Is there something wrong with my scorpion enclosure?

cayen

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I am wondering if my set up for my enclosure of scorpion is proper since my H.Hottentota has been moving around a lot lately. Moving around like constantly wandering around the enclosure, but not trying to claw out of it. What do you think?

I have a 4-5i H. Hottentota and another 4-5i Parabuthus Transvalucus, both set in some sort of a 1 gallon tank. Both conditions of enclosures are the same: the substrate I used is fine sand mixed with coco peat, but thr amount of substrate provided to the Hotenttota js 1 inch thick,meanwhile for the Parabuthus is 2-3 inches. for their hides I provided cork barks and some pebble.

In the case of the light, the light you can see in the room is the most they experience from my LED Lamp, since I do not use the ceiling light and settle with the lamp light. Its brightness is also fixed to that degree. I als occasionally moisturize 1/4 of the enclosure for both every 3 weeks since i believe both are not desert scorpions and would very much appreciate moisture every now and then.

In terms pf chemicals that maybe present in my room, I do use perfume, the only chemical that is sprayed that I use, but I use it OUTSIDE of my bedroom. I also remove any uneaten food in the enclosures. There are also no molds growing in the enclosure.

If there's anything, the HH I have seems to be in pre-molt since her body is unusually chonky, but I am not certain if that's enough to make my HH wonder around the enclosure this often. Any thoughts?

P. S one of the pictures (close up of both scorpions had flash. I didn't know scorpions doesn't like that until recently, so please excuse that mistake for now.
 

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Veno Manus

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How's the ventilation on those tanks? Also temp wise? Some species need certian temps and humidity to grow correctly. They are a semi arid scorpion in the high 80s, low 90s and are roughly a middle humidity 60ish. With my molting desert species I mKe sure they are hydrated #1. Food will most likely be ignored or spook them. My forrests shed pretty easily with higher humidity and a regular diet. I really like to bulk my scorpions up and let them hang out. I watch them over the week to see how they are digesting their meal. Sometimes they take a while to molt, have a brood or just are full haha. It also could mean there's to much room in the enclosure and it dosent have a secure place it can hide and burrow. My androctonus fat tail will completely block herself off. I'd say make a better hide situation and avaluate the substrate. Hope whatever I said helps in some sort of way. Cheers!
 

Joey Spijkers

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Keep them dryer, especially the Parabuthus or you'll get mycosis. H. hottentotta can have a little more moisture, but I would opt for keeping it dryer as well.
Just have a water dish in there that you fill up every once in a while. For H. hottentotta slightly misting a corner is fine every so often, for the Parabuthus I would just keep it dry besides the water dish. You're only encouraging mycosis this way.
 

ZX14

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Don't bother spraying to min chance of mycosis. Use small water bowls with water available all the time!!
 
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