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    Beginner Desert Scorpion??

    Smeringurus mesaensis, dune scorpions, are also a really fun species. Mine is very fast and active, and you won't need to worry about mixing in clay for a burrowing substrate because they like loose sand instead.
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    Review by 'Sceliphron' on item 'physalia'

    Ordered two wheel bugs from Justin which arrived quickly and well-packed. One was DOA due to unavoidable circumstances, but Justin was very generous and offered credit even though it really wasn't any fault of his own. Great seller with a wide range of interesting invertebrates, would...
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    Problem with small enclosures

    I think one of the most beautiful things about this hobby is that it teaches us to view a group of animals from a completely different perspective than we're used to. We as humans have a very endothermic view of the world where there's energy and brainpower to spare so that we can frolic and...
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    Latrodectus Hesperus - Questions!

    I keep a ton of adult females in deli cups, I find that they're pretty slow and predictable so maintenance is easy. Often, they'll just curl up and play dead when spooked. I wouldn't be too put-off by their venomous reputation since they're basically incapable of putting on sudden bursts of...
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    Salmon Pink purchase

    I received mine as a sling and stayed perpetually burrowed until it hit about 3-4 inches. In my experience, they get really bold once they reach a reasonable size and literally never stop eating. I've heard that they supposedly molt very frequently when young, but mine molts only once every...
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    Wasp colony

    That's pretty big, I'm assuming it contains at least a hundred individuals?
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    Wasp colony

    I would stick to a larger tank if you're going to confine your colony, probably a 10-20 gallon aquarium depending on how large you expect the colony to grow. I've personally never experimented with yellowjackets or hornets before, but heard they are a lot less peaceful than paper wasps, so I...
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    Wasp colony

    I've kept a colony of Polistes dominula in an inverted kritter keeper with the nest in one corner. What species of wasp are you planning to keep?
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    Spider ID please?

    Pholcus phalangioides, one of the harmless cellar spiders and the apex predator of the indoor spider food chain
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    Hadrurus Arizonensis not eating

    Hadrurus are pretty famous for their digging abilities, I have a spadix that has made three separate tunnels and alternates between each one so frequently I could swear she's playing "musical burrows" or something Although I'm not sure if this is normal for these scorpions, mine hasn't eaten in...
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    Plans for new Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion

    I would personally do a 33% clay 67% sand mix instead of pure clay, since that gets really hard and the scorpion might have trouble tunneling in it. I use this combination for my H. spadix and it has no trouble making burrows in it.
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    Ants attack and substrate replacement?

    Sphagnum moss (I'm assuming the soil-like peat moss and not the dried plants themselves) is an excellent and a commonly used substrate for tarantulas. Time will tell, but for now your tarantula seems fine, and burrowing is a completely normal and typical behavior of young tarantulas.
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    Hadrurus arizonensis hibernation?

    I received my H. spadix in the beginning of October and it was very active for about a month, then has holed itself up in its burrow ever since. I can see it inside its burrow, and it occasionally takes a cricket, but as far as I'm aware of it has not actually left its burrow a single time (I...
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    Crystal red/black shrimp care and questions

    1. How mature is the tank going to be? From my experience dwarf shrimp fare a lot better when introduced to an older tank than when introduced to a newly cycled one. I've never personally kept CRS though, so you might need to ask other people on this one. (I've kept Amanos, RCS, vampire shrimp...
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