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Personally.... I'd no longer patronize their business....The more scorps you buy from them, the more they'll order because they sell.....Stop buying scorps from them and the ones they have will die....If this happens enough, one or two things will happen... 1) They won't carry them anymore...

Doesn't take a rocket scientist.... Let's see here....Soft tarantula abdomen and hard FULL GROWN rodent teeth....add a splash of violent struggle and a dash of desperate prey fighting for it's life.... As cool and nifty as all that sounds, I think I'll pass...You may be willing to risk your...

Well... First off, C. exilicauda can be kept communally, but I would not recommend doing so with H. arizonensis....Plus, H. arizonensis gets quite a bit larger than C. exilicauda....C. exilicauda can be considered fairly arboreal, so vertical hides work well....H. arizonensis is almost...

Yes... There are quite a few interesting species here in Az... The species most acclimated to human dwellings here in Az is Centruoides exilicauda....You will find these in yards, on retaining walls and even inside houses (like my apartment)...These are common both in Phoenix and Tempe and...

Currently I keep my... A mauritanicus, A australis, A bicolors and L quinquestratus on regular plain old sand.....corkbark hides...works well for these low maintenance critters.... My T. serralatus is kept on peat moss with spanghum moss and corkbark arranged to form vertical...

Some info Can adult emps eat pinkies? Yes.....Is it a good idea to include them in the staple diet of an emp? No.... Your emp will do just fine on a variety of invertebrate prey....Crickets, roaches, mealworms, etc.....In fact, emps eat primarily invertebrate prey in their native...

Wow! I wonder if he'll get it all down at once or have to come back later for seconds....and thirds....and fourths.....and......

Yup... Any suggestions on what areas I should look in and specific types of things to look for within those areas? So far the 2 that I've found have both been under large rocks, but unless there's a lot of space under the rocks it's not easy to get them to come out. Try road cruising at...

Well... My advice is to let him be....I wouldn't go digging him up or anything of the sort....H. arizonensis is way too common here in the Phoenix area to be destroying potential habitat for other creatures simply to collect a single specimen. I too live in the Phoenix area and can tell you...

as far as cleaning the entire enclosure.... you're correct...in such an arid environment, dead crickets dessicate rather quickly and so there's a minimal concern regarding bacteria or fungus as it's simply too dry...In a more humid environment (exactly the type of environment I would NOT...

I'm thinking.... Mauritanicus....and beautiful bugs at that! -AzAtrox

Good Choice!!! I received a sexed pair of A. bicolors from Chris over there @ Krazy 8s....He's a good dude, and his animals are high quality...good move As far as specialty requirements, there really are none....Keep 'em on sand or a comparable xeric substrate...I provide mine with corkbark...

I've noticed... More of a behavioral change with scorps getting ready to molt....They become remarkably inactive, staying in their hide day in and day out....They also get quite fat....I can't speak to your scorp being gravid or not, but I recently had an A. australis that molted and what you...

Hey... Prym... Appreciate the followup...I figured hector would be in Algeria, but I was unaware that they also occurred in Tunisia....I have a specimen from Tunisia, but she's not a "hector" morph....

I do believe.... that the "hector" morph of Androctonus australis is native to Algeria, but we might need some authentication of this.... -AzAtrox

Deathstalker... I'm not going to berate you or otherwise insult you....that's not what this forum is about. This forum is about understanding these creatures and promoting responsible keeping... All that being said, I'm glad to hear that there will be no more "desk forays" for your LQ...Such...

Prym.... If only it were so easy to "go out and acquire 1-2 of each species"! HAHAHAHA!!!! I would LOVE to get my hands on a couple A. crassicauda, but they're not very prevalent in the hobby....Consequently, I keep the "common" Andros (i.e. Mauris, australis and bicolor)....I really wish it...

Just a note.... regarding getting "tagged" by your LQ....I will not begin to guess as to how this occurred in your particular case, but in 95% of all captive scorp stings, it is the keepers fault...IMO under NO circumstances should ANY part of your anatomy come close enough to an LQ to be...

Well... I keep both AAs and AMs....As far as size goes, both these animals can grow to over 4 inches in length....AA seems to be a bit more "spontaneously reactive" than AM.....That is to say that an AA will generally be a bit more nervous when forceps are introduced into the enclosure or any...

If... you're looking for desert species that are easy to care for and do not have a "medically significant" venom, then any scorp in the Hadrurus complex will fit the bill nicely....They get to be pretty big (5+ inches), are moderately aggressive and are definitely a pleasure to keep...I'd go...