H. Swammerdami Care

[Marc Immanuel]

Well, I think your enclosure is too big for a 3i, a small cup will just be enough. You can simply use a shield-like wood for it to hide. To much things is difficult for it to catch the prey and isn't necessary. And I don't know how big the prey you give them is. Crickets also a good choice. Last, temp around 28 °C, mosit 70~90 %. The enclosure better be put in a dark environment.

Yeah, I should transfer him out to a small cup for now. Thanks and those are some amazing set ups!

 

[Marc Immanuel]

The outside temps are probably fine, but I assume the temperature inside your house is way cooler than outside. In that case you should still use heating, if it stays above 25C that would be fine, I'd prefer it a bit warmer though. H.swammerdami is a very slow grower and without heating it will hardly grow. And are you sure it really is a swammerdami? Here in Europe they're not very common and are very expensive. There are a lot of Heterometrus sp. but swammerdami can be recognized by the shape of the pedipalps, it's quite unique.

Average temp of our place is 25 to 38°C so that should be okay, right? I'm not entirely sure if what I have is a H. Swammerdami. I mean, the seller told me it is so it must be, right? I'll try sending a picture as soon as I transfer him out to a smaller enclosure.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

I hope this is clear enough. Transferred him out already. Still prefers to hide or do something like that.

 

[THR]

Looks like a swam to me.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

Looks like a swam to me.

Swam it is. Anyway, I couldn't find a small cup so I transferred him to a smaller plastic container. Is this too much or is it alright? And bit of an update, he still ain't eating. The lats are nymphs so it shouldn't be too big for him to handle, yes?

 

[Galapoheros]

I keep smaller ones in containers like that but they seek shelter. It's not pretty over here, just too many things so I go the efficiency route. Cut Hardiboard is good shelter and lasts a long time. Here are more examples of cages I keep adults in.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

I keep smaller ones in containers like that but they seek shelter. It's not pretty over here, just too many things so I go the efficiency route. Cut Hardiboard is good shelter and lasts a long time. Here are more examples of cages I keep adults in.

So is my shelter good enough for my scorpion? It's not too big nor too small? I'll just need to find wood to give him shelter, is that it? I'm really new at this so forgive my noobiness.

 

[Galapoheros]

So is my shelter good enough for my scorpion? It's not too big nor too small? I'll just need to find wood to give him shelter, is that it? I'm really new at this so forgive my noobiness.

I don't see anything in there it could crawl under. You could take those three rocks and use them to place a flat item on top of them.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

I don't see anything in there it could crawl under. You could take those three rocks and use them to place a flat item on top of them.

Hmm, alright. How about the fact the he's not eating? I mean, it really worries me, y'know? And he's not even molting so I don't know what's wrong with him.

 

[THR]

Swam it is. Anyway, I couldn't find a small cup so I transferred him to a smaller plastic container. Is this too much or is it alright? And bit of an update, he still ain't eating. The lats are nymphs so it shouldn't be too big for him to handle, yes?

I can't see a proper shelter. Maybe it is too nervous to eat. And what food do u give it?

 

[Marc Immanuel]

I can't see a proper shelter. Maybe it is too nervous to eat. And what food do u give it?

I give it lats. I transferred him to a smaller cup now since I found a proper fit, I guess. I'll let you be the judge of that. I don't know what's wrong with him though. Is it an indicator that he is molting? Heck, if I know.

 

[Galapoheros]

That's def a swammerdami, looks healthy, I wouldn't worry about it not eating. Still nothing to crawl under though.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

That's def a swammerdami, looks healthy, I wouldn't worry about it not eating. Still nothing to crawl under though.

That's a relief. So I'll just give him something to crawl under then what? When will I know when to feed him or what to do next? Is he on a premolt stage and should I wait after he molts before feeding him?

 

[Joey Spijkers]

It doesn't necessarily mean he's in premolt. Scorpions can go a long time without food. I've got some that take food every time I offer them something, and I've got some that haven't taken any food for months. As long as they don't look skinny or unhealthy it's completely fine. Yours looks very good.

 

[Marc Immanuel]

It doesn't necessarily mean he's in premolt. Scorpions can go a long time without food. I've got some that take food every time I offer them something, and I've got some that haven't taken any food for months. As long as they don't look skinny or unhealthy it's completely fine. Yours looks very good.

Thanks. I just got a 3i longi and he eats like twice a day and wanting more while this swammer looks fat as hell without eating for two months. It simply boggles and amazes me at the same time.

 

[FearAndExotics]

(Apologies if there is a more recent thread on the matter this is the most recent I could find) Do y'all use the aquarium laterite at petco? Or would excavator clay mixed w a bioactive mix be fine?

 

[Diao]

Good ol' top soil, peat moss, and sand mixed together for forest dwellers needing humidity like swammers. If they burrow then make sure the substrate mix you are creating holds it shape well and allows for tunneling and maintaining humidity. Galapoheros goes with more sand than I do, but his setups work and provide for healthy animals while being easily maintainable, and that's what matters. I only use excavator clay with more arid desert dwelling species.