Scorpion Enclosure Setups

[alex]

Is there anyone else who have pics on their setup/s?

Alexander

 

[skinheaddave]

Here is my communal (yes, communal) P.leiosoma enclosure. This must have been a turtle or similar tank at one point, as there were major hard water stains. I got a lot off, but didn't bother with the last details, as you can see on the right side. There is also a ramp in the left rear corner that is covered by the rocks, dirt etc.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[skinheaddave]

And here is a closeup of the rocks on the left. Behind/underneath is all held up by stacks of scrap wood and the aformentioned ramp. There are lots and lots of hiding places in here, which helps with this species, as they tend to be a bit canabalistic. At the moment I am keeping two males in there, which actualy seems to be working. A lesson to those who want a hard and fast rule re: canabalistic vs. non-canabalistic species.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[PapaSmurf]

wow thats very nice set ups i plan on getting some scorps in the futher when i got the time to care for them the right way humidity heat ect hard to keep heat up on things when yer gone all the time lol, i wana big tank with like 10-15 emps in it

Josh

 

[Reitz]

Hey Dave,

Is that soil you're keeping them on? How is it working? Do you keep the humidity higher for them then you did your P. trans, or were they kept on soil too?

Thanks for the info, I'm always interested to hear how other hobbyists keep their animals.

Chris

 

[skinheaddave]

Chris,

It is dry peat with some soil and sand mixed in. Quite dry, but not as dessicating as pure sand.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Silver.x]

Here is my redone Emperor enclosure.

 

[Silver.x]

Try #2

 

[Frank]

SaIiLdVaEnR, what is the white thingy on the front glass?

Thanks, Frank

 

[skinheaddave]

Frank,

It is a hide box of sorts. the big white thing is held on by magnets and can be removed to look inside. They are available from most pet shops for way more than they are worth.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Silver.x]

LoL, yeah they are expensive, but I got it for christmas so I'm not complaining. It is pretty cool though, but I wouldn't go out and spend the $45.00 Canadian myself.

 

[Raan_Jodus]

heres my old Heterometerus setup. It might not have been perfect, but i'll get it better for the next occupant. And yes it is actually a pretty big piece of wood. Maybe too big, but it was all the shop had at the time, and there was me, with no saw. But he enjoyed crawling over it. He always climbed it in the oddest way tho =/
oh well.

 

[Raan_Jodus]

side view...u can sorta see the false bottom i have

 

[Raan_Jodus]

last one for now

 

[Longbord1]

BTW dave windex takes those hard water stains right off!!!! and after just take like a water bottle and clean the sides off.

 

[Longbord1]

SaIiLdVaEnR
do ur emps use that alot??

 

[Silver.x]

Longbord, I love to saying that they use it exclusively. Inside is insulated fibreglass (or whatever it is made of) which made me think. Of course it will be cooler because of the insulation, much like a burrow should, but would it provide proper humidity. So what I did was a covered the floor and sides with soil, achieveing a high humidity. Also there are two levels inside and I realized there would be no way for a scorp to get up their without much strain and stress so I made a "Ladder" in a sense. I stuck a rock in as a base and compacted soil around it, making a ramp up to the top. I see the scorps all of the time on top, on bottom both on different levels. I also love it how I can take the "lid" off and see them when I want, I find it very useful in observing, however never for a long period of time as I do not want to stress them out with the light.


Aidan

 

[ScorpDude]

any more set ups plz

 

[larsen]

Set up pics:

 

[Scorpie]

some of these setups are increadible.
i should get a custom made shelving unit so i can actually organise my tanks.
right now they are spread out all over my room. really hard to organise aswell