Is it dead?

[Marilyn]

Hi people, just wanting to know how to tell if a scorpion is Molting, or dead?
I have a pandinus imperator,

any help would be good, done a search, but got no propper resaults..

thanks..

-Marilyn

 

[G. Carnell]

leave it for 1 day, if it smells after, its dead, if its moving after, then it has moulted


if its adult, it wont be moulting ;(

 

[Marilyn]

ok, let's hope it's a molt...

 

[gagamboy]

if you see it coming out of its skin, its molting...
http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/molt1.jpg

 

[Halgeir]

if you see it coming out of its skin, its molting...
http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/molt1.jpg

Sorry for off topic, but, NEAT picture!

 

[Michiel]

When scorpions die, most of the time they are in the following position: the claws in front of the mouthparts and the tail is totally stretched out. If they are molting they are not in this position.

 

[Jettav5]

Poke it:? :? :? :?

 

[Potato]

When scorpions die, most of the time they are in the following position: the claws in front of the mouthparts and the tail is totally stretched out. If they are molting they are not in this position.

Hmmm, my scorpions get into a similar position quite often. One time, my scorp was eating a cricket and streched its tail so much that it even bent the other way a little bit. Is that a sign that it is weak/dying?

 

[quiz]

Hmmm, my scorpions get into a similar position quite often. One time, my scorp was eating a cricket and streched its tail so much that it even bent the other way a little bit. Is that a sign that it is weak/dying?

your scorpion is probably just pooping.

 

[thisgal]

your scorpion is probably just pooping.

That comment caught me so off guard...

 

[Gilbz]

This one is dead

And this one is molting

 

[EAD063]

how big was that dead one??

 

[Gilbz]

oooh at least 1.2metres

It was (from face to end of tail, is that how you measure them?) around 8 inches.
She died shortly after giving birth to 1 scorpling who died as well.
2 week later my other female gave birth to 11 and she is just as big!:clap:

 

[thisgal]

oooh at least 1.2metres

It was (from face to end of tail, is that how you measure them?) around 8 inches.
She died shortly after giving birth to 1 scorpling who died as well.
2 week later my other female gave birth to 11 and she is just as big!:clap:

Nice housefly. Was that your idea?

 

[quiz]

Nice housefly. Was that your idea?

Are you planning to catch some too for your emps ?

 

[Gilbz]

lol

That wasn't intentional!
I couldn't bring myself around to burrying her but in the end I had too because she started smelling! Hence the fly smelt her and came to land just as I took the photo!:?

I only knew it was there when I saw it on the PC, If I had known I would've caught it and fed it to the Matids I have!