scorpionguy77
Arachnopeon
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- Mar 15, 2011
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Hey guys, I need some info and advice, if possible.
First off, I am one of those "bought a pregnant scorpion from Petco and didn't know it" victims. Luckily, I research the hell out of things and I knew by her appearance and behavior that she WAS pregnant and what to look for. As you may understand, I had no idea how far into gestation she was and for all I knew I had a month or a year. She stopped eating around Thanksgiving time but I thought maybe this was just a fasting period since she pretty much ate like a hog to that point. I noticed her behavior became far more aggressive about a week ago, she had even begun to sting at the water drops as I misted the tank. This past Thursday she even charged the male she shares the tank with (not the father, I have only had him a month and he is CONSIDERABLY smaller than she is) and forced him from their hide. I watched them closely from that point to make sure no one was injured or killed. Friday I came home from work to see that she was stilted and cradling and the first scorpling was about half way out. I removed the male and put him into his own enclosure. I didn't want any disturbance for her and the babies nor did i want her crushing him in a defensive move. She gave birth to the first three rather quickly in about 5 or six hours but it took her nearly 15 hours to finally deliver number four and by Sunday morning she had delivered 6 babies and I thought she was done. She was no longer in birthing stance and even began to eat for the first time in months. Her appetite is almost insatiable as she eats everything that moves, but I didn't notice her killing prey for the babies to eat (which is what I read was normal behavior on several boards). This concerned me a bit, but lacking knowledge of how long it takes them to eat, I just kept an eye on things. Well this morning (Tuesday) my wife wakes me up and tells me there are now 8 babies! I came down to check and she is back in the birthing position again. Is this normal behavior? It took her nearly two and a half days to deliver the first 6, but do they take very long breaks between births to eat and regain strength to go at it again? I haven't seen this behavior in any of my research and I am concerned something might be wrong with her or she is having difficulty getting them all out. Also, since I am asking for advice already, how long DOES it take for the mother to ensure her babies are fed? Thanks guys.
First off, I am one of those "bought a pregnant scorpion from Petco and didn't know it" victims. Luckily, I research the hell out of things and I knew by her appearance and behavior that she WAS pregnant and what to look for. As you may understand, I had no idea how far into gestation she was and for all I knew I had a month or a year. She stopped eating around Thanksgiving time but I thought maybe this was just a fasting period since she pretty much ate like a hog to that point. I noticed her behavior became far more aggressive about a week ago, she had even begun to sting at the water drops as I misted the tank. This past Thursday she even charged the male she shares the tank with (not the father, I have only had him a month and he is CONSIDERABLY smaller than she is) and forced him from their hide. I watched them closely from that point to make sure no one was injured or killed. Friday I came home from work to see that she was stilted and cradling and the first scorpling was about half way out. I removed the male and put him into his own enclosure. I didn't want any disturbance for her and the babies nor did i want her crushing him in a defensive move. She gave birth to the first three rather quickly in about 5 or six hours but it took her nearly 15 hours to finally deliver number four and by Sunday morning she had delivered 6 babies and I thought she was done. She was no longer in birthing stance and even began to eat for the first time in months. Her appetite is almost insatiable as she eats everything that moves, but I didn't notice her killing prey for the babies to eat (which is what I read was normal behavior on several boards). This concerned me a bit, but lacking knowledge of how long it takes them to eat, I just kept an eye on things. Well this morning (Tuesday) my wife wakes me up and tells me there are now 8 babies! I came down to check and she is back in the birthing position again. Is this normal behavior? It took her nearly two and a half days to deliver the first 6, but do they take very long breaks between births to eat and regain strength to go at it again? I haven't seen this behavior in any of my research and I am concerned something might be wrong with her or she is having difficulty getting them all out. Also, since I am asking for advice already, how long DOES it take for the mother to ensure her babies are fed? Thanks guys.