I need tips on how to breed my scorpions

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

I have a male and a female asian forest scorpion. I have seen them do the "mating dance" twice now and I'm not entirely sure if the female is gravid or not. I need some tips on how to make the breeding process successful. I would appreciate any tips on making the breeding successful.

 

[Mila]

well the only way to know is to wait long enough for the eggs to become visible. youll see yellowish white balls on her belly if shes gravid.

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

You can look for the spermatophore! And be sure to provide a smooth surface for the male to deposit the spermatophore.

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

how big of a smooth surface? I put in a small piece of cardboard about the size of a credit card.

 

[Mila]

how big of a smooth surface? I put in a small piece of cardboard about the size of a credit card.

Sperm is a liquid. Liquids don't like cardboard. The males basically stick a "sack" of sperm onto a surface then the female walks over it and pushes the sperm inside of her. The surface needs to be somewhat water resistant. I.e a cork bark hide

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Oh I figured it would be more solid. I will find something else. I don't have a cork bark hide. Is there anything else that I can use? I can't go to the store right now.

 

[Mila]

Oh I figured it would be more solid. I will find something else.

It has a high viscosity but is not a solid. They usually deposit it onto the top of the hide

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Right now I'm using the lid of the large deli cup it came in.

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

It has a high viscosity but is not a solid. They usually deposit it onto the top of the hide

The hide I have is wood but it's not very smooth.

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

Don't you have a flat rock? It would work great!

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Don't you have a flat rock? It would work great!

I do have a flat rock but I don't know where it is, if I did I would have used it. I will look for it when I get the chance.

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

Let us know how it goes!

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Let us know how it goes!

I will try.

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

I do have a flat rock but I don't know where it is, if I did I would have used it. I will look for it when I get the chance.

I am about to go rock hunting to try and find a flat rock. I do know how to sterilize the rocks, so I'm good there.

 

[CreepTumorXD]

Honestly I have had offspring from this sp. all i did was put them in the same container lol. and she was gravid quite fast after that, I have a normal setup of coconut fiber and 2 wood hides, they often sleep together at first but now they sleep in separate hides and the male likes climbing on top of her hide if you know what i mean

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Honestly I have had offspring from this sp. all i did was put them in the same container lol. and she was gravid quite fast after that, I have a normal setup of coconut fiber and 2 wood hides, they often sleep together at first but now they sleep in separate hides and the male likes climbing on top of her hide if you know what i mean

My setup is very similar.

 

[CreepTumorXD]

well I never really added anything to help them out but it ended up working, the flat rock idea does seem like it might help however

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

well I never really added anything to help them out but it ended up working, the flat rock idea does seem like it might help however

What substrate do you use.

 

[Galapoheros]

The bigger the better for the thing they mate on. 8X8 inches or bigger, something like the rough side of a floor tile, slate, I often use hardiboard that I cut up. You don't want the male to have to search around so much and then miss a small thing to glue it down on. I've take them outside to put on the porch before, concrete.

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

I have something for the male to put his spermatophore on. I haven't seen them mating though, is there any way to encourage mating?