ID help: did I just find H. arizonensis?

brandontmyers · Jul 12, 2019

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You *may* be able to get away with keeping a pair together. However, Paruroctonus are very aggressive towards each other. I have kept P. boreus together for a few months and the female always ends up eating the male.

squidkid · Jul 13, 2019

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Yeah, it digs little "burrows" under the local rocks and wood I provided it, is very fast/skittish and was found in a rocky coastal scrubland. seems to fit the description. I agree that its coloration is really pretty based on what I've seen online. Are these communal at all? it's enclosure is def big enough for two.
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p. silvestrii is communal

khil · Jul 13, 2019

squidkid said: ↑

p. silvestrii is communal
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Is it really?

Mordax8393 · Jul 14, 2019

I don't recommend keeping paruroctonus communally

many many legs · Jul 15, 2019

Mordax8393 said: ↑

I don't recommend keeping paruroctonus communally
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On Scorpion Forum, says they are communal if enough food is provided, which seems to be the case with most communal scorps: http://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t493-p-silvestrii-caresheet
However, this one I have does seem to be way more skittish and reclusive than my Baja Bark Scorpions. I have 7 in one enclosure and they just walk all over each other like hamsters. So I could see why p. silvestrii's temperament might make for a risky communal situation. Might be worth a try, I keep the enclosures by my work desk and would try to break up a fight.

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