Pandinus imperator care

[Raveness]

I am getting one this week. I read tons of care sheets..I just want ot know how enthusiasts like you care for them.




Thanks

 

[Kugellager]

Here is a link to a pretty good care sheet from petbugs.com

http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/P-imperator.html

I prefer using a deep substrate to allow them to burrow as they would in the wild. Though if you do this you will rarely see the scorpion. Even in the evening/nights it may just hang out at it burrow entrance waiting to ambush prey. I prefer to keep my inverts as naturally as I am able.

With my H.spinifer which are kept basically in the same conditions I cover most of the 20 gallon communal tank with plexiglas to hold in the heat and keep the humidity up.

John
];')

 

[Garbannia]

Emperor Scorpion

I am to purchase an emperor (AT LAST!) and it seems lucky enough, that the female i will purchase next week is pregnant!!!!! Yes she is, all i wanted to know, it might be a silly question, but.... Do scorpions molt just like tarantulas do_?
I haven't know one that does, but i was told they do.....
hmhm..... any help???

thanks for all!

 

[Ewok]

yeah, they molt similar to tarantulas, although, they don't lie upside down like tarantulas do.
Is that the pregnant female on your arm?

 

[parabuthus]

@ Garbannia
Not sure how big your hand is, I am guessing smaller , but that Emp looks very large indeed. Nice scorp :clap:.