Balkastalkman
Arachnosquire
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- Feb 19, 2010
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I was wondering if any orthochirus sp are available in the US. They look really cool. Has anyone kept them? What is their venom level? I heard they are also communal, is this true?
Thses guys are so cool. I just got a nice group 2:2 this afternoon. I'll be trying to breed them of coarse. Cross your fingers.yeah when i first saw that tail waving it was funny i thought it had a itch or something hahaha
but Michiel is right it is very very true that is why you dont see alot of the stuff that
was around a couple years back people didnt keep it going and they are gone or very little of them
What Orthochirus sp did you get? I won't ask where you got them...but someone else might.Thses guys are so cool. I just got a nice group 2:2 this afternoon. I'll be trying to breed them of coarse. Cross your fingers.
Not sure on the species. Maybe O.innesi. I got them from Alex (TCO) From what I understand a few came into the country as young A biclor. I got a gravid H judaicus sold as A bicolor at the same time.What Orthochirus sp did you get? I won't ask where you got them...but someone else might.![]()
Interesting. Too bad we are only expanding the scorp hobby by mostly mistakes recently.Not sure on the species. Maybe O.innesi. I got them from Alex (TCO) From what I understand a few came into the country as young A biclor. I got a gravid H judaicus sold as A bicolor at the same time.
john
Orthochirus innesi is definitely possible due to the fact that all those Orthochirus came in on a Egyptian import. Its more likely Orthochirus s negebensis only because the yellow coloration on the legs doesn't extent the length of the legs, but i could be wrong. I hope someone out there can deal with their super slow growth time so i can eventually nab me up a breeding colony.Not sure on the species. Maybe O.innesi. I got them from Alex (TCO) From what I understand a few came into the country as young A biclor. I got a gravid H judaicus sold as A bicolor at the same time.
john
The tail waiving as in they move the erect tail in some short abrupt "shocks" like signalling? I have a few species here that do that too (vaejovids afaik). More so in juveniles. Maybe it's "Hey, I am a sibling, don't eat me"? Or "Stay away or I eat you".They are cool, gotta agree to that. I have kept O.s.negebensis and O.fuscipes and their sensory behaviour (the tailwaiving) is interesting, I mean I think it is interesting....Even in Europe you don't see them offered for sale regularly....
Another thing that I see in the EU is "hype following", people buying the newest species everytime, and stop keeping and breeding older species. This is also a factor that makes species dissapear in the hobby.