Just been to my dads on my dinner to check on my P.Imperator.
It's 1PM here, quite hot outside too. Lovely day
Anyhow, I walked in and she was pressed up against the glass, claws up in the air and resting on her tail..... I stopped for a minute to see what she was actually doing then she started moving around. This is the first time I've ever come through the daytime and she's been active and moving around. I turned the flourescant light on which I use for locating bits of corpses etc and she ran into her hide (half a plant pot, buried in the corner of her enclosure).
Now I can only presume one of two things. Either there isn't enough natural light getting into the room she's kept in (it's an outhouse with only one small plastic window) and she doesn't know the difference between day and night OR she's unhappy with the hide she has and she's looking for a new one.
You see, the problem I have is that the enclosure isn't really suited for more than 1 or 2 inches of substrate, it's wooden and opens at the front rather than the conventional 'open top' you find on most other enclosures.
I've been thinking of having it around 1 inch deep at the front and have it on a gradient so it's 5+ inches deep at the back.
I use a mixture of compost and vermiculite, what's the best way to make this stable for burrowing and can anyone give me advice on the best way to make this work for an emperor scorpion?
It's 1PM here, quite hot outside too. Lovely day
Anyhow, I walked in and she was pressed up against the glass, claws up in the air and resting on her tail..... I stopped for a minute to see what she was actually doing then she started moving around. This is the first time I've ever come through the daytime and she's been active and moving around. I turned the flourescant light on which I use for locating bits of corpses etc and she ran into her hide (half a plant pot, buried in the corner of her enclosure).
Now I can only presume one of two things. Either there isn't enough natural light getting into the room she's kept in (it's an outhouse with only one small plastic window) and she doesn't know the difference between day and night OR she's unhappy with the hide she has and she's looking for a new one.
You see, the problem I have is that the enclosure isn't really suited for more than 1 or 2 inches of substrate, it's wooden and opens at the front rather than the conventional 'open top' you find on most other enclosures.
I've been thinking of having it around 1 inch deep at the front and have it on a gradient so it's 5+ inches deep at the back.
I use a mixture of compost and vermiculite, what's the best way to make this stable for burrowing and can anyone give me advice on the best way to make this work for an emperor scorpion?