Male scorpion growth

[AzJohn]

Once a male scorpion has matured, will it continue to molt or is it finnished growing. One of my scorpions has a damaged fixed finger. The very tip has been removed. I know it would regenerate on the next molt. It appears to be a male. Will it cause problems breeding?

Thanks John

 

[Michiel]

Hi John,

Scorpions do not molt anymore after there have molted to adulthood. Even when it would be younger, scorpions do not regenerate i.e. lost limbs after molting. I don't think it will cause too much trouble for him to mate properly with females.

 

[AzJohn]

Thanks Michiel,
I should have known that they don't regenerate limbs like a tarantulas would. I have a wild caught Diplocentrus spitzeri that lost it's aculeus. (I hope I've got the terminology write). It has molted once for me and I noticed that it didn't grow back. It some how managed to eat and keep away preditors without it's sting. Thanks for the great information. I really appriciate it.

John

 

[signinsimple]

I've read on here that many scorpions do actually regenerate between molts if it's a small enough injury. Apparently they wont regenerate an entire leg, but if the last segment gets broken off or something, there's a decent chance that it will come back when it molts.