My asian forest scorpion wouldn't eat anything

[Lunatic]

It's been a month since I got my juvenile asian forest scorpion. But it wouldn't eat anything at all. I tried giving it meal worms, cockroaches and even millipedes. It doesn't seem interested at all and walks away. Other than that it looks healthy and active.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

It's been a month since I got my juvenile asian forest scorpion. But it wouldn't eat anything at all. I tried giving it meal worms, cockroaches and even millipedes. It doesn't seem interested at all and walks away. Other than that it looks healthy and active.

Get a picture how fat is it?

 

[Veno Manus]

If it's to cold, it's metabolism might not be in the range for it to want to consume meals. It could be in the slow stage thinking it needs to retain what it already has. If the humidity and tempa are just right or slightly warmer, it should eat with adjusted time. If you don't already, I'd suggest an IR Heat bulb directed ( not to close) in the general area of the enclosure to promote the good rays of IR. I had a Centruroides Sculpturatus that refused everything I threw at it. Moments after I introduced an IR lamp it ate almost right away. And my Emperor Imperator 3i molted pretty much right after as well.

 

[Lunatic]

Get a picture how fat is it?

 

[Veno Manus]

Alittle on the small side. Do you have spec on temps and humidity? That plays a pretty big part in this. Post a setup pic so we can see what to tweak. I can see a plastic tub and that's not terrible but holding in heat may be an issue. It's not impossible but glass can be good too. I have mainly all glass enclosures and do great with heat. Dosent look like it's about to molt due to size but get them heat/humidity specs!

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[Lunatic]

Alittle on the small side. Do you have spec on temps and humidity? That plays a pretty big part in this. Post a setup pic so we can see what to tweak. I can see a plastic tub and that's not terrible but holding in heat may be an issue. It's not impossible but glass can be good too. I have mainly all glass enclosures and do great with heat. Dosent look like it's about to molt due to size but get them heat/humidity specs!

I don't think the enclosure is an issue, is it? And yeah it's not very cold where i live so temperature shouldn't be an issue either i guess?

 

[Veno Manus]

Southeast Asia sits at high levels of humidity and has temps from the high 70s to lower 80s. The enclosure seems a little to open in my opinion. If it were me I'd try to replicate a "asian forest " type environment and study the habits of the scorpions behavior. If it's wall climbing it's stressed and wants to find a hole to crawl in. The cup in there does provide a hiding spot but it's open and clear. These guys should have 4-6 inches of burrowable substrate without heavy obstructions on top so they don't collapse when set. You'll want to grab some peatmoss and topsoil ( chenical free ) and mix that together to create holdible moisture throughout the substrate. I'd highly suggest trying out a glass enclosure with top and bottom ( side or face ) airflow. To help the air move so it dosent create mold along the surface.

Numbers are important with species like these due to their special and specific needs. If you don't have a decently accurate measurement device for humidity and temps, it can lend fatal to the health of its anatomy. Knowing what the environment is sitting at accurately strongly helps in these cases.

 

[Denn]

Completely agree with Veno.

Deeper substrate, and a non transparent hide would do the world for that scorpion. If a small glass tank like he has mentioned is not a viable option for you right now due to cost or isn't something you can immediately source, even a container like this one, with holes drilled in the top and side would work well as a decent substitute.

 

[SEPrice]

Mine like a large piece of bark to hide under, and a large flat smooth stone that gets warm with the ceramic emitter on overhead. I had three housed together, but the two smaller ones killed the larger one and ate it. These two get along great though, and they sleep very close together under that thick piece of bark. I drop a dozen small crickets in there at a time and they eat as they please.