Heterometrus ID and Care tips

Screamingreenmachine

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So I recently came into possession of two young Heterometrus Scorpions of some form and honestly I have no clue on what molt they are on. They are around 2-2.5 inches long. All I know is they were called Asian Forest Scorpions and the owner had a huge pile of them so I grabbed a couple for a few dollars on an impulse buy. Currently they are housed together in a 3L RUB with around 3 inches or so of moist substrate to dig around and tunnel in and during the day they seem quite content to hang in the burrow and do nothing. I was wondering; from all I've read, I've heard these guys can do fine at temps 70 and above? My apartment is almost always in the low to mid 70's and sometimes gets to the upper 70's depending on the weather outside.

The temporary enclosure:
https://i.imgur.com/iIHlQ98.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6v1JKDa.jpg



Also... what species do you all believe these to be? My guess is Heterometrus Longimanus but I could easily be wrong. Also, I've read that H. Longimanus isn't exactly the greatest species to keep communally as they grow so around which instar/size would you all recommend separating them?

The monsters:
https://i.imgur.com/sW22Rk0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wJuHqAP.jpg

edit: Pics came out HUGE so linking them instead
 

Tim Benzedrine

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Apparently H. petersii is the most common on the market these days. We have a fellow here that is pretty good at IDing them if he has a good picture to examine. I'm not so sure that those are good enough for identification, I believe a good clear shot of the claws and carapace is what is needed. I think I'd shoot for at least the upper 70s if it were me. I keep mine at about 80 and they seem to be doing fine.
 

Screamingreenmachine

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I apologize for the very slow reply. Had a busy couple of days. So I've upped the temps and have tried to grab a couple better pictures. Sadly my good camera is four hours away from where I live but these were the best I could get with my phone. I've honestly been quite surprised by these two. They seem very "attached" and always are piled on each other. When they both go out exploring, they follow each other around. It's really interesting to watch!

They weren't the biggest fans of sitting still under the light for these shots haha... Anyways here they are!
https://i.imgur.com/AFz7Tk5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rw2QCiH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xPsSAz0.jpg

If that isn't enough, I'll just wait till they mature and try to reach out to Collin
 

Collin Clary

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They appear to be juvenile H. petersii, however a clear shot of the carapace would help me be more certain.
 
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