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Hey, looking at some threads about p. imperator on here I am reminded of something that happened a few years ago, when we had a few living together. I think there were three or four at the time and the biggest one had slowly been becoming less active until it eventually was lying quite still out in the open. Not wanting to bother it until I was certain it was dead, I left it there to see. Next I checked it was gone so I concluded it must not have been dead after all.
...Until a little later I noticed a smell in the cage. So I did a little poking around and found that the other scorpions had actually buried our dead friend underneath their hide, around the middle. It was fully covered and did not have a mark on it nor was damaged in any way.
I'm not sure why they would do this. Just cleaning up? Saving it for later? Trying to keep scavengers and pests away? I dunno. Anybody else every have their scorpions fo this?
...Until a little later I noticed a smell in the cage. So I did a little poking around and found that the other scorpions had actually buried our dead friend underneath their hide, around the middle. It was fully covered and did not have a mark on it nor was damaged in any way.
I'm not sure why they would do this. Just cleaning up? Saving it for later? Trying to keep scavengers and pests away? I dunno. Anybody else every have their scorpions fo this?