Was a bit to hasty

[Jonathan6303]

So I bought some scorpions and I think I might of jumped the gun a little by thinking scorpion keeping us a little more difficult than I thought. After keeping arachnids for three years I think I have a pretty good grasp on moisture content in soil.
I got 5 leiurus heberti and 1 tityus stigmurus
Scorplings and set them up accordingly. Leiurus dry sand, no water, cork bark.

tityus reptisoil moist, cork bark, water dish.
The only thing I’m really worried about is heating and I don’t know how I would apply it. Do I grab a space heater which I’m kind of hesitant about since I don’t want any moisture in the soil evaporating to fast creating a stagnant humid environment.
is there other concerns to have.
As far as venom. I understand it’s potency and will treat these animals with serious respect.

 

[Thane1616]

If you have them on sand its fine, if you are concerned the substrate is too damp remove the scorpion and dry the substrate for a couple days under a heat lamp then put the scorpion back in. I have never owned Leiurus so cant offer specific advice. I have read some interesting science journals about digestion in desert species possibly requiring certain temps to activate. I bought a laser thermometer from Harbor Freight for like $8 can probably find something similar on amazon. My androctonus australis seems to love temps between 85F and 95F.

Personally I think most desert species will burrow if given a chance so if you are interested mix sand with clay and water. Allow it to set up and dry for a week or 2, then add the scorpion and watch them do scorpion things

 

[antinous]

Your setup looks/sounds good. The species of Leiurus I keep are on play sand and a bit of peat moss mixed together. Tityus are on straight moist peat moss. I mist the side of the enclosure once every few days for early instars. I created a little hot box for all of them, used foam boards with heat tape in it to keep them mid 80s during the day and low 80s during the night. For adult I do high 80s, and then mid 80s. For Tityus I keep them low 80s during the day and then high 70s during the night. They can survive outside of these temps, but they will grow a bit slower.