My scorpion let a mealworm escape!

[mushiking]

My Pandinus Imperator's 10 gallon aquarium has 4 inches of soil. A mealworm was placed in the vivarium but the scorpion didn't eat it so it dug somewhere in the aquarium. How do I remove it?

 

[Alakdan]

Stick your hand in the enclosure and dig out the mealworm with a stick or pair of tweezers.

Or, wait for it to emerge. Don't blink!

 

[calum]

thats why it's a good idea to present your scorp with the mealworm, so he takes it and it doesn't escape, and get a chance to dig itself into the soil. just keep an eye out for it.

 

[mushiking]

Do you mean hand feeding my scorpion? If that's what you mean then I think my Mom will not allow me to hand feed it because I could get pinched or stung.I'm 12 years old.

 

[kupo969]

Do you mean hand feeding my scorpion? If that's what you mean then I think my Mom will not allow me to hand feed it because I could get pinched or stung.I'm 12 years old.

You can alway tong feed it or just drop the worm (with tongs) infront of the emp. If it starts digging and the emp does not catch it, you have to catch it.

It's pretty simple. In this hobby you gotta have tongs, they are your best tool.

 

[Shrike]

If you use tongs to present the food item to your scorpion then you will not get pinched or stung.

 

[calum]

that's what I meant by "present it with the food item"

 

[Warren Bautista]

I am 12 years old too and if I learned one thing in my 7 years in this hobby, it's that tongs are your best friend. :razz:

 

[BearGrylls4life]

dont be a sally reach in and get it, a emps not gonna hurt ya

 

[talljosh003]

crush the meal worm head slightly... it like half kills them so they still wiggle but dont really do much else

 

[Alakdan]

other suggestions . . .

-put the mealworm in an escape proof dish

or

-don't use mealworms as feeders

 

[mushiking]

I didn't have any crickets when I fed it.

 

[bjaeger]

Mealworms are annoying for that reason, but they're much easier to catch/maintain than crickets!

 

[Anonymity82]

Nice. I did the same thing and I'm 28 so don't feel bad. I put it in figuring he would eat it and then I looked back and it was gone and I realized the mistake instantly. I searched and searched but I can not find him. He must have turned back into dirt.

 

[Hendersoniana]

Using tongs is the best way. Also, i wouldnt suggest keeping ur emp on mealworm as a staple diet, too much fat contents, not good for them. Give them roach or crickets, just a littlw suggestion .

 

[shebeen]

You can find inexpensive 12 inch tongs on Ebay. I just ordered 2 of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350298708449&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[scorpionguy77]

I have used superworms a couple times as feeders ONLY when crickets were in short supply at local pet stores and what I do when I have a runner is this....the worm eventually finds a comfy quiet spot in the soil and pupates, then it emerges as a beetle, which, in my experience, is a great morsel for my emperor at that point. But I am not sure that superworms bite like mealworms do. Just my two cents.

 

[SCORPIONNOOB]

Ive had this happen like 10 times. Just let them emerge as the beetle and catch them. They are slow and I have had one in the tank for as long as 2 weeks (not because I didnt try and catch him... let me tell ya) and it didnt do any harm to my scorps. Dont worry.