Can scorps climb smooth metal?

MorbidPh8

Arachnosquire
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As in forceps and tongs. I have a AZ bark scorpion and have some B. Jacksoni on order. Do I have to worry about them zipping up the forceps and on to me, as a T could?
 

signinsimple

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you might have cause to worry. I used to have a pale desert hairy that would use it's claws to rear up and climb my 12 inch tweezers like a monkey on bars, when I grabbed his tail (he could always pull his tail out of the rubber tong tweezers no matter how hard I held him). If a scorpion that is not ever really supposed to be able to climb could do that, I would imagine a scorpion that has evolved for climbing could offer all sorts of surprises.
 

Aztek

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If it's buffed metal with those scratches from the buffer or whatever, they might get some grip.
 
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