I have had my first scorpion, the desert hairy I named Orion, for about a month now. I hadnt seen him out for a couple of days so I decided to lift the slate rock to check his primary burrow and he wasnt there. I then started looking under other rocks but still could not find him. Eventually I checked under the water dish and saw that he had made a new burrow on the colder end of his cage (heating pad was on the opposite side). So yeah, I read H. arizonensis were excellent burrowers and my experience confirms lol. I could barely see the entrance to his burrow because he had built it in the corner of his cage.
But while posting was wondering what other people have as far as cage setups. Here is my current setup sorry Orion was in his burrow when I took these Ill try to take more when he is awake the black sand makes a really cool contrast with his light color.
A minor change I would like to make would be to add more sand so he has more depth to burrow into. Also the water dish normally remains empty. I do add some water when I feed Orion his crickets to keep them hydrated and therefore him hydrated. Though this is probably not necessary it keeps me at ease. And the water dries up quick enough humidity doesnt seem to be an issue.
Looking forward to see other scorpion cage setups
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Matt
But while posting was wondering what other people have as far as cage setups. Here is my current setup sorry Orion was in his burrow when I took these Ill try to take more when he is awake the black sand makes a really cool contrast with his light color.
A minor change I would like to make would be to add more sand so he has more depth to burrow into. Also the water dish normally remains empty. I do add some water when I feed Orion his crickets to keep them hydrated and therefore him hydrated. Though this is probably not necessary it keeps me at ease. And the water dries up quick enough humidity doesnt seem to be an issue.
Looking forward to see other scorpion cage setups
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Matt
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