Arizona Bark Setup

[Gillian Pajor]

Hey guys, I'm going to be getting 3 Arizona Bark scorpions about 1/2 inch in size in a few days, can you tell me how to set up the cage so I can keep them healthy?also are they communal?

 

[pannaking22]

Keep on the drier side, a vertical piece of bark or cork to rest on and that's about it. They can be kept communally with plenty of hiding spots and food.

 

[Scorpionluva]

It might be best to raise them up until mature before trying a communal with them as they are susceptible to cannibalism at young instars
Make sure to mist 1 wall or side of their tank 1-2 per week because they do tend to need more moisture at young instars

 

[Gillian Pajor]

I got them set up in plastic containers like these ones, but more importantly, are they communal? They lived in a jar together apparently with the last owner and i didn't want them to eat each other so i seperated them

 

[pannaking22]

Adults can live together without any problems, but the young will definitely eat each other if there isn't tons of food in with them. I don't know how well that decoration will work for them, I'll be curious to see how they like it!

 

[cvu524]

Hey guys, I'm going to be getting 3 Arizona Bark scorpions about 1/2 inch in size in a few days, can you tell me how to set up the cage so I can keep them healthy?also are they communal?

Yes they are communal. I had 13 in a 10 gallon tank with no issues and with 2 U-shaped log hideouts

 

[Gillian Pajor]

i put them all in their own containers for now because i didnt want to risk the cannibalism but when they get older its nice to know that they will be able to fit into a 10 gallon together. Im not even sure what sexes they are yet they are so young

 

[darkness975]

make sure they have vertically oriented bark to climb, hide, and molt in.

 

[Gillian Pajor]

make sure they have vertically oriented bark to climb, hide, and molt in.

I did they seems to be doing well. Out of the 3 only two of them like climbing while the third smaller one stays closer to the ground. I rarely seem him without his feet on the ground

 

[darkness975]

I did they seems to be doing well. Out of the 3 only two of them like climbing while the third smaller one stays closer to the ground. I rarely seem him without his feet on the ground

It'll change. It's not that they never go to the ground they just prefer to climb.