Buthis occitanus mardochei babies!

[CID143ti]

I just discovered that my Buthis occitanus mardochei had babies! Looks like there are about 40+ in the enclosure with the female! Those little guys are everywhere. I'm totally shocked. I hadn't seen the female in at least a week. I was assuming that she had died in her burrow. She use to bask under the heat lamp all day. This is totally unexpected and I'm a little unprepared. So, should I separate them now or should I wait for a few days? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

W. Smith

 

[XOskeletonRED]

Keep them together as long as they are on the mother's back. It is much safer that way. The adults and young of this species seem to have quite a need for water, as seen with Hadogenes troglodytes, but they don't do well in an overly humid enclosure, so they should have a means of obtaining water as needed.


adios,
edw.

 

[steve055]

If they are off her back them take them out ASAP. I would try to keep them apart also. Make sure they dont dry out. Are you going to be selling them? Im sure there are some interested people.

 

[CID143ti]

Thanks for the info. Yeah, they are off mom's back and are hunting on their own. I was planning on keeping them in individual deli cups. What substrate should I use? Should I use packed sand like mom has? Or would it be in their best interest to use peat?

W. Smith

 

[Kugellager]

My basic desert mix usually contains 25-35% peat...thats my preference and it seems to work well...it helps hold the substrate together a bit.

By the way...congrats on the babies...you have good litter of one of the less common scorps out in the US end of the hobby.

John
];')

 

[occitanus]

Fabulous!





Curious, can you post pics?

 

[CID143ti]

Thanks. I think I'm gonna try the 30% peat and 70% sand. Should I use a gravel underlay in the cups or is just substrate okay?

Thanks,

W. Smith

 

[Kugellager]

Plain substrate should be fine...just make sure you lightly mist a corner so they have a bit more humidity than average...babies need more...I'm sure you must have read in this form many times. I'd give them a more moist hide and a dry hide..I have success with this method.

John
];')