My scorpions don't eat

sycjoco

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I have not seen them touch a lick of food. I have tried pinhead crickets because they are still young. Then i tried medium sized ones and none of the three eat anything.
 

Uroctonus

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Scorpions stop eating for a number of reasons. It can be because the cage temperature isn't right, it's stressed, or sometimes scorpions will fast for a period without any apparent reason, then eat. Scorpions have pretty low metabolism sometimes rivaling those of growing vegetables, and can stand not to eat for a while. What kind of scorpion is it, and whats the enclosure your keeping it in like?
 

sycjoco

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I have a heterometrus sp. of some kind. For the time being each is housed in a seperate plastic case to avoid problems between them. I have a heating red light, but the temp is usually in the 80s. The humidity is not on point and when I checked right now it is around 60%. They have not eaten since i got them from the store.
 

Rosenkreuz

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How long has it been since you got them? If it's just recently, they may still be stressed and adjusting to the move. Give them a bit of time, and don't worry if they don't eat all that much right now.
 

sycjoco

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They may be a bit stressed out from moving into a new home... They seem more agressive toward me then their food. lol well I will leave them alone and let them adjust
 

brandontmyers

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How big is the area where you are keeping them? They need a big area, these are happy spp when they burrow..usually
 

sycjoco

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How big is the area where you are keeping them? They need a big area, these are happy spp when they burrow..usually
They are in small plastic containers with about a inch of coco fiber. They haven't burrowed and in one i put a coconut and shes in there all the time. I put a floppy disk propped on a rock for the smaller one. I have a tank, but they seem aggressive to one another and I don't care to test them with each other. Anything i could do at the moment or wait until they mature?
 

brandontmyers

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I don't know, but they need to be in something a lot bigger. Not like this;) ;)

 

sycjoco

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anywayz i am about to put the two H. Longimanus in the 10 gallon tank together. If they can stand each other then they live if not then one dies
 
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tabor

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Am I missing something or is the same person re-registering under different names and posting very similar questions over and over again? :?
 

brandontmyers

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nope you are correct. Unfortuanely I have no idea why, but whatever...someone will see it and fix it..
 

ANTHONY.T

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I have a heterometrus sp. of some kind. For the time being each is housed in a seperate plastic case to avoid problems between them. I have a heating red light, but the temp is usually in the 80s. The humidity is not on point and when I checked right now it is around 60%. They have not eaten since i got them from the store.

75% / 80% for Heterometrus sp
 
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