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    Orthochirus scrobiculosus negebensis - Israel Pillar Tail Care

    Thanks for the info! On the advice of the guy who sold them to me, I separated the male and female into the smallest sized kritter keepers. I keep a UV bulb over their cages for heat. They have a sand/coir mix for substrate and I use pieces of egg carton as hides. They each have a bottle cap...
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    Orthochirus scrobiculosus negebensis - Israel Pillar Tail Care

    I just bought a pair of Israel Pillar Tail scorps. The female is gravid. I've been searching online for a couple of days for full information on their care. I know they are desert scorps and need some heat (over 80 degrees). I already have a small red lamp to place above the cages. I plan to...
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    Soldering tool for vent holes in containers

    I use a chef's torch for heating. It stands on a table to free your hands. You can heat different tools for different sizes of holes. I use a small awl (tool used by leatherworkers to make holes). It has a wooden handle and the sharp, tapered blade is triangular in cross-section. This makes it...
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    please help me out!

    Your point is well taken, and I was only describing my own experience. I've had other Brachy species besides the two that died, that didn't experience the same symptoms, despite identical husbandry. I was never able to figure out their cause of death, which is frustrating to me and would be...
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    please help me out!

    Gotta disagree with you there, at least in my experience. I've found Brachys to be more prone to stop eating and die, for no apparent reason. For me this has happened with a B. smithi that I had for over 2 years, and a B. baumgarteni that never ate while in my care for several months. Also, they...
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    How to properly heat an enclosure?

    I've got a few years' experience keeping T's, especially Brachy's, yet I recently lost a smithii that I'd had for over a year, she was about 2.5 inches. Stopped eating, died. Then I bought a 3" B. baumgarteni. She refused to eat for the entire 3 months I had her, and just slowed down and died. I...
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    Tarantula Appetite Decrease

    First of all, welcome to the board! IMO age in itself isn't all that important with T's kept strictly as pets. Many factors can influence their growth including temperature, diet, gender, enclosure size, etc. So you can't always tell the age by the size alone. With males, age is more important...
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    Avicularia Avicularia help!

    I'm glad I read some prior threads here about Avic care before getting my 1/2" A. versicolor sling. This is my first arboreal. Thanks to the good advice here, my sling is in a 16 oz deli cup with ventilation holes around the top sides, and dry substrate. It has a water dish and a small plant to...
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    Feeders other than crickets or roaches

    Thanks to 15 years with a finicky ball python, I am all too familiar with that deceased rodent perfume! :bruised: I would only want to feed a mouse as an occasional treat. I've read that the larger T's will eat small rodents, reptiles or amphibians in the wild. I know it's a messy and smelly...
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    Feeders other than crickets or roaches

    I'm sick of relying on smelly, noisy, escaping crickets to feed my T's and reptiles, and I'm looking for alternatives. Dubia roaches and locusts are illegal here in Canada, so not an option. Superworms are too tough and bitey for most of my T's. I've looked into different feeder species and...
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    T pet peeves(Things your T's do that annoy you)

    My tiny A. versicolor sling likes to rush up and out of her deli cup, every time I open it. I think they do it for the fun of watching us turn white and clutch at our chests... My L. parahybana likes to not eat, unless I feed her with forceps in *just* the right way. Won't touch crickets. We...
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    Collection mascots

    My "big two" are my 6" female L. parahybana and my G. rosea. The LP sits out in the open and can be feisty, going straight for the threat display and lunge without kicking hairs first. She once ran right up the forceps to my hand when I was feeding her. The rosie gets honourable mention...
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    Gender choice?

    I thought of getting a female as well. At least it will be a good learning experience to have a male first! I know this species breeds readily in captivity and yet captive bred specimens are uncommon in the pet trade (the specimen I have is wild caught). In fact, that was a factor in my choice...
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    Gender choice?

    Thanks! I just play it safe and assume they're *all* confrontational. ;) I got a male B. gigas yesterday (didn't have a choice of sexes) and wanted to know if there'd be any problems like dying after the final molt to adulthood. When disturbed, he sits as still as a rock for a minute or two...
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    Gender choice?

    I'm just wondering if one gender of scorpion makes a better pet? For example, in tarantulas the females are often preferred as pets because of their longer lifespan. Does one gender of scorpion make a better pet, and if so, why?
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    Researching 1st scorp - need some guidance

    Just an update: I ended up choosing a Babycurus gigas. I bought him from Bruce at Arachnophiliacs, he's about 2.5 inches. I picked him up last night. Here he is:
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    Scorpion Picture Thread

    Babycurus gigas Here's my B. gigas. I just picked him up last night, also from Bruce.
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    Dying T: what can I do?

    Ok this will be about the 20th attempt since yesterday at posting this - getting "expired token" messages no matter how many times I log off and back on. I did a thorough inspection of both of my T's that died, I wanted to find some evidence of whatever caused the deaths. I didn't see anything...
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    damn baby crickets!!!

    Exactly. I let a couple loose the first time I used them because I didn't realize how fast and vicious these things are. I dropped one on the floor once and even the cat got bitten and wouldn't touch it. The only T I feed them to is my 6" LP. Even with her, I offer the worm by forceps, drop it...
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    Dying T: what can I do?

    One of my two favourite T vendors just got a new bunch of Poec species today... 12 species in total. Beautiful T's! One of them will be my next arboreal species, once I've done my homework (including searching "what are the best Poec for newbies?" threads). For now I'm happy to gain some...
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