Paul1126
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As a first time scorpion owner, this really does make me nervous about having a water dish.
Just make sure the dish isn't too big for it to get stuck and you're fine.As a first time scorpion owner, this really does make me nervous about having a water dish.
My scorp is quite the size, I've given him a really shallow dish. Hope it's suitable if show a picture but not got one on hand.Just make sure the dish isn't too big for it to get stuck and you're fine.
This is all you need as long as you keep it full. I use water bottle caps. They definitely drink from them, as this H. arizonensis was doing when I took the pic.
I've had Heterometrus spp. & Pandinus spp. sit in their water dishes for hours in the past. As long as they can get out they're fine.My scorp is quite the size, I've given him a really shallow dish. Hope it's suitable if show a picture but not got one on hand.
But I'm positive he won't get stuck or anything like that.
Your scorp being a heterometrus will be fine with a shallow water dishAs a first time scorpion owner, this really does make me nervous about having a water dish.
I use small water dishes in all my enclosures (save Andros)!! Notably, the avatar picture to the left is of a Parabuthus Trans drinking from a water bottle lid. I noted my P. Vill's (blacks) would also prefer water dishes (small water bottle lids), I found most of all the Parabuthus I've kept would drink from small water bottle lids! Interesting stuff, good luck!Your scorp being a heterometrus will be fine with a shallow water dish
Padinus and heterometrus species would be the only 2 types of scorpions I would use a water dish with
others don't need them at all
I'm not saying they won't drink from a water dish but andros and parabuthus were the exact reason i quit using tiny little nestle pure life water bottle caps as water dishesI use small water dishes in all my enclosures (save Andros)!! Notably, the avatar picture to the left is of a Parabuthus Trans drinking from a water bottle lid. I noted my P. Vill's (blacks) would also prefer water dishes (small water bottle lids), I found most of all the Parabuthus I've kept would drink from small water bottle lids! Interesting stuff, good luck!
Cheers,
Rob
Agreed, wasn't trying to argue with you at all!! And yeah I don't offer dishes to Parabuthus until around 5i... Andros never get them! Additionally, I found your post pretty interesting, first time I've seen a drowning from condensation. Good luck to you!I'm not saying they won't drink from a water dish but andros and parabuthus were the exact reason i quit using tiny little nestle pure life water bottle caps as water dishes
I had australis Hector and parabuthus mossambicensis babies both drown in them and switched to misting only afterwards
no drownings since then except for this odd occurrence that this thread was started for .... not to argue whether using a water dish is right or wrong
everybody has their own ways that work and water dishes don't work for me ...period