Need advice on Forest Scorpion substrate

[soldierof4cheese]

I would cover your screen top with plexi-glass and leave a small opening for air. All the humidity is escaping thru the screen.

 

[Pokiegirl]

That's a cool setup!

 

[soldierof4cheese]

Its a 5 gallon Nano tank, with a cheap plastic LED fish tank hood. I had to hot glue plexi glass over the openings for the filter and feeding holes that were in it. Cost was $20.00 bucks total. The Emperor scorpions I used to raise thrived in 100% humidity and 85' degree temps, they are pretty much the same as the AFS from what i have read.

 

[Pokiegirl]

Its a 5 gallon Nano tank, with a cheap plastic LED fish tank hood. I had to hot glue plexi glass over the openings for the filter and feeding holes that were in it. Cost was $20.00 bucks total. The Emperor scorpions I used to raise thrived in 100% humidity and 85' degree temps, they are pretty much the same as the AFS from what i have read.

I'll see how she feels about putting plexiglass over the lid (I'll cut some ventilation holes of course) to help with humidity.

 

[The Snark]

Natural environment. Please note it is covered in wet sandy loam which it buried itself in - the preferred habitat.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Natural environment. Please note it is covered in wet sandy loam which it buried itself in - the preferred habitat.

Ah ah, don't forget a good pair of shoes as well, they love to sneak in :-s

 

[The Snark]

This looks more like a torture chamber to me.

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Ah ah, don't forget a good pair of shoes as well, they love to sneak in

Like these?

 

[The Snark]

Alternative habitat?

 

[Chris LXXIX]

This looks more like a torture chamber to me.



Like these?

Yep that's why. I'd loved that pic... 'those boots are made for walkin' ah ah Nancy.jpg

 

[The Snark]

I wonder about the evolution of scorps sometimes. Eight legged all terrain stability, industrial grade Vice Grips<tm>, meat grinder mouth parts and a venom loaded harpoon? That's over the top.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I wonder about the evolution of scorps sometimes. Eight legged all terrain stability, industrial grade Vice Grips<tm>, meat grinder mouth parts and a venom loaded harpoon? That's over the top.

In full ignorance I can't not view those sometimes as mere 'Earth Crustaceans'

 

[Pokiegirl]

This looks more like a torture chamber to me.



Like these?

I'm so glad you have come to this thread with helpful advice. I came here to find a better alternative to corn cob bedding. At least my torture chamber is a better alternative than anything you have proposed since I cannot give it anything like it's natural environment. But instead of trying to be helpful you're here to ridicule.

 

[Pokiegirl]

Perhaps I should have just left it like this instead.

 

[soldierof4cheese]

Don't let him bother you, I ignore him. There are plenty of decent people here willing to help.

 

[The Snark]

I extend apologies if I caused offense. It was not directed at you.

I work in an environment where arthropods are educational pieces that need to be seen by the public and therefore their comfort is not really taken into consideration.

Do you see the paradox? Education and they must be seen? The living animal's needs and desires are ignored. It's existence and value lower than that of disposable lab animals, in the name of education.

 

[soldierof4cheese]

Hey Pokiegirl, you should get this book. Its full of good info for keeping and raising Scorpions of all types.

 

[Pokiegirl]

I extend apologies if I caused offense. It was not directed at you.


Do you see the paradox? Education and they must be seen? The living animal's needs and desires are ignored. It's existence and value lower than that of disposable lab animals, in the name of education.

My apologies as well since I definitely felt like that was directed at me. I appreciate there are concerns for the animal and I think it is ridiculous that the animals needs do not come first. However, no matter how much I disagree with how things are done at the facility, as a whole it does reach thousands of people each year to teach them on the importance of insects and other arthropods. Everyone who actually deals with the husbandry aspects here does put the animal's needs first as best they can and we try to speak up when a bad idea like corn cob is proposed. As for my boss, she is not a bad person, she just simply is not the one caring for them and since her job is giving presentations that is what comes first in her book.

 

[Pokiegirl]

Hey Pokiegirl, you should get this book. Its full of good info for keeping and raising Scorpions of all types.

Thank you very much. I will add this to my amazon list.

 

[InvertAdict]

Looking for the animal in the display if part of the fun!