Jones0911
Arachnobaron
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I'm usually a tarantula/snake guy but I'm looking into getting a scorpion or two:
Hadrurus pallidus
Paruroctonus xanthus Neon Sand-Swimmer
Paruroctonus baergi Baerg's Sand-Swimmer
Hadrurus arizonensis
The ones above are my interests.
My questions before i make any decisions:
- housing
*Sand /places to hide
* Water dishes?....I've never seen any with scorpions with water dishes on this page but maybe I missed them.
*heat pad? do these need an exteral heat source not counting how hot I keep my room from a heater?
-Food
*How often do scorpions eat?
* Are they scavengers?
* Do they get filled up fast?
* If i put something in there that barely moves like a dubia will they find/kill it or should I hand feed with tongs?
* how can I tell the difference between a full and a pregnant scorpion? (Well try to breed but in the far future)
-Molting
* what are the signs that a scorpion will molt soon?
*Are scorpions like tarantulas when they molt in the sense the bigger they are the longer it takes to molts?
*Do scorpions remove/regenerate lost/injured limbs?
* Do I need to raise the humidity more than normal during the molting act?
-Sexing/breeding
*Do males/females mature at the same speed?
* Are females bigger than males as adults?
*How do you sex scorpions?
* are the species that I selected communal within their own species?
Are the species I picked Asexual?
Any other general scorpion information or specific info for my selected species would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Hadrurus pallidus
Paruroctonus xanthus Neon Sand-Swimmer
Paruroctonus baergi Baerg's Sand-Swimmer
Hadrurus arizonensis
The ones above are my interests.
My questions before i make any decisions:
- housing
*Sand /places to hide
* Water dishes?....I've never seen any with scorpions with water dishes on this page but maybe I missed them.
*heat pad? do these need an exteral heat source not counting how hot I keep my room from a heater?
-Food
*How often do scorpions eat?
* Are they scavengers?
* Do they get filled up fast?
* If i put something in there that barely moves like a dubia will they find/kill it or should I hand feed with tongs?
* how can I tell the difference between a full and a pregnant scorpion? (Well try to breed but in the far future)
-Molting
* what are the signs that a scorpion will molt soon?
*Are scorpions like tarantulas when they molt in the sense the bigger they are the longer it takes to molts?
*Do scorpions remove/regenerate lost/injured limbs?
* Do I need to raise the humidity more than normal during the molting act?
-Sexing/breeding
*Do males/females mature at the same speed?
* Are females bigger than males as adults?
*How do you sex scorpions?
* are the species that I selected communal within their own species?
Are the species I picked Asexual?
Any other general scorpion information or specific info for my selected species would be greatly appreciated!!!!