crix info needed

[ScorpDude]

well in preperation for getting a scorp, i want to know a few things about criclets.

i am just going to release them into the tank when my scorp needs feeding (if i can) but how do i stop them establishing themselves?
and how long will the crix live if fed on a healthy diet and kept damp free?

 

[G. Carnell]

how about only putting as many crickets in as the scorp will eat.
and making sure there are no nooks an crannies that it can get to,

i help baby scorps eat btw, just guide the cricket past the scorp and he will catch it.
unless you want to see it hunt

 

[Kugellager]

Crickets can live a week or two after reaching adulthood.

I have too many scorpions to bother with feeding each of them separately and therefore just throw on the weeks allotment at one time.

I do go back a few days later to remove any dead one as they will attract mites. Dead crickets also have quite a foul smell and decay rapidly.

John
];')

 

[ScorpDude]

im getting 2nd instars, so will they live for about a month - 6 weeks? as that is how lnog im hoping they will last

also, how many crix is my scorp likely to get thro a week?

oooops forgot to mention, its a 3cm scorp, feeding on 2nd instars

 

[Kugellager]

I'd say 3-5 crickets of the size you described. The scorpions you have are probably capable of taking larger crickets without a problem though.

John
];')