Stomptheground
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2021
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- 18
Honestly anyone could take care of scorpions of any level of venom.. I'm a natural at taking care of small critters.. not an expert but I get by following all the necessary common sense rules. I respect these deadly awesome animals. Never said to go big or go home. I have rehoused my scorpions a few times I feed them with 15 inch tongs the only scorpions that's remotely aggressive is my deathstalker the other just sit and hang out the main rule never stick your hands in the tank because I know my androctonus amoreuxi will sting me because shes gravid the bi color I never see I feed it and that's it its fat and in premolt. The 4 indian reds I have are very dangerous but aren't aggressive. My hottentotta salei is my favorite always out for my viewing pleasure looking pretty eats well.. bottom line anyone can do it but not everyone should I understand. Everyone is different i love my animals i treat them like a pistol that's loaded no accidents no excusesYour setup looks very well taken care off, very nice!
But the care and setups aren’t the reason I asked.
As a beginner, you haven’t really developed the experience in safety procedures when interacting with the scorpions, which is why I would never advice anyone to get a species with a high venom level when they’ve only been in the hobby for a short while. Scorps like Leiurus spp, Androctonus spp, most Hottentotta spp. etc. are expert level in my opinion. Not because they are difficult to care for, just because of their venom and usually not so docile nature.
I’ve been keeping scorpions for 3 years, have about 80 individuals of 18 different species, and still the most dangerous ones are probably my Centruroides species or Grosphus grandidieri, which have never made any recorded deaths as far as I’m aware of. I have been, and still am, slowly working my way up.
I am not judging you, because I don’t know you. You seem responsible and are not in the risk zone when it comes to age, but still, I feel like mentioning it. Both to remind you of what you’re working with and for other beginners that might be reading this.
Sorry for the long text unrelated to your original question, but this is an important topic to me, and probably most hobbyists. We don’t want anybody to get hurt, and we don’t want our hobby to have a bad reputation because of a reckless beginner doesn’t know what he/she is getting into (not saying this is you necessarily, but it still happens too often).
Some of my babies