H. trogs not interested in each other?

[Snipes]

Both the male and the female have eaten recently. The female is a little smaller than the male in body length. She is well fed. I put them together and got nothing. They seemed to not even know each other was there. The temp is about 83 degrees F. I just now turned off the light. I will be able to see them with a night time infrared scope. Should i just let them stay together in the same place or will one of them be dead soon? I put an upside down bottle cap and a rock for the male to place his sperm btw. Please advise

 

[Snipes]

I just checked with my handy scope and they are at either end of the cage, should i shark tank the male overnight? What are signs of interest?

 

[Brian S]

If the female is alot smaller than the male she may not be mature yet.

 

[ReptileMan27]

Good luck with the breeding .

 

[darrelldlc]

Hi, can you post pics of the female for us to see? thanks
Darrell.

 

[ink_scorpion]

If the female is alot smaller than the male she may not be mature yet.

I'm with Brian. I believe the female of this species should be even slightly larger than the male. But naturally only if they are both mature. A picture would certainly help with the determination. And some sort of size reference (coin, etc.) would be helpful.

 

[Snipes]

Okies i just got some pics:
Female

Female

Male

Both of them

 

[H. cyaneus]

Heh, adults get around 9 inches I think

Mike

 

[Snipes]

Heh, adults get around 9 inches I think

Mike

Including tail

 

[Ryan C.]

Your female looks a little small to me. Maybe she has a molt to go before maturity? Well keep us updated.

 

[Snipes]

ok, i will wait for another molt. Do male scorps have a time countdown before they die after reaching maturity like tarantulas do?

 

[Ryan C.]

Nope, Males will live just as long as the females do.