pregnant or not?

[brandongalea]

Hi, I just recieved this emperor scorpion as a xmas gift and i was told that it might be pregnant. What do you think?

 

[Cyris69]

Looks like the telson isn't very dark. I'd say sub-adult coming up for a molt. Maybe a better shot of the telson. The bulbous thing the stinger is attached to.

 

[Xaranx]

Yeah, not even adult yet.

 

[brandongalea]

This is my first scorpion so i'm no an expert but i'm willing to learn, I had a chilien rose T, but a cricket atacked it while she was moulting and died.
This is a better pic of my emperor scorpion

 

[Aztek]

Nope, it's not.

 

[Cyris69]

That is deff a sub-adult

 

[brandongalea]

Thanks guys

 

[Xaranx]

Good looking one though. The telson is dark red/brown on the adult emporers.
This is an adult.

You lucked out getting a sub-adult since you know it isn't old and on its last legs like a lot of adult emps sold.

 

[brandongalea]

Wow, what a scorpion, why is the telson of my scorpion white?

 

[K3jser]

Because its not a Adult yet, its proably the only thing that can tell you the age of a scorp..

 

[Cyris69]

You got lucky finding a sub-adult at the petshop. Meaning your going to have a very long lived scorpion 8+ years if properly cared for.

 

[InfestedGoat]

Is a sub adult rare (at a petshop)? Thats the only ones i've been able to find. I have two of them Didn't realise I was that lucky.

 

[Cyris69]

It's rare on occasion I should have said but you both are lucky skipping juvies and getting one right before adulthood for a long lived emp. I see adults 75-85% of the time.