a guess anyways. I think yours is a Vaejovis species, perhaps Vaejovis puritanus?

My first guess would have to be Vaejovis nigrescens, but of course this is only based on location and your blurry pictures, etc. I'm sure I will get scolded by someone for even venturing a guess! Ha.

That Drosera spatulata is very nice. How do you get them to produce dew like that with such nice colour? I have Drosera tokaiensis and D. oblanceolata but I'm not getting the same results.

Excellent photos and plants. I am also a collector of CP's, primarily Nepenthes, but I have a pretty diverse collection. Linothele are great. Very interesting spiders.

I definitely agree with KDiiX and lancej. Comparing a blunt thumb tack to the long, thin aculeus of A. australis isn't really acceptable. In my opinion, leather gloves would only make you more clumsy when maintaining your scorpions and enclosures, and if you're ever working inside the enclosure...

Not so! Sicarius are amazing spiders. I'd love to own one but so far I haven't seen them in Canada. There supposed venom levels are a bit disconcerting, but that's where responsibility and experience come in handy. Cool spider.

Cool spider but I wouldn't recommend burning styrofoam...

Because noone has given a guess as to what species it is, I'm going to say Paruroctonus boreus.

I'd agree with everyone here. I think experience is important. Most spiders and scorpions aren't all that difficult if you follow some guidelines and respect what you are keeping. I'd also like to echo Amoeba's thoughts on handling and maintenance when you are under the influence. Keep those...

Thanks, Ciphor. Correct me if I'm wrong but Macrothele's can have some pretty toxic venom. I love the look of the spider and their attitude, but yikes! I wouldn't want to have a plastic bag between me and that thing, that's for sure...

Thanks everyone! Hmm, I can see how it looks excessive, but I don't keep a ton of spiders, nor do I get the opportunity to. When something really cool comes along like a tropical huntsman, I like to give it a try. We don't really have anything that compares to the speed of a huntsman in the...

The spider in its new enclosure. Heteropoda lunula

Pinch the spider in the corner of the bag. Place the bag over the opening of the new enclosure. Using (BOTH) hands to seal the bag, slowly roll it over the new jar. Voila! Hope this is helpful. If anyone has anything to add, go for it!

Hello everyone, Yesterday I had the challenge of transporting a very quick huntsman to a new enclosure. I searched the internet high and low (google) for safe methods of transporting Heteropoda and found very little information. Many recommended doing it in the bath tub, which I took into...

Kind of setting yourself up for that, no? ;) Personally I think these scorpions are great!! They can be so feisty, and the stridulation is very cool. They are pet holes but many spiders and scorpions (when kept correctly) are. Anyways, just surprised that a pissy little scorpion that...

That's a cool looking scorpion. Thanks for sharing.

Giving them a bit of moisture post-shipping? Make sure you let the substrate dry out.

This thread would be better suited to the "True Spiders & Other Arachnids" section of the forum. They should be able to help you out there.

For whatever it's worth, my initial reaction would be that it's in premoult. It just seems small and I don't see any embryos.

Key word being "learned". I agree with Finn. Obviously respect should be shown to every animal, regardless of venom. However, sometimes a scorpion will need to be transferred to a new enclosure, etc., and tweezers or not, there is risk involved. Someone with no experience with scorpions...