Hoolia
Arachnopeon
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- Oct 31, 2018
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Hey guys! Still pretty new to scorpions and want to get this right before I get anymore.
My P. Imperator seems really skinny. I feed him mealworms usually, occasionally small dubias about twice a week, it sometimes takes a bit of coaxing to get him to eat. I'm wondering if maybe I should be feeding more, different prey, or bigger prey? I raise both dubias and mealworms so that's why I use those but can go out and get crickets if need be.
It seems to have not really put on any weight at all and he doesn't seem at all to be adult size, are there other factors I should keep in mind that could be preventing growth?
My current set up is a smaller glass tank with 3 inches of substrate, I have a shallow water dish which at its current size, can fit in, and I usually give its enclosure a good spray every time I feed (so twice a week) never letting the water in the dish entirely dry out.
I've included some pictures cos I feel it's obligatory (additionally if I've ID'ed it wrong). But also to try and show it's body condition, as you can see, its abdomen doesn't exactly look to big or "full". I would think by this point I'd be getting close to a molt, but it really doesn't seem to be getting any closer than when I first got it. Thoughts?
My P. Imperator seems really skinny. I feed him mealworms usually, occasionally small dubias about twice a week, it sometimes takes a bit of coaxing to get him to eat. I'm wondering if maybe I should be feeding more, different prey, or bigger prey? I raise both dubias and mealworms so that's why I use those but can go out and get crickets if need be.
It seems to have not really put on any weight at all and he doesn't seem at all to be adult size, are there other factors I should keep in mind that could be preventing growth?
My current set up is a smaller glass tank with 3 inches of substrate, I have a shallow water dish which at its current size, can fit in, and I usually give its enclosure a good spray every time I feed (so twice a week) never letting the water in the dish entirely dry out.
I've included some pictures cos I feel it's obligatory (additionally if I've ID'ed it wrong). But also to try and show it's body condition, as you can see, its abdomen doesn't exactly look to big or "full". I would think by this point I'd be getting close to a molt, but it really doesn't seem to be getting any closer than when I first got it. Thoughts?