Noiselessx
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I am about to get the above-mentioned scorpion, and I was wondering whether I can keep it between 20 C and 23 C or should I use an external heater?
They can but they won't grow as fast.I am about to get the above-mentioned scorpion, and I was wondering whether I can keep it between 20 C and 23 C or should I use an external heater?
20 - 23c is way too low. Being tropical forest floor dwellers they need a constant 28 - 30c.I am about to get the above-mentioned scorpion, and I was wondering whether I can keep it between 20 C and 23 C or should I use an external heater?
I have kept mine at around 23c for the past 6 or 7 months., he even has molted one time. I will agree its not optimal, but I haven't had any other choice. He has fed and been fine.20 - 23c is way too low. Being tropical forest floor dwellers they need a constant 28 - 30c.
I doubt they would even eat regularly at that temp.
Then we would have one more post " my scorpion won't eat ".
They eat regularly at that temperature. Not quite as voraciously, to be sure, but they do eat and moult successfully. Mine have had regular summer and winter cycles where winter temps range from 20-24° and summer temps range from 26-32°. They have not suffered at all, and have grown at a rate that is within the normal range for the species.20 - 23c is way too low. Being tropical forest floor dwellers they need a constant 28 - 30c.
I doubt they would even eat regularly at that temp.
Then we would have one more post " my scorpion won't eat ".
They do fine at this temperature and regularly face cooler temps in nature20 - 23c is way too low. Being tropical forest floor dwellers they need a constant 28 - 30c.
I doubt they would even eat regularly at that temp.
Then we would have one more post " my scorpion won't eat ".
They exist at those temperatures, not thrive.They do fine at this temperature and regularly face cooler temps in nature
They don't burrow deep, they are not desert scorpions, they stay near the surface under leaf litter, and enjoy the warmth.They also *burrow underground to escape heat*, a tactic they’ve evolved because they live in a climate that is frequently excessively hot.
What is the definition of thriving for a Heterometrus?They exist at those temperatures, not thrive.