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I did not mean to single anyone out, and apologize if I offended you. It is just that I have noticed that over the last few years that what I mentioned happened a lot, and species tend to disappear from the market rather quickly. The person who bought the other two has a 50% chance of the pair...

I didnt mean you specifically, and I do not know the exact details of the order, but TC has always been willing to give me a hand in the past.

Another point that I have previouslu noticed was mentioned above- someone obtained one individual of a species. Unless hobbiests are willing to begin breeding loans, (which may be not as likely as with tarantulas as mature male scorpions do not have such a limited lifespan) keeping single...

They were a few Bothriuridae sp. and C. keyserlingi. I think I started most of the threads here and on VL a few years ago, and I could never get things quite right, even with near unlimited access to university resources. The only thing I can think of would be to go to Chile and actually observe...

I spent hours in a university library going through whatever I could find in journal databases, even going as far as having papers faxed from different universities and still had problems coming up with a reason why they did not do well. The scientific literature is exactly what is needed, and...

Another reason that I have not seen mentioned is how easy it is to build up a population of tarantulas vs. scorpions. Just think about these questions How many scorpions do you get from the average clutch from the most prolific species? How many spiderlings do you get from the average clutch...

Oh, and as for the OP. the above mentioned "Scorpions (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)" by Manny Rubio is an excellent place to start. If you want something more in depth, you can get either Biology of Scorpions by G. A. Polis or Scorpion Biology and Reseach by Brownell and Polis, but these are...

I'll fill in for the moment. G. Carnell's thread (thanks again) http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=82335 And a paper if you want to read it, but the above thread might be easier than this- http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2004_15.pdf Have fun!

I highly doubt a full grown tarantula would even consider tiny whiteflies and scale insects as food.

There is no concise caresheet, just search for the species in this forum and you will get the info you want.

If its so great, then why is the scorpion on the bag not actually shown on the substrate in the bag?;)

P. cavimanus aren't all that communal with themselves, I would not mix them with any other species. While some people have kept P. imperator and Heterometrus sp. together, and have kept groups of Centruroides from different species, you have to be prepared to have losses if you do any mixed...

To add to Eddy's comment, if you do decide on the B. jacksonii it might be best to keep them separate until they are adults. Some people have had luck keeping them together from birth, but it would be very discouraging to lose half of your first scorps to cannibalism. You might want to play it...

Here is one of my babies

A lot of the really colorful scorpions pack a little more punch if they manage to sting you, I wouldn't recommend them for a first. I would look at the scorpion picture thread at the top of his forum and if you saw anything you liked then look it up. Edit: Or they can be relatively uncommon...

Good luck finding anything concise on them. Most of the threads on Caraboctonus I started asking the same questions, I have kept C. keyserlingi and a Bothriurus sp. For the Caraboctonus, I use a peat substrate, as deep as I can, and keep it moderately humid. Temps are around 25, I try not to...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Since you want to get technical, there are no poisonous scorpions;)

In terms of venom, they are no more dangerous than emperors. In general, they are not quite as docile as emperors, in my experience some are, but most are more defensive.

I know that India is pretty much closed to exports, so I would assume you would have some problems getting an import in legally as well. (I don't know much more than that when it comes to laws in India) There are a lot of Heterometrus sp. in India though- They are like emperors, (big and...