Questions About My New Scorpion

[aboutmyscorpion]

don't fill it with rocks! perhaps make a mound of dirt so the entrance is smaller.


don't do too much rearanging ether, the point is to set something up that stays that way for weeks so he can get used to it, feels safe and start digging a few tunnels

i wouldn't even lift his hides to look at him


i am sad that the language barrier makes this harder than it needs to be

@all, if you have any better way of describing things feel free to chime in!

i feel like i am not explaining things right...

So I don't change anything just add more stuff to the ground.

 

[Wolfram1]

as i said, i would add a lot of leaf-litter, as well as some bark and once you do that i would take out the two hides in there currently.

he can then dig his own burrows underneath the flat or rounded bark.

you'd have to stop lifting them every day though, so you don't destroy what he has dug

and you would probably not see him very much during the day, except maybe the claws/pincers in the entrance to his burrow.

if you want to keep the current hides i'd just add leaf-litter

here is a useful thread for you:

Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus spp.) common beginner questions/tips/things to avoid

I’ve seen a lot of beginner Heterometrus keepers asking similar questions. I thought it might be a good idea to make a thread answering the most common questions and adressing some of the most common issues I see with beginner Heterometrus keepers. Hopefully this will make it easier for them to...

arachnoboards.com

help me out here guys, perhaps correct me...
@Edan bandoot
@Joey Spijkers

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

as i said, i would add a lot of leaf-litter, as well as some bark and once you do that i would take out the two hides in there currently.

he can then dig his own burrows underneath the flat or rounded bark.

you'd have to stop lifting them every day though, so you don't destroy what he has dug

and you would probably not see him very much during the day, except maybe the claws/pincers in the entrance to his burrow.

if you want to keep the current hides i'd just add leaf-litter

here is a useful thread for you:

Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus spp.) common beginner questions/tips/things to avoid

I’ve seen a lot of beginner Heterometrus keepers asking similar questions. I thought it might be a good idea to make a thread answering the most common questions and adressing some of the most common issues I see with beginner Heterometrus keepers. Hopefully this will make it easier for them to...

arachnoboards.com

Ok that's cool. I filled half the big cave up with leaves and pretty much covered all the dirt with leaves and bark.

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

Are super worms overkill for the scorpion? If I feed it one of those mealworms that should make it good for a month at least?

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

I only feed it once every two weeks btw

 

[Wolfram1]

I hope the pros will help you out too

I only feed it once every two weeks btw

yes, in that case superworms (Zophobas morio) should be fine as feeders

i don't have my scorpions yet so i can't tell you how often i would feed them, but it sounds about right

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

Isn't there a possibility that the leaves could get moldy too?

 

[Wolfram1]

yes, if they were completly dry for a long time it can happen

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

yes, if they were completly dry for a long time it can happen

Dang. I bought springtails so they can take care of it. I already see a lot of activity on the leaves.

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

I don't want to move anything to stress the scorpion out so I'll just wait it out

 

[Wolfram1]

if it becomes a carpet take it out, as long as its just some minor isolated spots it shouldnt matter and the springtails will surely help

 

[aboutmyscorpion]

If my scorpion is about to molt and I'm worried about the springtails eating it what can I do to separate them?

 

[SpookySpooder]

Springtails are generally detrivores. Unless you have a special predatory carnivorous species, I would not be worried.

 

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How many inches of substrate do you have in there?