Don't worry this isn't like the other 55g tank thread :)

[Perentie]

Hey guys, I have posted some threads about what to get here... Now my situation has changed. I ended up bringing home a scorp. from a boyscout camp in Georgia, and he is doing great. I now want something to fill my empty 55. I was thinking about a colony, but I'm not sure on species. What scorpion would be active, and do good with others in a 55? rainforest, desert, anywhere in between. It doesn't matter. Thanks in advance guys!

 

[AzJohn]

You could fit a ton of any species of bark scorpions in 55 gallon tank. Some species of Rhopalurus and many species of Centruroides would be a very good communal scorpion. I think if you stack a lot a cork and other hiding placing you maybe could do a gallon a scorpion. With so many their would always be something out and visible.
john

 

[~Abyss~]

IF you're looking for something a little more....advanced. T.stigmurus are super communal.

 

[joks]

^ communal T. stigmurus => scary!

 

[Perentie]

I don't want anything too venomous... And I like the bark scorps, but is there anything larger I could do? Im also fine with one large, active one. Thanks for all the help guys

 

[~Abyss~]

For large bark scorpion look into C. margiratus if you can find any or C.gracilis.

 

[Perentie]

Thanks, are there any others that would work communally, or just one big one that would be out and about? Something besides bark scorpions? I'm going to be getting a bunch of bark scorpion species from a friend soon... Almost 50 scorps

 

[~Abyss~]

Well I mean emperors and heterometrus species are big and communal.

 

[Perentie]

Yeah, but i want something visible :/ It doesn't have to be communal if its big.

 

[ShredderEmp]

Well I mean emperors and heterometrus species are big and communal.

And pet holes...

 

[lancej]

Centruroides gracilis is very active, although most activity is nocturnal. A dim light doesn't seem to bother them too much for viewing. They would be awesome for a project like this. They are also pretty large (males are arguably one of, if not the longest in the U.S.), and they have several morphs. If you have enough hides, you could easily fit 20-30 adults. The Florida ones have a painful, but not medically significant sting.

 

[Perentie]

View attachment 119318 View attachment 119319 View attachment 119320 Centruroides gracilis is very active, although most activity is nocturnal. A dim light doesn't seem to bother them too much for viewing. They would be awesome for a project like this. They are also pretty large (males are arguably one of, if not the longest in the U.S.), and they have several morphs. If you have enough hides, you could easily fit 20-30 adults. The Florida ones have a painful, but not medically significant sting.

Thanks man, could you suggest something other than bark scorpions? Im already getting a bunch soon.
EDIT: Grr... well apparently I'm not doing a communal enclosure Is there any species besides bark scorps that get real big, and stays out alot, without too potent of a sting?

 

[Perentie]

anyone have any ideas?

 

[DreamWeaver8]

I wouldn't recommend putting any one scorpion in a 55gal tank regardless of the species.

 

[Roblicious]

IF you're looking for something a little more....advanced. T.stigmurus are super communal.

ive had very good luck with T stigs being communal with no cannibalism or aggression during molts

cant say the same with centruroides though

 

[Perentie]

I wouldn't recommend putting any one scorpion in a 55gal tank regardless of the species.

why exactly?

 

[DreamWeaver8]

It's just simply too much room for any one scorpion. It makes it harder to maintain and for it to find its prey.

 

[Smokehound714]

Large enclosures aren't difficult to maintain. If anything, they make maintenance easier.


it's much easier to control the microclimate in a larger tank. You'll have an easier time keeping the humidity at proper levels.

The only real downside is the size, leaving less room for other enclosures.

 

[Perentie]

Large enclosures aren't difficult to maintain. If anything, they make maintenance easier.


it's much easier to control the microclimate in a larger tank. You'll have an easier time keeping the humidity at proper levels.

The only real downside is the size, leaving less room for other enclosures.

Exactly. But as I am only allowed the one, the bigger enclosure the better. I always hear people say large cages stress them out, and people ask them what they think happens in the wild. They usually explain that "Oh, they live in burrows in the wild", and it is left at that. I always think of an easy solution. Put a burrow in a large cage. Then It has the choice to roam, but it can retreat to a burrow just like in the wild.

 

[ShredderEmp]

Exactly. But as I am only allowed the one, the bigger enclosure the better. I always hear people say large cages stress them out, and people ask them what they think happens in the wild. They usually explain that "Oh, they live in burrows in the wild", and it is left at that. I always think of an easy solution. Put a burrow in a large cage. Then It has the choice to roam, but it can retreat to a burrow just like in the wild.

Or have a massive communal enclosure...