Scorpion from petco, need tips

[ShredderEmp]

I would get roaches from a seller ASAP.

 

[jakykong]

im going to petsmart next monday then.

i heard they sell a dozen crickets for about 3$.

thats like, a month supply for my scorpion lol.

I don't know if all petco's are the same, but all 3 of them around here sell crickets for $0.07 to $0.10 each. Only the tubs ("crickets-to-go" or some stupid slogan) cost that much, don't buy those.

If you're able to keep a colony of roaches, it's highly recommended. Dubia are great - you'll like them much better. But I do understand not being able to do that. (lots of situations where other peoples' aversion could cause problems.)

Either way, enjoy the scorpion, they're fun pets.

 

[goldylocksm4]

I don't know if all petco's are the same, but all 3 of them around here sell crickets for $0.07 to $0.10 each. Only the tubs ("crickets-to-go" or some stupid slogan) cost that much, don't buy those.

If you're able to keep a colony of roaches, it's highly recommended. Dubia are great - you'll like them much better. But I do understand not being able to do that. (lots of situations where other peoples' aversion could cause problems.)

Either way, enjoy the scorpion, they're fun pets.

sounds like a great idea

 

[Bayushi]

If you only have 1 scorp and no other animals that will eat insects, just pick up a couple a crickets a week. It isn't worth the effort to build a breeding colony of roaches when you wont be feeding them off in any great amounts. they end up being pets and just another thing you have to take care of.

 

[jakykong]

If you only have 1 scorp and no other animals that will eat insects, just pick up a couple a crickets a week. It isn't worth the effort to build a breeding colony of roaches when you wont be feeding them off in any great amounts. they end up being pets and just another thing you have to take care of.

While true in most cases, I can think of a couple things:

If he's very far from a pet store, the cost of a bag of dog food for the roaches can be less than the cost of the gas to get to and from the pet store. (That's definitely the case for me - I take the bus, so it costs me about $6 to get to the pet store, even if I don't buy anything.) I have about a dozen tarantulas and a couple of scorpions, so by no means do I need a breeding colony, but even with that, it costs me less to keep the colony than to travel back and forth to the pet store.

The other thing is that, honestly, how many people only get one?

 

[Bayushi]

Usually people who do impulse buys of scorpions without doing the research to make sure they are caring for the animal correctly are the type of people who only have one.

Also if you read the post it said "If you only have 1 scorp and no other animals that will eat insects...", making you statement about only getting one a moot point.

 

[jakykong]

Usually people who do impulse buys of scorpions without doing the research to make sure they are caring for the animal correctly are the type of people who only have one.

Also if you read the post it said "If you only have 1 scorp and no other animals that will eat insects...", making you statement about only getting one a moot point.

In that case, I concede a moot point; but at least he's got info about both options.