Solifugid enclosures

[Herp13]

Hey all, since i am hopefully going to be purchasing 3 wind scorpions from a guy out west, i have prepared my enclosures and was wondering what you thought. Based on the "solifugids live longer than we think" thread i have replicated the set-up to a certain extent, i have good sized square deli-cups, and about half an inch of ground up walnut shells(i know, pretty simple), but the will have a light set-up for heat and i will feed weekly or biweekly. What do you guys think?

 

[JSN]

the ones I find have relatively shallow burrows, but in pretty hard soil, just thought I'd throw that out there...

 

[Herp13]

Oh, are the ones you get short lived in captivity? Also, hows your solifugid project going?

 

[Wade]

I would NOT try to heat anything living in a deli cup, ESPECIALLY with a light. The potential to overheat and cooking the animal is almost certain.

Are they a native NA species?

Wade

 

[Herp13]

Unfortunatly i can't get them But i am looking into mantids, and i won't be keeping those in deli-cups