G. swammerdami new digs

[AldenDressler]

Got this 5.5 gallon made for the 2i Gigantometrus swammerdami I’ll be getting next week. Very overkill for the time being, but it should grow into this and be comfortable for a while.

Proud of this substrate mix too. Peat, charcoal, sand, clay, orchid bark, sphagnum, leaves, mycorrhizae, and some extra calcium straight into the blend. Should have my two springtail species added by tomorrow.

Did my best to maximize space in here. The cork is hollow and I carved out a burrow space beneath it and the water dish. Hoping the leaf litter keeps it feeling safe and willing to explore. All I’m really waiting on is my room heater to keep the ambient temp comfortable and to saran wrap half the screen. Anything else to fine tune before then?

 

[l4nsky]

I don't have much experience with scorpions in general, but I'll just say you're probably putting the cart before the horse here. A 2i scorpling, even one that will grow to be the largest species in the world, is at most an inch long.

In such a large, well planted vivarium with botanicals and a deep substrate, you're going to lose track of that scorpling the minute you put it in there. You'll have no idea whether it's successfully feeding, molting, or is even still alive as time goes on.

A much better approach would be to keep it in a smaller deli cup or enclosure so you can ensure it's thriving, feeding, and growing while letting it's future bioactive home mature and grow in. Once it's a few inches long, then the 5.5g seems like an ideal home for a bit until it starts getting to adult sizes.

 

[adam james]

Very nice looking setup!
Maybe if you just removed all of the leaf litter on the surface, so it only has a couple hides that way you can track it down when you need to?