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

[skinheaddave]

Yeah, that one definitely looks gravid. Centruroides don't usually show it that much. Is that hex tank?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Wolvie56X]

yeah 10 gallon hex with a heat lamp on top, made a plexi top on my own and yeah theres 2 others in there looking kinda plump as well

Wolvie

 

[Scorpie]

looks like a nice setup. 6 scorps in there? do they get along?

 

[Wolvie56X]

at regel they had more in a smaller enclosure, but these 6 get along great, most of the time i catch them sleeping on top of each other or right next to each other, i do have one that only has 1 pincer, so there musta been previous fighting, but they are doing great, i finished the inside of the tank today, added peat moss and a few more branches for them, as long as there are other places for them to hide and ample food, they will get along, now the hard part is gonna be feeding them, i fed them all individually before putting them into the tank, so they are good for a few days, but now i gotta put 9 or so crickets in there and hope they all eat regularly

Wolvie

 

[Scorpie]

can you post a picture of the finished tank.
i would love to see it

 

[Wolvie56X]

ill take some in the morning, my camera sucks, it will be alot more lighter haha and i misted them, so its a little foggy in there, peat moss is great for holding moisture thats for sure haha

i need a new camera bleh

Wolvie

 

[Scorpie]

yeh the pictures are a little blurry thats for sure.
i use moss in mostly all of my rainforest aquariums and it does hold moisture well thats for sure. the only bad thing is like you mentioned that sometimes you cant see in unless you open it up.

 

[Wolvie56X]

finished hex tank pics

here are pics of the finished tank, dont really have any ideas of what else to do, they seem like they are having fun anyways

anyone know a good number of crickets i should put in there? 6 adult C. Limbatus

Wolvie

 

[skinheaddave]

anyone know a good number of crickets i should put in there? 6 adult C. Limbatus

You know these are actually C.limbatus? There were some C.gracilis going around a while ago all labled as "C.limbatyus" or some variation thereof.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Wolvie56X]

i honestly dont know, i looked at pics of both and they look more like gracilis, but the guy at the pet shop said limbatus, so until i get a good camera, ill say in the middle haha

the males look alot like gracilis, while the females look more like limbatus, its weird, but im borrowing a friends real good digital cam and ill take detailed pics of all my scorpions, the 'gravid A Australis' too lol just to be sure

Wolvie

 

[skinheaddave]

Just count the pectine teeth.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Kugellager]

Well looks like one of my C.gracilis decided to join the fun. Looks like there are about 18-20 babies.

John
];')

 

[Scorpie]

anyone know a good number of crickets i should put in there? 6 adult C. Limbatus

Wolvie

i think 8 would be fine. put 4 in when they are eaten put the other 4 in.

 

[skinheaddave]

Excellent John! It is a small batch, but that just means less babies to feed. I notice that they are already 2nd instar. Any idea when they were born or did you miss that? My second C.exilicauda decided to join the fun yesterday, BTW.

EDIT: And, as I just found out, my second C.gracilis decided last night that it was feeling left out and dropped some young.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Kugellager]

It was sometime between last night and last monday...I think...I don't recall if I checked in on them earlier...It strange that they are still on the mothers back. All of the other scorps I have had have come of the mothers back within a day or so of molting to second instar...How long did yours remain with the mother?

Excellent on the C.exilicauda...are you going to put in the extra time to raise more to adulthood this time around? You still have a couple from tha first batch last year don't you?

John
];')

 

[scorpio]

I think one of my C. exillicauda is gravid as well

 

[skinheaddave]

I didn't have much luck with C.exilicauda last time around, but this time I expect better results. As for leaving the mother's back, I have found that C.gracilis and to a lesser extent C.margaritatus will climb back on a lot. My one C.gracilis had an almost empty back at one point but when I went to take her out of the baby enclosure a couple hours later she had about a dozen on her. It was actually 6 days from 2nd instar to when they left her back. Compare that to only 2 days for C.margaritatus.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Kugellager]

As for leaving the mother's back, I have found that C.gracilis and to a lesser extent C.margaritatus will climb back on a lot. It was actually 6 days from 2nd instar to when they left her back. Cheers,
Dave

Hmmmm...me-thinks i may have to check the main C.gracilis enclosure for some scorp munchkins.

John
];')

 

[Eurypterid]

Hmmmm...me-thinks i may have to check the main C.gracilis enclosure for some scorp munchkins.

John
];')

Good idea. As of yesterday, I have now had 5 litters.

Gary

Edited: Did I say 5? I meant 6. Hard to keep track, since those are just the C. gracilis.

 

[Kugellager]

Interesting but crappy experience...frustrated too

Well all the baby C.gracilis are now deseased due to mites on the mother. The adults came in with mites and I had a difficult time getting rid of them...haven't yet in my C.gracilis no my C.margaritatas enclosures...anyway the few that were on the mother instantly multiplied and proceeded to kill and partially eat all the babies. The remainder of which are stuck to the mother...I just hope the other large female doesn't pop..

I have let the enclosures dry out to no avail...still have mites in them...anyone have a link to a supplier of Hypoaspis miles predatory mites?...I might try this...I'm seriously considering on sticking with the desert species after these recent experiences with mites...they are in general more active an much less likely to become holes that eat crickets...

I have yet to have a single problem with any unpleasantries with dry species...dead food items just dry up and never stink if you miss a piece...

John
];')