Pregnant Whip Scorpions

[thedreadedone]

we have 3 whip scorpions, and have had them for about 7 months now.
pretty sure we watched courtship and the deposition of 2 spermataphores. didnt see them being taken up by any of the whipscorpions.
one of the whipscorpions is now very fat, and has no whips - been fat for about a month now. we think it may be pregnant, but not sure
any ideas?
have found info really hard to find about them
thanks

 

[Goliath]

If she is pregnant, soon you will see under her abdomen a sac containing the eggs. This sac is flush with her body, so you may not notice it until you get a good look at her underside.
Mike

 

[thedreadedone]

whips

thanks very much
so, do the males look different to the females? (thinner?). if she is pregnant, how long till she produces a sack? and how long till that hatches?
thanks again

 

[Wade]

Males of many species have extremely long pedipalps compred to the females. This is very obvious with Damon sp.

When mine reproduced, I didn't even notice the sac, one day one of the females just had a bunch of babies on her back!

Wade

 

[thedreadedone]

whips

hi wade
thanks again for bug info
we think they are damon variegates, but cannot be sure.
we will watch her closely to see what happens

 

[Goliath]

Here is a picture of my male and one of my females.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=26068 One of mine has eggs right now, and as Wade said you will not notice it unless you look very close. Time till hatching is about 30-45 days, depending on temp.
Hope this helps.
Mike

 

[phoenixxavierre]

If she's really fat, she's likely gravid, congrats on the success!

Peace!