P.imperator lifespan?

[Sardon]

I've wondered this for awhile now. Since I'm getting an emperor soonish now I'd like to know how long I'm going to have it.

I'm asking how long your emperors have lived before they died or how old they are now and the sex of the scorpion?

I've looked on the net for awhile now and the lifespan is different in almost all the sites I look. Some say for male 3-5 yers and female 8-15 years. Some say 5-8 or something different.

 

[Prymal]

Well, I can say from personal experience that both males and fems can last at least 11 years! Among my "pet" scorpions, I have 2 fems that I've had since early May-June 1995, and they were wc adults when I purchased them so, add at least another year + to the 11! My oldest male just died about 2 months back and he was acquired with the fems! I've had many in the 6-10 year range but these 2 gals are my oldest and will soon be passed on to my daughter, along with my Heterometrus spp. for her new place.
The "only" way to know for sure is to breed your own specimens and keep them until the end. As for available info on longevity, take it with a grain of salt!

Luc

 

[Sardon]

Thanks.

I'll just wait and see, but don't expect it to die for awhile.

 

[Prymal]

Sardon,

I suspect that P. imperator under optimal conditions may push 15 years or more. Personally, I wouldn't expect a young, healthy, wc emp to "bite it" in less than 10 years.

Luc

 

[ThatGuy]

I still have my first Emp and hes about 10 years now, if you keep one in good conditions expect them to live 20-25 years.

 

[Prymal]

That Guy,

Yeah, I can picture emps living to 20 years or more in captivity.

Luc

 

[canadianscorp]

thats crazy! i have a few emps along with many other species, but i did not know that emperors could live that long. just from what others have told me i thought the lifespan was around 5-8 years, not 15-20!

 

[Prymal]

Steve,

At this point, it's all just anecdotal based on our (hobbyists) reports.

 

[canadianscorp]

Luc,

I am fully aware of that, the fact that they could even live past 10-15 years was something i was not aware of. But to a hobbyist's defence, most of the information available to scorp keepers (other than a few books written by professionals) is passed on by other amatuer keepers. one might say that hobbyist keepers have a greater amount of info to share.

 

[ThatGuy]

Luc,

I am fully aware of that, the fact that they could even live past 10-15 years was something i was not aware of. But to a hobbyist's defence, most of the information available to scorp keepers (other than a few books written by professionals) is passed on by other amatuer keepers. one might say that hobbyist keepers have a greater amount of info to share.

i seond that :clap:

 

[Prymal]

Steve,

Bro, trust me, I'm in no way trivializing the contributions made to entomology/arachnology by amateur naturalists and hobbyists. On the contrary, I believe that all of us as keepers, in direct contact and observation of these inverts can and will make important contributions.
Let's be realistic, arachnologists barely have time to pursue research in a timely fashion and even fewer have the time and resources to keep and maintain large numbers of inverts.
More than a few arachnologists have told me that while they'd enjoy keeping various inverts, they just don't have the time to dedicate to their upkeep and maintenance. So, that leaves us naturalists to make the observations into the various and myriad aspects of the lives of scorpions.

Luc

 

[canadianscorp]

Steve,

Bro, trust me, I'm in no way trivializing the contributions made to entomology/arachnology by amateur naturalists and hobbyists. On the contrary, I believe that all of us as keepers, in direct contact and observation of these inverts can and will make important contributions.
Let's be realistic, arachnologists barely have time to pursue research in a timely fashion and even fewer have the time and resources to keep and maintain large numbers of inverts.
More than a few arachnologists have told me that while they'd enjoy keeping various inverts, they just don't have the time to dedicate to their upkeep and maintenance. So, that leaves us naturalists to make the observations into the various and myriad aspects of the lives of scorpions.

Luc[/QUOI agree, very well said.