Does she look gravid or overfed?

[worldsparadox]

my desert hairy has totally balooned up in the last few weeks. Im almost positive that it is a girl, but i didnt think she was even mature yet, AND i have not put her with any males. How long can they hold sperm? How long are they gravid before they show? can i tell if she is gravid or just fat? i have stopped feedings for a little over a week now but she almost seems to have gotten bigger! here are some before and after pics

 

[Alejandro45]

wow shes chubby My guess is shes gravid.

I wonder if scorpions can retain sperm??

Ive had many scorpions get gravid way after buying them.

 

[Spider-Spazz]

i bet shes gravid, sure does look like it.

 

[xVOWx]

wow shes chubby My guess is shes gravid.

I wonder if scorpions can retain sperm??

Ive had many scorpions get gravid way after buying them.

It is quite common for scorps to 'become' gravid in captivity. Some species do, infact retain sperm for later use. This is ussually refered to as a 'double clutch'. Leiurus qinquestriatus, for example, is especially known for this. I'm not 100% on Hadrurus sp but it wouldn't suprise me.

 

[freeman]

i have the same story with my female. now she sealed enterance to the burrow and is sitting inside for about a month now.

 

[Sarcastro]

she does appear to be gravid.if you had a clearer shot you might be able to see embryo's, she might be a WC and had already mated before purchase.H arizonensis will some time store sperm, the most common species to do this is L.quinquestriatus & B.jacksoni which are know to sometimes have up to 4 clutches

 

[T.ass-mephisto]

you said you thought it was not mature? could it be a premolt?

 

[Sarcastro]

you said you thought it was not mature? could it be a premolt?

could be premolt,I must have misread over the not mature section

 

[Newports]

Get a clearer side shot. My guess is pre-molt.

 

[worldsparadox]

This is the clearest sideshot i could get.
so i fed her 2 pinhead crickets yesterday just cuz she looked hungry and thats all I had and she has gotten even bigger then before, like bigger then just two pinheads... the top segments were never spread out like that before.

 

[NMWAPBT]

prago scorp i c lots of babies in ur futer

 

[Newports]

Well shes about to explode one way or the other..thats for sure.

 

[SixShot666]

DAMN!!! Baby got BACK!!!

 

[SixShot666]

My Hadrurus Arizonensis Pallidus been like that for the last month or so. So yeah I would say that she's pregnant. :clap:

 

[DireWolf0384]

Looks like shes Gravid to me!

 

[Longbord1]

So did she ever pop?