Hi All,
I'm an experienced scorpion keeper who has recently moved into Ts, have fallen in love with the Ornamentals and am expecting delivery of 5 x P.regalis slings (2cm approx. and from the same egg sack) early next week.
My ultimate goal is to house the beasties in an 36"x18"x48" tall viv. Decor is planned as follows:
Polystyrene bark effect background
Several hanging silk plants
5 natural cork bark tubes, siliconed to the rear of the tank
2 or 3 live, potted ivy plants which will eventually replace the silk ones
3 - 4" shredded coco husk substrate - damp to help with humidity
250w ceramic heater and guard
Stat
Viv lock (!)
Standard non-UVA/B/C lights (Ivy in mind)
I'd appreciate it if any of you lovely people would offer advice on maintaining these delightful beasties from spiderlings through sub-adulthood into adulthood in a communal set-up.
My thoughts are they will switch to a semi-social society when conditions are less than optimal and done purely for self-preservation. Would a lower than ideal humidity (eg 65%) help promote this type of behaviour and reduce cannabalism, or is it better to provide similar seasonal conditions (within reason!!) as they would find in their natural environment?
I asume the males will mature first - this would make sense in the wild as they would then leave the "egg-family", helping ensure genetic diversity. Should any mature males be removed from the group to maintain "social harmony" or is it better to leave them be?
A pint of Guinness to the best answer drawn out of the hat.... or something
Mant thanks in advance,
Hairy
I'm an experienced scorpion keeper who has recently moved into Ts, have fallen in love with the Ornamentals and am expecting delivery of 5 x P.regalis slings (2cm approx. and from the same egg sack) early next week.
My ultimate goal is to house the beasties in an 36"x18"x48" tall viv. Decor is planned as follows:
Polystyrene bark effect background
Several hanging silk plants
5 natural cork bark tubes, siliconed to the rear of the tank
2 or 3 live, potted ivy plants which will eventually replace the silk ones
3 - 4" shredded coco husk substrate - damp to help with humidity
250w ceramic heater and guard
Stat
Viv lock (!)
Standard non-UVA/B/C lights (Ivy in mind)
I'd appreciate it if any of you lovely people would offer advice on maintaining these delightful beasties from spiderlings through sub-adulthood into adulthood in a communal set-up.
My thoughts are they will switch to a semi-social society when conditions are less than optimal and done purely for self-preservation. Would a lower than ideal humidity (eg 65%) help promote this type of behaviour and reduce cannabalism, or is it better to provide similar seasonal conditions (within reason!!) as they would find in their natural environment?
I asume the males will mature first - this would make sense in the wild as they would then leave the "egg-family", helping ensure genetic diversity. Should any mature males be removed from the group to maintain "social harmony" or is it better to leave them be?
A pint of Guinness to the best answer drawn out of the hat.... or something
Mant thanks in advance,
Hairy