Care questions for various species

[cashewman1]

I am going to be recieving a few scorpions from a very generous member of arachnoboards and I have a few questions on proper care, Ive searched around and found bits of info here and there Any help or critisicm of the info i already have would be appreciated.

Opisathacanthus asper
Tropical Terrarium.
Substrate 1-3 inches of peat/soil or just peat
Temp: 85-95 degrees farenheit
Humidity- 70-85
Non-communal (will be keeping m/f pair hope it works out ok)

C. Vittatus
Terrarium with climbing surfaces
Temperature: 80-85 But can actually survive sub-zero condition if nesescary
Humidty: 50-60
Substrate: Sand/Peatmoss/soil
Communal


C. excilicauda
Temp-Same
Humidity-Same
Substrate- Sand
Terrarium with climbing surfacese
Communal

Any info or corrections of this would be nice.

Also The C's might be kept in smaller sized terrariums with lockable lids, Think i will have any escapee problems?

 

[GartenSpinnen]

If you lack the experience in keeping scorpions i would shy away from C. Exilicauda just my personal opinion....
peace

 

[cashewman1]

Well im not gonna be playing fetch with them! Ive got enough experience to sucesfully tail a scorp with 10 inch forceps and place them in a dely cup to clean there terrarium. Other wise I dont handle em.

 

[Ryan C.]

Hes not really talking about handling, a mistake can get you pretty sick or you can end up in the hospital, they rank a 4 on a scale of 1-5. If you still get one just be careful. Good choice with C. vittatus though. I have a pair of them in a large KK and 4 more are on the way, interesting scorpions. 1 more question where did you find O. asper? They look like awesome scorps.


Thanks,
Ryan

 

[cashewman1]

Hmmm, You know what you guys are both right I should probably get more experienced in Scorpion keeping before I move up to that, I know they cause around 800 deaths a year in mexico. That leaves me with one open terrarium. And all the scorpions im getting are from a guy on the board who is being overly generous to a semi fresh scorpion keeper, Im not gonna mention his name in case he doesent want people jumpin on his back about scorps but im sure if he wants to he will see this post and say hi. What do you guys think, Cheloctonus jonesii or a P. Cavimanus? Two cheloctonus or 1 subadult P. Which means ill probly get at least 1 moly out of the red claw! haha.

 

[Ryan C.]

Hmm they both are awesome scorps, C. jonesii is probaly the least aggressive scorpion out there and P. cavimanus is pretty aggressive and robust. Its personal preference myself I would go with the P. cavimanus.


Thanks,
Ryan

 

[cashewman1]

Well I guess what I should ask is what would be more exciting, Getting to posibly be a scorpion papa or getting to see a molt?

 

[Ryan C.]

Hmm, scorpion papa would be nice and you could make some money from the little babies and keep some for yourself and a molt would be really cool too. You dont know for sure that the C. jonesii are male and female, so I would still stick with the P. Cavimanus.


Thanks,
Ryan

 

[cashewman1]

I do know for sure, the guy who is giving me these scorpions seems as close to an expert as ive ever seen and he told me so theres no way i would doubt him. I think I might Go for the C. Jonesii if the offer is still on the table, while I can see why P. Cavimanus would be a great choice too, I was considering getting one for a loong time but, since I already have 2 P. Imps I think I might go for Variety first.

 

[Ryan C.]

Oh didnt know they were confirmed, Now I would probaly go for the C. jonesii.

 

[canadianscorp]

your question about which would be more exiting, molt or babies.... if your scorp gives birth, wouldnt you get to see lots of molts from the young?

 

[Kugellager]

C.exilicauda probably should not be kept by someone unfamiliar with the dangers of them but they are one of the first 'breakout' hot species many of us in North America get.

They range a 3 on a 1-5 scale and there has been no confirmed deaths from this species in the US since 1968.

For the most part getting stung does no more than cause some pain and swelling. That said this species should not be taken lightly.

John
];')