Fat tail - Androctonus bicolor habitat?

[PrettyPrettyPetrie]

Hi fellow friends!

Not much online about the habitat for the Androctonus bicolor. I’ve read a few sites here and there where they talk about keeping them moist, but other sites talk about arid dry. What gives?

Recommended temp? Substrate?

Any recommendations are appreciated.

 

[woodie]

I keep mine on 3-4" deep substrate of decomposed granite I dug up. Surface dry with a straw in corner to pour water into, Creating a moist sub layer. Kept hot in the 90's. Almost always burrows in corner with most sub grade moisture

 

[ArachnoDrew]

When it comes to the habitat of any species. Simply finding where they are from gives u everything you need to know

All bicolor in the US have come from Egypt imports . They come from mostly dry terrain. Very rocky in some places and sandy in others.

Temps in captivity should stay within the upper 80s or lower 90s

 

[PrettyPrettyPetrie]

I keep mine on 3-4" deep substrate of decomposed granite I dug up. Surface dry with a straw in corner to pour water into, Creating a moist sub layer. Kept hot in the 90's. Almost always burrows in corner with most sub grade moisture

Wow, I hadn’t thought of the idea on using a straw technique to keep a moist sub layer. Then, having a dry sub layer on the top of that. Very creative! I’ll have to try this out. Thank you!