Hottentotta trilineatus

[Natemass]

i need a care sheet, or is this fine

temp75-85
dry with water dish
ill most likely be keeping it on sand is this fine?
and any other suggestions welcome.


thanks

nate

 

[JSN]

that should do...keep it dry like most desert scorps, maybe a misting every once in a while...feed once a week...

 

[pandinus]

i have had a very difficult time with this species, the right balance of dry and water is paramount to their survival.

 

[Andre2]

I had 15 young in may. (Maybe mine are H. polystictus, but unlikely..) They are very hard and don't need much moisture in my opinion, but this is not a true desert species, I think.
Mid-sized specimen are very cannibalistic, in my experience. I did not have this problem with either adults or small young..
My specimen are small (45-50mm for adults) and pale yellow. As yet, I do not know how to distinguish H. polystictus from H. trilineatus.. (Anyone?..)

I don't think you'll have much trouble with it. Maybe a bit warmer keeping, won't harm them either...

 

[musihuto]

i had four I2's which all died... i suspect due to dessication, so do be sure to provide some sort of water source!



- munis

 

[G. Carnell]

i had no probs keeping Adult H.polystictus (very similar.. could even be the same sp)

however the babies....!
mine stayed I2 for over 1 year... so something was missing there

 

[musihuto]

i have heard that hottentotta sp. scorplings will not moult if the temperatures are too low... :?

- munis

i had no probs keeping Adult H.polystictus (very similar.. could even be the same sp)

however the babies....!
mine stayed I2 for over 1 year... so something was missing there

 

[Michiel]

however the babies....!
mine stayed I2 for over 1 year... so something was missing there[/QUOTE]

I got a third instar a few months ago, it is instar 5 now and will molt again within this month by the looks of it.
I keep it on dry sand with some flagstones. He has a bottle cap, which I fill three times a week, 25 Celsius steady and I have fed it twice a week (perhaps this is why he growed so fast), but I now feed it once a week.
No problems in molting or whatsoever.....

 

[Andre2]

I don't think a low temperature will prevent them from molting. Maybe with a difficult species like H. jayakari...
F.e. I have raised many H. hottentotta at 20-22 degrees (basicly room temperature..).

Instar 2 for over a year? That's very strange... I think this is just an incident and not representative for this species..

 

[Michiel]

I tend to agree with Andre on this, 2 instar for a year is extraordinary long I guess....