How do you sex a scorpion

Bug Bane

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I have two striped bark scorpions and I was wondering how to tell if they’re M/F. I’m not picking them up, no way! I don’t want to have two males get territorial or two females have a chick fight, and baby scorpions would be cool. How do I tell?
 

darkness975

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I have two striped bark scorpions and I was wondering how to tell if they’re M/F. I’m not picking them up, no way! I don’t want to have two males get territorial or two females have a chick fight, and baby scorpions would be cool. How do I tell?
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/desert-scorpion.307684/

http://arachnoboards.com/threads/sexing-different-species-of-scorpions.50720/

Certain characteristics, such as comb length, features on the underside, and even metasoma shape/length/etc. all come into play.
 

Scorpionluva

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If by striped bark scorpions you mean centruroides vittatus
They will be pretty easy to tell just by physical appearance
Males are usually thinner bodied with longer thinner segments of the tail while females are usually plump in the body and have shorter but thicker segments of tail. Post pics of them if you still can't tell by my description and I'm sure I can help.
Typically they are pretty communal no matter which sex they are but not always.
 
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