Caught a scorp

[Malhavoc's]

Okay so I need a good site to id it as I take crarpy photos and doubt you could identify them by that. I do know its about two inches in lengh and most likely male. the female I cuaght of this species I never could get identified and was about 3" in lengh..

 

[Malhavoc's]

Okay it has a small baby roach in there with it [big enough for it to notice but not too big to intimidate] now the qquestion is if its a juvie male how long till it settles in. the same if is an adult male.

 

[G. Carnell]

upload some photos anyway, and the location you caught it, at least ppl might be able to identify genus

 

[Malhavoc's]

MT roobadoo [spelling big time LOL] here in riverside california.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Heres a pic of a female and juvie of the same species I caught. [unfortuenetly I don't have them anymore ]

>>Female<<

>>Juvie<<
the one I'm in possession in now is somewhere in between size wize but I'm not sure if its a full grown male or not.

 

[Raan_Jodus]

looks like an H. Spadix?

 

[Malhavoc's]

Is their a lighter colour form as that one looks to dark and possibly a thinner tale.. bare with me as I have very poor web camness...lol

 

[Malhavoc's]

I think I found what it is.
1. Common name: Dune Scorpion
2. Scientific Name: Smeringurus mesaensis
what should I look at to make sure that this is the scopr I have atm?

 

[Malhavoc's]

Whats it mean when it says Venom: 2
btw this is from
http://www.visualadvance.com/invertcare/caresheets/scorpions/Smeringurus/Smeringurusmesaensis.html

 

[David_F]

Whats it mean when it says Venom: 2
btw this is from
http://www.visualadvance.com/invertcare/caresheets/scorpions/Smeringurus/Smeringurusmesaensis.html

It means the venom is not too bad. I believe the scale is from 1 to 5, 1 being the weakest, 5 the strongest.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Yay! thats what I wanted to hear lol

 

[Malhavoc's]

hrm. it says the temps I should keep it in is 90-95 [thats hot dangit lol!] only problem is it falls lower then 90 here during the night [isn that when their active?] and the house stays around 80 during the day. I could put him outside during the day but then he doesn't eat then?

BTw hes burrowed under a piece of bark that I placed in his kk today and I haven't seen anymovement at all yet I'm hopping he might molt as that is the only reason for him burrowing like that that I can think of.

 

[Invert Nerd]

a nifty trick i use to cycle heat is put the heat mat(side of tank not under) on a cheap wal mart eletrical timer. 12 on, 12 off. i noticed my A.A. seemed to enjoy the change. good luck with them.

 

[PIter]

I don't think those are S mesaensis or a H spandix. I think its a Vaejovid.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Pandinus got a positive id for me
V. waeringi
Sorry for the confusion
Are V. waeringi communal?

 

[PIter]

Jay I was right! Most Vajovids are comunal.