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yeah i told her the picture sucked but she can't really get one since she tossed it already. she said she'll charge her camera and take another if she finds another. i gave her some tips on keeping them out and sealing up under her doors. the apartment they live in has some horribly failed...

I know the picture really sucks. It was sent from my wife's sister in nevada. She's starting to get scorpions in her apartment. She said it's a pretty small one (about an inch or less) and she can nearly see through it, so it's not fully mature. Doesn't appear to have the bulb...

Well guys.... it has still not moved from it's spot. Doesn't smell... but has not moved an inch :( I'm worried. Has it been too long? Or should I give it a few more days.

Didn't know that. Will just leave him be entirely for now and check back later.

Ok guys I Have NO Idea what to make of this. This morning he was curled up in a ball like he was lifeless and dead. Today, I came home figuring he was dead as a doornail in his ICU and when I opened it he was flipped over on his back. I flipped him back over to see if he responded, no...

This sounds almost exactly how mine died! It just sort of got weak and not active... it used to walk around all the time, looked good, then slowly just sort of got slow and started curling up. At first he would react, then after a while he wouldn't do much, which turned into nothing.

Lol yeah... they aren't super exciting but I'm fine with that. I have a few terrariums to fill and wanted to get involved with tarantulas and find one that wouldn't be terribly difficult to take care of. In this case the more I read the more I think I made some mistakes on my setup so indeed...

Caging - 10 gal standard glass terrarium, top is wire mesh. Substrate - standard soil, baked it at 350 for 10 minutes to kill any contaminants. Texture could be described as potting soil type texture, with a slight mixture of fine sand for some of it. 2 hides, 1 a small hollowed rock, and...

I'm derek. I like sports cars and sports bikes and scorpions are a hobby of mine. Yeehaw.

haven't had a chance to look.

I tried it and unfortunately there is still no movement as of today. He looks quite dead. Doesn't smell. Will give it a few more days in hopes he is doing something like molting. :(

THAT is a good link. I'm trying that soon as i'm home!

Thanks. Just hoping it's not dead. :( If it is, I may look into another breeder around here that carries tarantulas as I really do kind of wonder if this one was already far off in his life. It wouldn't be the first time I got something from them that was "already far along" without knowing it.

Thank you guys. The heat lamp is one of the red lamps that is supposedly there to simulate night. However, i will remove it from what you said, thank you. I feel like a tard for not reading the sticky, i normally do, sorry, long day. Thank you kindly.

Alright so I've been doing scorpions now for a couple of years. They seem to not be a problem for me and I seem to understand them quite well. Long story short... I got a rose hair tarantula about 2 months ago and decided to try the tarantula world. I was using a small tiny 40watt heat lamp...

I've only been pinched AT once by my emp, he's insanely docile. I have not handled him in ages, the whole curiosity thing got me, but I prefer to leave them be, much less stress for the little guy.

I used to use just soil... and it tried out SO fast. Finally went to coconut fiber and it stays moist longer, much better humidity, and the emp LOVES IT!

What do you mean? In the dark 24/7? You can always get a light for it... you should have a light or something to provide it with heat as it is as well as humidity. But considering they spend about 85% of their time in their hide..

How hot is your light?

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