Centruroides sp. (was: I love it when things warm up)

[skinheaddave]

First it was H.charcasus and L.mucronatus. Now C.margaritatus. This isn't a great shot, but I didn't want to disturb her too much.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Kaos]

That's cool Dave. I just got little ones on one of my Hottentotta polystictus, and im waiting for a couple more of them to pop.

 

[Kugellager]

Nice going Dave, all those litters of scorpions...cool. Looks like it is time to raise some pinheads or fly larvae.

John
];')

 

[skinheaddave]

Thought I'd just update this thread. Here is a pic from a few days ago of the mother with her happy brood. You can see a small ball of moults hanging off of her. The young are all second instar at this point. Since that time, the young have really started to disperse. There are only about fifteen or so left on her back.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Yve]

thats incredible Dave!...do different species produces different numbers in their litters....I only found about 7 in my flat rocks enclosure..

 

[skinheaddave]

Yve,

Yes, there is a definite variation. Some can produce relatively few -- I have 9 Opithacanthus rugiceps right now that were all that the female produced. Others can produce huge numbers. L.quinquestriatus is known to be up in the 100 range at times. What is not obvious in the above pics is that they were actually on her belly too. She looked like she was wearing a giant inflatable tube.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[skinheaddave]

And the fun continues ... C.gracilis.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[G. Carnell]

c gracilis, and tityus young are bloody beautiful, theyre so colourful,

 

[Silver.x]

Hehe, Wanna bring some to the expo?

Aidan

 

[skinheaddave]

Here's a better pic.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Silver.x]

Very cool, I would like to get a few of these in the near future, maybe have a colony later on.

Aidan

 

[skinheaddave]

Here are some of the 2nd instar C.margaritatus under blacklight. These guys never seem full and will keep eating, though I've been dumping in pinheads most nights since they left their mother.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Marc_C]

Wow Dave, you've been doing awsome lately. Keep up the good work. I can see my scorp collection growing in the near future

At what point are these scorps out of the "danger zone"? I'm mostly wondering about the c.gracilis, but info on the others would be good as well.

How will you be caring for the c.gracilis once they leave their mothers care? Will you be serperating them or keeping them communal?

Can you guesstimate on the number of babies she had?

Thanks
Marc

 

[skinheaddave]

Marc,

I don't know when they are out of the "danger zone." I have had poor overall success with C.gracilis but good success with C.margaritatus -- even at the young instars. I will be keeping the C.gracilis communaly for now at least. I will have a better idea when they leave her back. I would conservatively estimate the C.margaritatus numbers at 50-60. Very impressive numbers.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[skinheaddave]

Well, it seems that my C.exilicauda finally decided to join in the fun.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[G. Carnell]

all centuroides young are so bloated....
nice babies btw

 

[Scorpie]

wow nice shot.
was that picture taken straight after she burst?

 

[skinheaddave]

was that picture taken straight after she burst?

Had to have been within a day -- two at most. I don't check on everything every day, but I remember checking quite recently on all my expectant Centruroides.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Wolvie56X]

i just purchased some gravid Centruroides are Regal Reptile yesterday, yes, i go there often haha and another P Trans, but now i have 6 C. Limbatus, thought they were C Gracilis, in a colony tank, im gonna try posting pics, lets see how big it will allow:

 

[Wolvie56X]

its almost done, just need to put some more stuff in it for them to hide on and some peat moss, have 6 adults in there, possibly 3 gravid females, so far everything is working well, in one of the pics, you can kinda see one of the ones i think is gravid, the first pic, man i need a new camera

Wolvie