Tellorcha
Arachnosquire
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- Jun 20, 2019
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Hey guys,
I have 5 Vaejovis carolinianus scorpions, all kept communally in a 2.5 gallon tank. They are so entertaining to watch and very bold. Always sitting out on their logs and rocks out in the open rather than hiding. I had one female give birth to scorplings that were riding on her back about 2 months ago. I figured I could just leave it be and they'd all grow up just fine. I offer the adults small crickets, but there are dwarf white isos and springtails in the tank, so I figured the babies could feed on those. Unfortunately, the babies disappeared very quickly after leaving mom's back. I can only assume they were all eaten by the other adults.
Fast forward to this week and I have 2 more mothers with babies on their backs!! This time, I scooped each mother out and put her in a separate enclosure as I really want to raise a brood to adulthood! There is nothing I can find online about breeding these guys though... so I'm kinda winging it. Just this morning, I found the first mother dead (no idea why as she was healthy yesterday, but I suspect my quick makeshift container for her didn't have enough ventilation and got too humid), but all the babies had just finished their second molt and were crawling off her alive and well. I spent all day making each baby a tiny individual container (with enough ventilation I hope), and filled each container with a few dwarf whites and a springtail seeding. They are so so small I honestly have no idea what else to offer them as food. I have fruit flies, but they're even pretty big for these little guys.
Anyone have any success rearing this tiny species or know of any resources to read up on them? I am planning to take notes through this whole process and post on what happens, especially if I succeed!! But in the mean time, any input from other keepers would be excellent. Thanks for reading!
I have 5 Vaejovis carolinianus scorpions, all kept communally in a 2.5 gallon tank. They are so entertaining to watch and very bold. Always sitting out on their logs and rocks out in the open rather than hiding. I had one female give birth to scorplings that were riding on her back about 2 months ago. I figured I could just leave it be and they'd all grow up just fine. I offer the adults small crickets, but there are dwarf white isos and springtails in the tank, so I figured the babies could feed on those. Unfortunately, the babies disappeared very quickly after leaving mom's back. I can only assume they were all eaten by the other adults.
Fast forward to this week and I have 2 more mothers with babies on their backs!! This time, I scooped each mother out and put her in a separate enclosure as I really want to raise a brood to adulthood! There is nothing I can find online about breeding these guys though... so I'm kinda winging it. Just this morning, I found the first mother dead (no idea why as she was healthy yesterday, but I suspect my quick makeshift container for her didn't have enough ventilation and got too humid), but all the babies had just finished their second molt and were crawling off her alive and well. I spent all day making each baby a tiny individual container (with enough ventilation I hope), and filled each container with a few dwarf whites and a springtail seeding. They are so so small I honestly have no idea what else to offer them as food. I have fruit flies, but they're even pretty big for these little guys.
Anyone have any success rearing this tiny species or know of any resources to read up on them? I am planning to take notes through this whole process and post on what happens, especially if I succeed!! But in the mean time, any input from other keepers would be excellent. Thanks for reading!
