Euscorpius italicus and other scorpions of keks

[keks]

After researching for small scorpions with as less as possible venom, my choice fell on Euscorpius italicus. They are available just now, either 2i scorplings, or/and species with 3-4 cm.
They are easy to keep, really small (not giants ) and really nice.

Now I have one question: We have minimum 28°C up to 34°C for the next week too. Should I wait with my order until the temperatures are lower? In a truck the temps will go much higher than outside. For 2i scorps that could be far too hot? And what's about the bigger one?
Maybe I can reserve them, but I am not very optimistic.
Thanks for help .

 

[RTTB]

Lil scorpions can be very temperature sensitive.

 

[Mila]

Contact the seller and ask how they package orders. Maybe you can ask for no heat pack and a polystyrene insulated box. When I lived in Gran Canaria we had a 40 degrees Celsius heatwave and my snake arrived fine with no signs of stress

 

[keks]

Lil scorpions can be very temperature sensitive.

That's what I thought. Thanks.

Contact the seller and ask how they package orders. Maybe you can ask for no heat pack and a polystyrene insulated box. When I lived in Gran Canaria we had a 40 degrees Celsius heatwave and my snake arrived fine with no signs of stress

I contact the seller tomorrow. Maybe I can reserve them until we have cooler weather. I'm only afraid that they are sold out, because they aren't protected in Italy, but in Austria. So I want to have an official invoice that they aren't WC. And this seller is the only one that sells Euscorpius at all. But I don't wanna have dead scorplings too.

Thank you for your answers .

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Muahahahah, once back in late '80 one of those dastards delivered a sting into my cousins foot when we loved in Summer to walk bare footed in the country and I laughed the hell out of that

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Oh yes, keep those on (light) moist substrate. Piece of cork, stones, fake leaves. Easy to care.

 

[keks]

I got the reply today from the seller. He don't ship at the moment, and I should try to order again when the temperatures are lower.

 

[keks]

I just changed the thread title. I don't want to start a new thread, my scorpion-career started here and I want to continue here ^^.

On Tuesday I got a package with seven tinytiny scorpions. There are 3 Euscorpius italicus (Lake Garda), 2 Euscorpius flavicaudis (Sheerness UK) and 2 Euscorpius naupliensis (Greece). Thank you very much @callum b ^^!
They are now in 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm enclosures, soil is biological plant soil, with bark from the wood as hides. With one of E. naupliensis I was a little bit unsure (it was already white and didn't move) so I put it into the enclosure with the paper. Next day it was under the hide too, and it is all right. The others were all fine and moved in easily.

I have only a few pictures, the most of the tiny little things were faster under the bark as I could make pics ^^.


E. flavicaudis


E. naupliensis




E. italicus


So tiny are these scorps

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

They are so cute!! I have two adult scorpion italicus but to see those little guys is amazing!

 

[keks]

They are so cute!! I have two adult scorpion italicus but to see those little guys is amazing!

Thank you! Yes, they are cute ^^. The enclosures are so small, but I still have to search for them for a while, they are not so easy to find .
You don't breed them?

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

I don't currently! I have too much arthropods at the moment and they are not so easy to raise because of the small dimension!

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Lake Garda

 

[keks]

I don't currently! I have too much arthropods at the moment and they are not so easy to raise because of the small dimension!

Which arthropods do you raise? (Do I miss a thread ?)

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

No, I don't think you missed a thread but I raise also insects not just arachnids! I'm almost new to the world of arachnids but I'm still a good lovers of insects! And just to say, with the brood I had I think I have something like 25 scorpions in total! So...
I'm also experiencing difficult selling them!

 

[keks]

No, I don't think you missed a thread but I raise also insects not just arachnids! I'm almost new to the world of arachnids but I'm still a good lovers of insects! And just to say, with the brood I had I think I have something like 25 scorpions in total! So...
I'm also experiencing difficult selling them!

I can imagine that it is not easy for you .

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

The worse part will be when they will grow up! I can't imagine keeping 20 H.petersii! Ahahahah, I suppose I'll have to give them an entire room!

 

[keks]

The worse part will be when they will grow up! I can't imagine keeping 20 H.petersii! Ahahahah, I suppose I'll have to give them an entire room!

Hey human being, you don't need that much space! Give it to your scorpions! How much time do they need to become grown up?

 

[RTTB]

I'm a fan of smaller scorpions. Those are really neat.

 

[Lorenzo Benevento]

Hey human being, you don't need that much space! Give it to your scorpions! How much time do they need to become grown up?

Ahahahahah, you are right! They need something like 1-3 years to become grown up!

 

[keks]

Ahahahahah, you are right! They need something like 1-3 years to become grown up!

Oh. So you have a little time to change your flat/house. Sorry. I know, you are in troubles, I shouldn't make bad jokes with your situation^^.