First Scorpion!

[Aidan Marsters]

Just recently got into this hobby and purchased my first scorpion from the local pet shop for $40, labeled as an emperor and I believe they are (to me his claws do look 'granulated') . Not sure if there is a surefire way to tell how old it is but the lady at the store said she had no idea? I tried to do as much research as possible and so far he has mostly burrowed under his new hide but the temperatures have only reached about ~81 degrees fahrenheit which are a bit low but I have now put the pad on the side of the tank because when I put it underneath it did not help to raise temperature. Anyways glad to be here and hopefully this guy can live a healthy and happy life!

 

[AnimalNewbie]

take the heat pad off. room temp is fine...
Theres no way to actually tell the precise age of the scorpion.
see if you ca get a clearer pic so some more experienced members can id the scorp

 

[Aidan Marsters]

take the heat pad off. room temp is fine...
Theres no way to actually tell the precise age of the scorpion.
see if you ca get a clearer pic so some more experienced members can id the scorp

Are you sure 70-75 degrees is fine? And here is a clearer pic sorry about the blurriness!

 

[AnimalNewbie]

yeah anywhere from 68-low 80s is fine but 70s to low 80s is what I find works best and is at room temp

 

[Aidan Marsters]

yeah anywhere from 68-low 80s is fine but 70s to low 80s is what I find works best and is at room temp

Is that picture also better to identify it? From other pictures I've seen it definitely looks like an emperor but I know that they are rarer nowadays so maybe I got lucky.

 

[RTTB]

Congrats on your first scorpion.

 

[Aidan Marsters]

Congrats on your first scorpion.

Thank you!

 

[AngelDeVille]

Looks good, they can’t tell time so they don’t need clocks in their enclosure.

 

[Lyrognathus]

Pretty sure that's an emp. They farm them now and occasionally harvest from certain areas from what I've read, so they're not impossible to get as WC now a days.

 

[Aidan Marsters]

Pretty sure that's an emp. They farm them now and occasionally harvest from certain areas from what I've read, so they're not impossible to get as WC now a days.

Very cool, I might consider getting a larger tank and going back to purchase another.