Hello everyone, nice to meet you all.
About a week ago now I was given a small scorpion in a kitter keeper as a pet.
The person who gave me the scorpion left a bunch of crickets in the tank for me, and a roach or two, for the scorp to feed on.
He said his dad found it while gardening or something to that extent.
I live in Sydney Australia, so it's likely the scorp is from around there somewhere.
Was wondering if anyone could help with identification and some hints on how to keep it a happy, healthy scorp. So far, it hasn't really seemed to do a whole lot of much other then hide.
http://flickr.com/photos/62887771@N00/407436174/
Is a picture I took of it. It looks bigger in the pic then it is. It's only really about 20-25mm in length. Only really tiny. I'm not sure if it's a baby or a full grown. it looks kind of fat to me, and maybe like it's exoskeleton isn't all that hard. Though I'm not putting my finger in there to give it a try. It doesn't seem to be very agressive.
Though it did come out of hiding to attack a cricket. When it failed, it ran away hiding again.
I've looked around online and think that perhaps it is a http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/u_armatus.jpg
Urodacus Armatus.
I think this because that species seems to be small, is all over australia, and the same sort of colouration to it. I also think it may be female, but this is a guess based on the pic of the female U.Armatus being fat looking and the male U.Armatus being slimmer.
Any information and advice would be greatly appreciated.
About a week ago now I was given a small scorpion in a kitter keeper as a pet.
The person who gave me the scorpion left a bunch of crickets in the tank for me, and a roach or two, for the scorp to feed on.
He said his dad found it while gardening or something to that extent.
I live in Sydney Australia, so it's likely the scorp is from around there somewhere.
Was wondering if anyone could help with identification and some hints on how to keep it a happy, healthy scorp. So far, it hasn't really seemed to do a whole lot of much other then hide.
http://flickr.com/photos/62887771@N00/407436174/
Is a picture I took of it. It looks bigger in the pic then it is. It's only really about 20-25mm in length. Only really tiny. I'm not sure if it's a baby or a full grown. it looks kind of fat to me, and maybe like it's exoskeleton isn't all that hard. Though I'm not putting my finger in there to give it a try. It doesn't seem to be very agressive.
Though it did come out of hiding to attack a cricket. When it failed, it ran away hiding again.
I've looked around online and think that perhaps it is a http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/u_armatus.jpg
Urodacus Armatus.
I think this because that species seems to be small, is all over australia, and the same sort of colouration to it. I also think it may be female, but this is a guess based on the pic of the female U.Armatus being fat looking and the male U.Armatus being slimmer.
Any information and advice would be greatly appreciated.
