Strange growth along the side of Heterometrus

[Veno Manus]

Has anyone seen this before? Growth on its side.

 

[Denn]

Looks like it could be impaction? not 100% though.

 

[Veno Manus]

Read another forum thread and it's the same thing and stated it could be hemorrhoids. Which I was like " that's a thing?..... " lol

Looks like it could be impaction? not 100% though.

 

[Denn]

Read another forum thread and it's the same thing and stated it could be hemorrhoids. Which I was like " that's a thing?..... " lol

This is one of those where due to there being huge gaps in knowledge on which we know about scorpion health overall, you will find multiple answers that conflict each other. Generally I tend to see people either suggesting it is caused by parasites or impaction. If it was impaction, from my knowledge there would be an obvious white bulge in between the book lungs. I've also seen people say it could be simply caused by injury.... but hemorrhoids is a new one to me as well!

 

[The Snark]

This is an unaddressible issue. There can be one or more of thousands of causes. From simple edema to tumor.

 

[Veno Manus]

Guess we will have to play this one out and see what happens.

This is an unaddressible issue. There can be one or more of thousands of causes. From simple edema to tumor.

This is an unaddressible issue. There can be one or more of thousands of causes. From simple edema to tumor.

 

[Veno Manus]

The picture ( @arachnico ) I saw looked identical to what's going on with this one but it's entirely to hard to say since it's not a visable issue.

This is one of those where due to there being huge gaps in knowledge on which we know about scorpion health overall, you will find multiple answers that conflict each other. Generally I tend to see people either suggesting it is caused by parasites or impaction. If it was impaction, from my knowledge there would be an obvious white bulge in between the book lungs. I've also seen people say it could be simply caused by injury.... but hemorrhoids is a new one to me as well!

 

[Joey Spijkers]

I have seen it before and it usually doesn't cause any issues, but again, it's hard to say what is going on internally and if the cause is the same as the cases I've seen.
Anyway, it is something that I doubt you can do much about, so just wait it out and I expect it will not cause any major issues.

 

[Veno Manus]

Only issue is it's not eating and is getting thin. It'll gab the prey item, crush and just drop it. So I'm highly considering it's an intestinal issue. Cause it eat prior and then all of a sudden it had this issue. Could have been a cricket with an issue? But I'm not 100% sold on that thought.

I have seen it before and it usually doesn't cause any issues, but again, it's hard to say what is going on internally and if the cause is the same as the cases I've seen.
Anyway, it is something that I doubt you can do much about, so just wait it out and I expect it will not cause any major issues.

 

[Joey Spijkers]

It is an adult male, it's not rare for them to go on food strike for a while. Might be a coincidence, or it might be related.

I don't think there is much you can do about it.
I've heard vets talk about the relative lack of knowledge in reptile medicine, let alone in arthropods, which is pretty much nonexistent and all anecdotal.

 

[Veno Manus]

I told the wife it's gonna be a time deal. There's not much I'd expect anyone to do for a scorpion especially ones who don't know very much to little at all about the anatomy on this type of thing. So it may just have to be the waiting game. Kinda figured that from the start but you really never know these days.

It is an adult male, it's not rare for them to go on food strike for a while. Might be a coincidence, or it might be related.

I don't think there is much you can do about it.
I've heard vets talk about the relative lack of knowledge in reptile medicine, let alone in arthropods, which is pretty much nonexistent and all anecdotal.