Tetrigids are pygmy grasshoppers. Sorry, I had meant to put that up with my post but I missed it! If you're putting things in boiling water that should really knock things down. No guarantee but significantly better!
Dont have to apologise pal. I've been thinking of getting some isopods?? Which are the easiest to keep with tropical scorpions (h.petersii)
There are several species that will do well with tropical scorps. Purple isos (Isopoda sp. purple), dwarf whites (Trichorhina tomentosa), rough isopods (Porcellio scaber), etc. I'm sure you can find someone over there who has a good cleanup species for you.
Thanks matey I'm going to google it and see what I can come up with. Also have you ever seen crickets in any of your setups eating eachother?? I have black crickets in with h.peterssi, I came home just now and found one cricket eating another I don't know wether one of the scorps stung it and left it or wether the crickets has killed it??
Ahh ok mate that makes sense. I suppose in the wild they can't be to choosey lol. Have you ever used locusts as feeders. Or are crickets better, I want to try something new??
Sadly we can't get locusts here in the US, which is too bad since I've always wanted to try them as a feeder. Honestly, roaches are king when it comes to feeders. They don't smell nearly as bad, don't make any noise, super easy/cheap to keep and they don't eat each other or your pets. Red runner or Turkistan roaches (Shelfordella lateralis) would probably work best for you.
OK buddy thankyou. I'll get some locusts and roaches. I'll let you know how I get on
why can't you get them??
Big reason I don't do starter burrows anymore. They do what and when they want, irregardless.
No problem, happy to help! And please doOK buddy thankyou. I'll get some locusts and roaches. I'll let you know how I get on
Rules and regs in the US unfortunately. There would probably be a way to keep native species as feeders, but there doesn't seem to be a ton of interest, especially when crickets are cheap and easy to get, as are feeder roaches.
I didn't dig and started burrows in mine either I've just let them crack. They do dig down. And start to make a tunnel but there white happy there. They don't really make tunnels. They proberly dig about four inches down and then two or three in any direction and that's it. But I'm scared it will collapse on them lolBig reason I don't do starter burrows anymore. They do what and when they want, irregardless.
I formed starter burrows for H. arizonensis only to have them dig in a totally different location. Now I can only view the when they're on the surface hunting.
OK dude. That's a shame. There's so many locust over here in the UK lol. But roaches are really hard to get hold of.No problem, happy to help! And please do
At least H. arizonensis is fairly active and you do see them a lot. Many species rarely even come out.
Well they say forests scorpions are happy when you never see them lmao.
That is usually quite true.
It's abis sad really because they really are fascinating creatures. There's so much character. And you never see them lol
Really is a bummer lol. Shoot, I'd probably keep a colony just for the fun of it if I could give them enough space and food. Why are roaches hard to get a hold of?
Me too if you have five or six you'll defo see at least one of them haha. I just haven't seen any in ages. Black and brown Crickets, morio worms and locust are everywhere. Roaches are really hard to get hold of. Unless you want the big hissing ones then they're in pet shops but they're to big for feeders lol. They seem happy on the black Cricks but I'm sure one has had a brood in the tank it was kicking its legs into the sub and sticking it's abdomen in the ground. Then that night I saw tiny crickets hopping around
They are "defensive" not aggressive. Venom potency varies from species to species regardless if they are arid or forest etc.