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Interesting paper. Thank you for posting. I miss the old days when the hobby was just full of nerds like myself. It is good these animals did not escape and harm others. I am sure this person learned a $50,000+ lesson. No insurance company is going to cover that!

I said this a while ago when this person first started posting this nonsense. A mod needs to delete these posts. They do not do anything for the hobby. This person also needs to be black listed fron buying scorpions. Something and is going to happen.

I think this species is really pretty. It is critical that they (just like most Tityus) need high humidity. I give this species a bit more ventilation than other species in the genus. Not sure if it is needed. Also, just like other Tityus it is critical they have a vertical surface to molt. As...

Obviously It's not illegal get stung by an animal. Depending on your state or municipality keeping medically significant animals is illegal. If it is legal the DNR can remove them from your care if you are presenting a danger to the public or yourself. Also, the reason I would be concerned about...

The OP said themselves that they were mentally unstable in a previous post. This behavior is bad. Period. It is bad for the hobby and harmful to the OP. It is also harmful to the animals who, will be euthanized if the OP gets hurt or someone else is harmed by their careless actions. Maybe I...

This is irresponsible behavior and is attention seeking and shameful. 1) this thread is not conducive to the hobby and needs to be closed. 2) this person needs to be reported to local authorities before something happens to damage the hobby. If this person is mentally unstable they should...

You could always get a black light to double check. Don't use it all the time though. It seems to stress scorpions.

Correct. What I am saying is that a larger specimen may cause a more significant reaction. Still regarded as harmless but to be respected.

I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations as far as a flash diffuser for macro photography. I use a strong ring light righr now but I don't like it and the ring interferes with some wide-angle lenses. Thanks!

This is an interesting post. For Centruroides margaritatus there is conflicting information regarding the toxicity of the venom. Many older texts and peer reviewed articles note a LD50 for rats at around 59mg/kg (low tox). New research has shown that there can be systemic cardiovascular toxicity...

Beautiful photo!

Hello I recently had my C.margaritatus produce a lot of slings. I am curious if this species needs to be kept arboreal or not? I have mom set up in a nice arboreal enclosure as I thought all Centroides species needed to be set up like that. Some of the slings I am going to experiment with and...

I would say for beginning either Hottentotta franzwerneri or if you want tropical Tityus smithii. It is good you are looking to build up experience. I would say stay away from any pathogenic species. You don't want to be responsible for the escape of very small slings. Observing a few simple...

I know with P. biguttatus they like to have some sand to lay eggs in. I know different genus though. Also mine do not use the sand to lay eggs in. They seem to indiscriminately drop eggs. Humidity does not seem to matter either. Maybe give it some time? Mine go through cycles when they mate...

Enclosure looks great!

Thank Thank you again for your time and information! I agree. Bicolors are beautiful. I will be shopping around for another one or two.

Beautiful!

I guess I am reviving this thread. I really appreciate the information posted. I bought some of the largest Madagascars I have ever seen at a reptile show last week. I use them as feeders for my very large t's. When I got home I fed one to my large Theraphosa apophysis right away she is less...

Sir Aculeus: Thank you so much for the detailed reply. I think it was a hydration issue looking back. For the rest of my Andros I usually mist one side of the enclosure every 14 days or so. They also have a water dish that almost never gets used. The scorpion did not experience anything...

I am looking for input for what went wrong with this scorpion. It died mid- molt. It seemed to be in pre-molt for months, but otherwise was very active. But, for whatever reason this scorpion did not make it out of the molt. I setup this scorpion like the rest of my desert scopions. I made a...