Best feeder insect for scorpions poll

[ScorpionEvo687]

I am wondering what the best feeder insect for most scorpions (such as H. arizonensis & Heterometrus genus scorpions) would be and why.

 

[darkness975]

Crickets are best as they go for them most readily. Roaches and meal worms tend to be more hit or miss.

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

Crickets are best as they go for them most readily. Roaches and meal worms tend to be more hit or miss.

That's what I feared. I kinda hate the thought of raising crickets. Very noisy and they can infest your house if any of them get out. Could just buy a handful at a time but that could get annoying too. I was more so wanting to feed them worms and roaches.

 

[William Dawson]

If you can tong feed it mealworms/superworms, I'd think they'd work, but crickets work best in my opinion, despite how annoying they can be.

 

[darkness975]

That's what I feared. I kinda hate the thought of raising crickets. Very noisy and they can infest your house if any of them get out. Could just buy a handful at a time but that could get annoying too. I was more so wanting to feed them worms and roaches.

They won't infest your house unless you keep moist containers of soil with heating pads laying around.

Crush the head of a meal worm and let it squirm around a bit.

 

[HooahArmy]

Apart from using tongs or just crushing a mealworm's head and letting it wiggle, are there any ideas on how you all are getting your scorpions to eat mealworms?
I've tried both those methods and none of the pinchies in my house would so much as look at a mealworm.
Not even if I wiggle it around... not even if I marinate it... not even if I wrap it in a $100 bill. No luck.
Crickets seem to be the only feeders the Asian, Emperor, and Desert scorps at my house will eat.

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

Apart from using tongs or just crushing a mealworm's head and letting it wiggle, are there any ideas on how you all are getting your scorpions to eat mealworms?
I've tried both those methods and none of the pinchies in my house would so much as look at a mealworm.
Not even if I wiggle it around... not even if I marinate it... not even if I wrap it in a $100 bill. No luck.
Crickets seem to be the only feeders the Asian, Emperor, and Desert scorps at my house will eat.

You say they won't accept the mealworms, will they accept S. lats (Turk Roaches)? I feel like they are probably more active than mealworms or other worms at the very least.

 

[HooahArmy]

You say they won't accept the mealworms, will they accept S. lats (Turk Roaches)? I feel like they are probably more active than mealworms or other worms at the very least.

I've never tried a S. lat but will be on the lookout for them! Thank you! Raising crickets is such a pain...

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

I've never tried a S. lat but will be on the lookout for them! Thank you! Raising crickets is such a pain...

When I get my first scorpion, probably Desert Hairy, I'll probably try mealworms/superworms/waxworms first (Probably just mealworms tbh. Idk if it's worth bothering w/ the other 2 types of feeder worms I mentioned if the scorpion won't take mealworms) and if that doesn't work try B. lats, and then if that doesn't work the last resort will be crickets. If I do have to end up feeding them crickets, I probably won't raise them. I'll probably buy maybe like 25-50 at a time (A minimal amount. Some online sources don't sell less than 100 at once but others will sell less.) and just feed the scorpion at a normal rate until they (the crickets) all die out. I don't wanna have to raise the f'in things.

 

[darkness975]

Apart from using tongs or just crushing a mealworm's head and letting it wiggle, are there any ideas on how you all are getting your scorpions to eat mealworms?
I've tried both those methods and none of the pinchies in my house would so much as look at a mealworm.
Not even if I wiggle it around... not even if I marinate it... not even if I wrap it in a $100 bill. No luck.
Crickets seem to be the only feeders the Asian, Emperor, and Desert scorps at my house will eat.

Mine will take meal worms usually. Depends on the individual.

S lats could work too since they don't burrow.

 

[Joey Spijkers]

I mainly use roaches due to ease of keeping. Lateralis roaches work perfect for smaller/medium individuals because they move a lot more than dubias. Lateralis provoke a very similar feeding response as crickets. Only con is they don't grow very big.
For large scorpions, I usually choose dubias, which they usually (but not always) take well.

 

[ScorpionEvo687]

I mainly use roaches due to ease of keeping. Lateralis roaches work perfect for smaller/medium individuals because they move a lot more than dubias. Lateralis provoke a very similar feeding response as crickets. Only con is they don't grow very big.
For large scorpions, I usually choose dubias, which they usually (but not always) take well.

Wouldn't an S. lat still be as big of a cricket at the very least? And would you put an H. arizonensis in the category of a "large scorpion"? I'm certain you'd put any of the Heterometrus or Pandinus genus scorpions in the category of "large scorpions". I lean more towards the idea of feeding them S. lats than dubias cause like you said they're more active, but if dubias would work then it's no problem.

 

[Joey Spijkers]

Wouldn't an S. lat still be as big of a cricket at the very least? And would you put an H. arizonensis in the category of a "large scorpion"? I'm certain you'd put any of the Heterometrus or Pandinus genus scorpions in the category of "large scorpions". I lean more towards the idea of feeding them S. lats than dubias cause like you said they're more active, but if dubias would work then it's no problem.

If you had to choose 1 or the other, I'd go with S. lateralis. They are around the same adult size as your standard house cricket.
I'd say H. arizonensis is a fairly large scorpion, but adult lateralis will work just fine. Might just have to feed a little more than if you were using dubias.