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I have just found my parabuthus trans have its molt and one of the claws didn't molt. Can you advise me what to do to try and get teh old molt off the claw???

Hi, Just found a little brown centipede in the UK. It was about 2cm or so long and looked like a scolependra. Are there local centipedes that live in the UK?

Yes the Tam's are lovely scorps (deadly though). The Hottentotta Poly/trilineatus is a real gem. It will kill all crickets that come near it whether hungry or not. The most docile scorpion is th eP. trans. she is a real calm and has not yet once tried to sting me or go in a defensive...

I had three M. tams and one did die through an unexpected death. These two I haven't found difficult, just keep them warm and I offer a little water in a corner every 2 weeks or so. Raising the humidity seems to initiate the molt.

Yes the P. trans is nearing a molt. It has slowed down its eating (thank god). The M. tamulus are absolutely beautiful, but they are really aggressive and fast. I would say they are more of a handful than my L. quinquestriatus. The fat M. tamulus is the most aggressive by far and has...

Hi, Could you ID this centiped. I think it is a S. subspinipes, but what sub-species is it? Thanks Scott

T. serrulatus (3rd/4th instar) P. trans (3rd instar)

Hi all, Just been taking some photos of them and thought I would put them on here. Enjoy: Freshly molted Mesobuthus tamulus: His Brother (molted 2 weeks before): My 4th Instar H. polystictus (Very Fat). This is very aggressive and can take down crickets bigger than him!!!

Hi, I have a T. serrulatus and was just wondering if this species will be reproduce on it own without breeding with a male? Thanks Scott

It looks very much like Mesobuthus tamulus. I would keep it if either way cause it looks like a pretty scorpion.

Hi, I keep mine communal (H.polystictus) and on a substrate of peat:sand. I have a heat mat of the side and once a week I raise their humidity by spraying teh heat mat corner. Make sure you have a load of hides so that if they do have a disagreement together then they can go and hide...

I am a member of Livefoods.co.uk forum and some people on there have got them. They are hard to keep and need to be kept cool. Most were keeping in a cold unheated room at about 10 Deg C. They are predators of small insects and they kill by shooting out a tacky liquid to hold crickets etc...

I've had a Hottentotta polystictus that went for 1 year before it molted to 3rd instar.

The H.poly's like seem to react to high humidity to spark them to molt. I put part of there enclosure under a heat mat and then sprayed one part of the substrate (part over the mat). This made them more active and seemed to have got them to molt. The M. tams was drinking droplets from the...

Hi all, Well I've just been and checked on my 2nd instar Hottentotta polystictus and they have molted to 3rd instar. I was getting worried because it has been a year since they last molted!!! Also I have a Mesobuthus tamulus which is up against a damp end of the enclosure drinking droplets...

Alex, Yes that was the post. If you look closely at the first post link and look at the cauda of each, you will see a central line on the 3rd segment of the cauda on the A. bicolor and nothing on the A. crassicauda. I must admit though that they are very similar. Thanks Scott

Oliver, Do you have any information on telling the difference between A. bicolor and A. crassicauda? Thanks Scott

Thanks for the advice. Why can't it be easy to identify like an A. australis {D ??? Hopefully it will be the real deal. Once I get it I will post pics for comments etc? Thanks Scott

Hi, I am from the UK and have sourced a "crassicauda". However, they are hard to distinguish between the two and I wanted to make sure the one for sale is a genuine crassicauda. I have noticed a colour difference between the two, but this can be a hard trait to identify a scorpion. I...

Hi all, I am looking to buy a A. crassicauda and was just wondering how I can tell the difference between an A. crassicauda and a A. mauritanicus? I read a thread a while ago and it detailed a mark on their cauda? Can anybody help with identification traits? Thanks Scott