Hi, I'm new to the boards and never owned a scorp, spider or even a goldfish. Although I did keep a snake I caught for a summer I've been "lurking" on the boards and this seems like a good place to find info, ideas etc. so here goes:
I want to get a scorpion and after looking around, I think I'll go with the standard starter scorp, an Emperor. I want to eventually keep them communally so I'm thinking I can buy a bigger tank now, and put a partition in it. Something like a 20 gallon split in half with perforated plexi-glass, and a locking gate in the middle.
My first question is "What's a false bottom?" I keep seeing it recommended, but I'm not sure exactly what it is. Is it essentially a grate on the bottom of the tank to allow water to drain from the substrate? If that's correct, how's it do for mold and bacteria/how does it affect cleaning?
Second question - the divider? Has anyone done this before? I'm wondering what size to make the perforations - see breeding. I still don't even have one scorp, but some small scale breeding sounds enjoyable. Would the partition be suitable to contain a female and her (brood?)
Thanks
Looking forward to a scorp!
I want to get a scorpion and after looking around, I think I'll go with the standard starter scorp, an Emperor. I want to eventually keep them communally so I'm thinking I can buy a bigger tank now, and put a partition in it. Something like a 20 gallon split in half with perforated plexi-glass, and a locking gate in the middle.
My first question is "What's a false bottom?" I keep seeing it recommended, but I'm not sure exactly what it is. Is it essentially a grate on the bottom of the tank to allow water to drain from the substrate? If that's correct, how's it do for mold and bacteria/how does it affect cleaning?
Second question - the divider? Has anyone done this before? I'm wondering what size to make the perforations - see breeding. I still don't even have one scorp, but some small scale breeding sounds enjoyable. Would the partition be suitable to contain a female and her (brood?)
Thanks
Looking forward to a scorp!
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