Liocheles Australie breeding tips

[sydneyandchirs]

I have a dwarf wood scorpion (Liocheles) and I was wondering how to breed them. I know they are partheogenic and can breed without a male. I’ll attach a photo of it. It’s ver active. Eats very often. I’d appreciate breeding tips. And help to tell what instar he is. Any and all advice is appreciated

 

[Pana Lemontzis]

I have a dwarf wood scorpion (Liocheles) and I was wondering how to breed them. I know they are partheogenic and can breed without a male. I’ll attach a photo of it. It’s ver active. Eats very often. I’d appreciate breeding tips. And help to tell what instar he is. Any and all advice is appreciated

Damn never knew scoprions can be parthogenic

 

[Joey Spijkers]

Yes, this species is parthenogenetic, so you don't have to do anything special. Just keep them in the right environment and they will produce.

 

[Veno Manus]

Damn never knew scoprions can be parthogenic

Then you are in for a treat lol

 

[Kada]

If you want to breed them, you still need a male and female. If just reproducing you need to be sure yours is female as a male wouldnt be very productive

 

[Joey Spijkers]

If you want to breed them, you still need a male and female. If just reproducing you need to be sure yours is female as a male wouldnt be very productive

There are no males of this species. At least not in the hobby. All females reproduce parthenogenetically by default.

 

[Kada]

There are no males of this species. At least not in the hobby. All females reproduce parthenogenetically by default.

I certainly dont have much experience with this species, the little I do have is just seeing them in the wild. but I have read about there being males.

an example:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Liocheles-sp-aff-L-australasiae-male-Photo-T-Ziegler_fig3_311879823

I have no experience in sexing them, would need to google that. Agreed though, does seem nearly every specimen ever discussed is female. So, very good chances I seem to remember reading that either Taiwan or Japan has never recorded a male. But a bit hazy.

 

[Joey Spijkers]

I certainly dont have much experience with this species, the little I do have is just seeing them in the wild. but I have read about there being males.

an example:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Liocheles-sp-aff-L-australasiae-male-Photo-T-Ziegler_fig3_311879823

I have no experience in sexing them, would need to google that. Agreed though, does seem nearly every specimen ever discussed is female. So, very good chances I seem to remember reading that either Taiwan or Japan has never recorded a male. But a bit hazy.

In the wild, there may or may not be populations where males are still present. In the hobby however, I am positive only females are kept.

Also note that the source you quoted is NOT a L. australasiae. The abbreviation 'aff.' stands for 'affinis', meaning it is a closely related species. So in this case, it is likely an undescribed or unidentified Liocheles species, that is closely related to L. australasiae. However, it is a separate species.

 

[Kada]

In the wild, there may or may not be populations where males are still present. In the hobby however, I am positive only females are kept.

Also note that the source you quoted is NOT a L. australasiae. The abbreviation 'aff.' stands for 'affinis', meaning it is a closely related species. So in this case, it is likely an undescribed or unidentified Liocheles species, that is closely related to L. australasiae. However, it is a separate species.

Cheers, thanks for clarifying it!