First time having scorplings, plz help!

[exceptionallyexotic]

Hi guys, I bought an Asian Forest scorpion about 7 months ago. I was originally told it was male, but much to my surprise I found babies on her back. All my research led me to leaving her alone, misting the enclosure (I kept it around 80% humidity), and offering dead crickets that I would remove after 24 hours of her not touching them. She has about 6 inches of substrate and a big deep hide so she wouldn't be stressed out. Today I removed the hide to check on her and the babies and I've found that all the babies appear dead, with a few even falling lifelessly off her. I'm devastated and wondering what I did wrong? Me and my fiance were extremely excited and now we are both feeling discouraged so any insight to what may have gone wrong is appreciated. Sorry for the long read and thanks in advance!

 

[darkness975]

Hi guys, I bought an Asian Forest scorpion about 7 months ago. I was originally told it was male, but much to my surprise I found babies on her back. All my research led me to leaving her alone, misting the enclosure (I kept it around 80% humidity), and offering dead crickets that I would remove after 24 hours of her not touching them. She has about 6 inches of substrate and a big deep hide so she wouldn't be stressed out. Today I removed the hide to check on her and the babies and I've found that all the babies appear dead, with a few even falling lifelessly off her. I'm devastated and wondering what I did wrong? Me and my fiance were extremely excited and now we are both feeling discouraged so any insight to what may have gone wrong is appreciated. Sorry for the long read and thanks in advance!

How moist is the substrate itself? Misting does not achieve the proper level of moisture that correctly moist substrate does.

 

[Joey Spijkers]

Agreed. We need to know the environmental conditions to know what went wrong. My first thought is a moisture issue as well. Pictures would help.

 

[Tbone192]

Get a water dish and make sure you wet some substrate every now and then. Pics say 1000 words. What are you using for sub? Some will hold moisture better than others. Make sure all materials you are using are safe for your scorps. Below is a list of materials and their toxicity, if it is not on there just ask on that thread.

Material Toxicity List

About a month ago someone on AB suggested that we should have a thread on safe, and unsafe, materials to put in invertebrate enclosures. It's a work in progress but here goes: Known Safe Known safe materials are materials that are believed to be safe and have a long history of successful use in...

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