Centruroides sculpturatus feeding advice

[Godsmack1934]

Hello, I recently came into contact with an invert I've wanted to keep for quite a while that being an Arizona Bark Scorpion. I have it set up in a suitable enclosure, however I'm not too sure on what/how to feed it. If anyone can give advice thank you in advance!

Edit:
I can provide pictures if needed.

 

[Veno Manus]

They are very skiddish so if your around and there's to much light they tend to not wanna eat. I'd say wait till night time and make sure it's nice and warm when they come out. Drop a cricket in and just walk away. I don't know if this is the case for the species but that's the way I got mine to eat. I had to be as gentle as possible with opening to not spook it. Others might have different advice but it wouldn't hurt to add your temps and humidity along with some clear pictures. Hope this helps!

 

[Godsmack1934]

They are very skiddish so if your around and there's to much light they tend to not wanna eat. I'd say wait till night time and make sure it's nice and warm when they come out. Drop a cricket in and just walk away. I don't know if this is the case for the species but that's the way I got mine to eat. I had to be as gentle as possible with opening to not spook it. Others might have different advice but it wouldn't hurt to add your temps and humidity along with some clear pictures. Hope this helps!

Thank you so much for the advice, I went to my local pet store and they were out of crickets, so I grabbed some meal worms and just figured I can use them for my other inverts if the scorpion dosent like them. So I offered it one when I got home put the mealworm in there and turned the lights off, and it picked it up pretty quickly and seems to be eating. As for temp and humidity, temp is about 75°F and I'm not too sure about humidity, but it should be kinda in the middle right now as the substrate was moist when I put it in. I'll take some pictures tomorrow and add them to the thread then. Thank you so much again for the advice!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Thank you so much for the advice, I went to my local pet store and they were out of crickets, so I grabbed some meal worms and just figured I can use them for my other inverts if the scorpion dosent like them. So I offered it one when I got home put the mealworm in there and turned the lights off, and it picked it up pretty quickly and seems to be eating. As for temp and humidity, temp is about 75°F and I'm not too sure about humidity, but it should be kinda in the middle right now as the substrate was moist when I put it in. I'll take some pictures tomorrow and add them to the thread then. Thank you so much again for the advice!

meal worms Are probably easier to catch than crickets . scorpion was happy I bet. Not that they have trouble catching crickets. I haven’t had any scorpions since my emporer ages ago . I almost got a desert Harry, but I don’t have any sand. I got clay ish top soil and coco fiber .

 

[Tbone192]

Feeding is easy, drop a cricket in and close the enclosure as mentioned above. I just wanted to caution against mealworms. IDK if this is at the genus, species, or individual level. My C margaritatus will not eat mealworms, they always mature into beetles which she doesn't hunt. They just steal food from her w/out worrying about the telson. Puncture based weapon vs round armor plate = no bueno...

This is just my experience, let us know if your Centruroides sp eats them.

 

[Godsmack1934]

Feeding is easy, drop a cricket in and close the enclosure as mentioned above. I just wanted to caution against mealworms. IDK if this is at the genus, species, or individual level. My C margaritatus will not eat mealworms, they always mature into beetles which she doesn't hunt. They just steal food from her w/out worrying about the telson. Puncture based weapon vs round armor plate = no bueno...

This is just my experience, let us know if your Centruroides sp eats them.

It's eating it just fine, I checked on it before I left for the day and it seemed to be enjoying it, I do plan to move it up to larger prey eventually, however it's still kinda small for the larger stuff.

 

[Tbone192]

It's eating it just fine, I checked on it before I left for the day and it seemed to be enjoying it, I do plan to move it up to larger prey eventually, however it's still kinda small for the larger stuff.

If it works it works. Maybe my C marg is just a silly potato.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

It's eating it just fine, I checked on it before I left for the day and it seemed to be enjoying it, I do plan to move it up to larger prey eventually, however it's still kinda small for the larger stuff.

I’ve not had a scorpion baby before, Feeding quarter inch Tarantula slings is very small prey items … any pictures of the little scorpion?

 

[Godsmack1934]

I’ve not had a scorpion baby before, Feeding quarter inch Tarantula slings is very small prey items … any pictures of the little scorpion?

I have 1 at the moment, I'm not home to get more, but I'll get more then.

I took the picture last night right after I housed it, so it's not the greatest, but it's something.

 

[Godsmack1934]

If it works it works. Maybe my C marg is just a silly potato.

Perhaps it is lol

 

[Joey Spijkers]

If it works it works. Maybe my C marg is just a silly potato.

I never fed a lot of mealworms because half of my scorpions didn't like them, so it's not that weird. Some like them and some don't.

 

[Godsmack1934]

Some pictures

 

[darkness975]

Some pictures

That enclosure is not set up properly for C. sculpturatus. They are arboreal and require vertical climbing surfaces to molt and feed in.

 

[Godsmack1934]

That enclosure is not set up properly for C. sculpturatus. They are arboreal and require vertical climbing surfaces to molt and feed in.

Ok, thank you for the advice I'll work on giving it some more options for that!

 

[Joey Spijkers]

Agreed, more vertical bark or similar surfaces. Also keep it dry to prevent mycosis. They are a more arid species after all.

 

[MorbidArachnid]

Some pictures

That's not a sculp, that's a vittatus.

 

[Godsmack1934]

That's not a sculp, that's a vittatus.

Thanks for letting me know, I'm still pretty new to scorpions, so I'm sorry for misidentifying.

 

[MorbidArachnid]

Thanks for letting me know, I'm still pretty new to scorpions, so I'm sorry for misidentifying.

Did you collect it in Texas?

 

[Godsmack1934]

Did you collect it in Texas?

No, Arkansas.

 

[MorbidArachnid]

No, Arkansas.

O nice! Yea sculps arent really found too far into New Mexico, and are primarily found in Arizona and a bit into Cali. Vittatus have a pretty large range though and can be found mostly in Texas and even all the way up into a bit of Nebraska.