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My first rosea also became a terror after her first molt in my care. Oh the ingratitude :banghead:

I went to school in the Hudson Valley and these guys were EVERYWHERE in the late spring!

Wow, I just saw that reply. Thanks, I'll definitely reach out to some of the people and places you mentioned, the Wild Bird Fund is looking especially promising.

Hey Frank, my name is Tony. I'm a senior at a suburban highschool outside of New York City, and I'm considering a career in herpetology/entomology, especially focusing on conservation. Being right by NYC, I've reached out to several different zoos, aquariums, and shelters, but all of them either...

A beautiful T. I'm sorry for your loss.

Versi's for sure...I don't have experience with other avics, sorry :(

Haha I just meant that with the limited number of slings I've raised, the ratio of males to females has always been fairly constant, around 50:50. You're completely right though, for us to make any conclusions that are 100% certain, we'll have to raise thousands of slings from different sacs...

Don't worry, there's a 50% chance it'll be female...you're just gonna have to wait like the rest of us :D

Yep, a molt is probably coming. Just leave it alone and let it do it's thing :D

A healthy, feisty P.regalis sling for me :D If I were you, I'd quit using fruit flies. I've used pinhead crickets/pieces of larger crix for all my smaller T's, and they're all thriving

It might take a while for her to molt...Brachypelma are notoriously slow :D Sounds like you're doing everything right, so just relax and welcome to the boards!

Of course I'm going to treat it like any other hot scorpion, kept securely contained and not taken lightly. It just seems that this species is less potent than the Andros, and is far less likely to kill a healthy adult.

Again, I really appreciate all the advice. I think I'm going to go ahead and get a P. transvaalicus. I'll get an Androctonus as a second scorpion- I wouldn't want my first mistake to be my last :)

Thanks for all the input guys :D @Norm, I thought only the genus Parabuthus had the ability to spray venom. What species did your friend get sprayed by? Have you ever heard of this happening with Androctonus species?

Hey guys, I'm new to keeping scorps, but I have lots of experience with fast/defensive tarantulas (Poecilotheria, Pterinochilus, Heteroscodra). I've recently become extremely interested in getting an Androctonus bicolor. I've done a lot of research, and I'm well aware of their potent venom and...

Looks sorta like a Pamphobeteus Antinous to me

These pics made me really want a S. Subspinipes...then I read the bite reports :eek: Do they often rear up like that?

The longest it has taken my L.P. sling to molt was about an hour, so hang in there. Maybe a more experienced person could chime in...

Sometimes they stop for a moment to rest in the middle of the molt- after all, its a pretty exhausting process. Sometimes T's get caught in a molt, and this often results in death( I think this is common among large Theraphosas). How long has the molt been going on for? Good luck, and keep us...