C. exilicaida community trial run...

[Henry Kane]

I've been meaning to try this for quite a while so here we go. I'm kind of making a trail run of it by just housing a m/f pair first. I will make a larger (and nicer) set up depending on how this goes. SO far the pair seems to really enjoy eachother's company. Every time I look in on them they are always hanging out side by side.

I mist when needed but I'm wondering if a actual water dish may be better...


Atrax

 

[Henry Kane]

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[skinheaddave]

Nice setup, Atrax. I wouldn't be surprised if they use some of that cork bark to get it ooooon. Anyhow, I always recommend a water dish, regardless of anything else. Doesn't have to be large or topped off all the time, but having water available most of the time is a good idea.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[chau0046]

Great looking scorps!
I`m gonna keep my eye out for some.......
I love Centruroides spp. `cause of there setups. They always seem to have more life in them.With all the vertical hides and plants that they love. "Itsa Beautifa Thing"

Mat=D

 

[neveragain]

what kind of substrate is that?

 

[Henry Kane]

It's a mix of red sand, black calci-sand and a touch of peat.

Thanks Dave and Chau!
A water dish has been promptly added too!

See ya.

Atrax

 

[Kugellager]

Its about time you got around to putting them together. Maybe you will get some babies out of the experiment. Nice looking set-up by the way.

John
];')

 

[skinheaddave]

This seems to be a good a place as any to post a pic of my setup I just took:

Cheers,
Dave

 

[XOskeletonRED]

Great setups guys. It really makes me want to get some more C. exilicauda. I think I just might do so in the next couple weeks.

adios,
edw.

 

[CID143ti]

I agree, very nice enclosure. How many C. exilicauda would be required to support a self-sustaining population?

W. Smith

 

[skinheaddave]

Theoreticaly, one male and one female are all you need, since they can easily reproduce themselves over their lifespan. In fact, there is little you could do to prevent a population explosion if you had reasonable juvenile survival. It is all about survival, you see.

Cheers,
Dave

EDIT: Of course, if you want to get technical, you would need a greater number to counteract demographic stochasticity and even more to prevent eventual genetic meltdown due to inbreeding. In order to get exact numbers, though, you need to know a lot more about various parameters.