Xomb13
Arachnopeon
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- Apr 18, 2021
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- 38
Hello. I recently accompanied my parents to a reptile show and while there I seen death stalker and egyptian fat-tailed scorpions for sale. I thought the names sounded cool, so I bought them.
The guy who sold them to me told me precious little about the care and handling of these guys, and it wasn't until I was in Wal-Mart shopping for a couple of enclosures that I found out how deadly they both are. Of course I was instantly hooked for some reason. But it was an interesting ride home for everyone else after that.
So I figured I would get tanks and locks and have everything these guys needed to be happy and healthy. But along the way I kept on picking up friends for them... that was a while back...
So this is a picture of my setup! I keep the room 80 degrees. I have the death stalker and egyptian fat tail in the larger tanks on the left with decent locks.
The low profile has a large Asian Forest that just refuses to eat for me thus far. I have only had him about a month though. We will see.
The little totes on the top contain two Arizona Bark scorpions (on the left) two devils strip tailed scorpions in the small plastic containers, and a new juvenile black emperor in the container on the right. There isn't anything alive under the shelves but crickets in the tote on the left sitting on the mini-fridge.
So all of this being said!! I am hoping someone can help me with a little info. First, I live in KY and the department of Fish and Wildlife will not allow you to keep wild animals. We have stripless devil scorpions wild here as well as some interesting arachnids. Does this "no wild animals" law apply to arachnids? I know it doesn't apply to the Chinese Mantis as it is technically an invasive species.
Second, I keep all of my scorpions separately. But I have been seeing a few guys on here keeping most things in couples? And I have heard of people keeping emperors in colonies. Which species does well in community enclosures, couples or larger?
Any tips on care and handling of "hot" species, or scorpion care in general are greatly appreciated! Thank you very much for taking the time to read this post.
The guy who sold them to me told me precious little about the care and handling of these guys, and it wasn't until I was in Wal-Mart shopping for a couple of enclosures that I found out how deadly they both are. Of course I was instantly hooked for some reason. But it was an interesting ride home for everyone else after that.
So I figured I would get tanks and locks and have everything these guys needed to be happy and healthy. But along the way I kept on picking up friends for them... that was a while back...
So this is a picture of my setup! I keep the room 80 degrees. I have the death stalker and egyptian fat tail in the larger tanks on the left with decent locks.
The low profile has a large Asian Forest that just refuses to eat for me thus far. I have only had him about a month though. We will see.
The little totes on the top contain two Arizona Bark scorpions (on the left) two devils strip tailed scorpions in the small plastic containers, and a new juvenile black emperor in the container on the right. There isn't anything alive under the shelves but crickets in the tote on the left sitting on the mini-fridge.
So all of this being said!! I am hoping someone can help me with a little info. First, I live in KY and the department of Fish and Wildlife will not allow you to keep wild animals. We have stripless devil scorpions wild here as well as some interesting arachnids. Does this "no wild animals" law apply to arachnids? I know it doesn't apply to the Chinese Mantis as it is technically an invasive species.
Second, I keep all of my scorpions separately. But I have been seeing a few guys on here keeping most things in couples? And I have heard of people keeping emperors in colonies. Which species does well in community enclosures, couples or larger?
Any tips on care and handling of "hot" species, or scorpion care in general are greatly appreciated! Thank you very much for taking the time to read this post.