what is your favorite scorpion in your collection

[racosta]

Favorites in my collections? This would definitely come down to B. jacksoni and R. junceus, particularly as a result of their vibrant coloration.

I really enjoy Opistophthalmus glabrifrons and Hadogenes troglodytes.

Ran, Would you happen to know where I could get my hands on a male O. glabrifrons? I have a mature female that I was hoping to find a mate for!

 

[Ran]

racosta, I got my glabrifrons from James at Rockabirdie Reptiles in Santa Ana CA. He might have a male...I picked all females. I have his number if you PM me.

 

[Scorpionluva]

honestly if I had a rhopalurus junceus it would be my choice.

I have a few rhopalurus junceus available but haven't posted anything for sale due to limited chances to ship in this cold weather. I usually have plenty of them for sale all year round I highly recommend having this specie if it does interest you. You will not be disappointed

 

[Scorpionluva]

Can't go wrong with R. junceus! Speaking of which, I think I have a couple males to send you, Eric...and some scorplings I can't forget to feed tonight lol.

Awesome Tyler ! I really need males since I'm down to only 1 and he's getting tired from all the females he has to tend to

 

[F1refly]

I'm sort of stuck between my Parabuthus villosus "oranje" and my Hottentotta gentilis

But I guess I'd have to go with P. villosus due to its amazing colour scheme

 

[scorpanok]

I have a few rhopalurus junceus available but haven't posted anything for sale due to limited chances to ship in this cold weather. I usually have plenty of them for sale all year round I highly recommend having this specie if it does interest you. You will not be disappointed

how much do you sell them for?

 

[Shawnee]

I've kept a fair few species of scorpion, but none have I enjoyed as much as my hottentotta jayakari's. They are hardy, beautiful, and hungry. All the qualities I could want. Some other species I've owned are incredibly frustrating at feeding time as they just get scared and constantly run away from the prey. Not these babies. Even at their size (I'd say half inch? maybe a little larger) they sport their adult colors, and readily eat whatever I give them. I've fed them crickets, roaches, superworms, and even hornworms, and they eat everything I also tend to like desert species as I hate dealing with humidity requirements, and so their care is ridiculously easy.

 

[Desert scorps]

Dang, a while back I went to a reptile expo and they had R. junceus scorplings for about $7 each. There were 3 for a total of $21 and I wasn't sure what they were and now I'm kind of mad because I started researching them and I really want some. Hope the next expo has some

 

[Scorpionluva]

Dang, a while back I went to a reptile expo and they had R. junceus scorplings for about $7 each. There were 3 for a total of $21 and I wasn't sure what they were and now I'm kind of mad because I started researching them and I really want some. Hope the next expo has some

Wow that is too cheap for rhopalurus junceus and here I thought I sold them cheap at $15 each. Almost sounds like whoever was selling them had a lot of deaths with them and was just dumping the rest to try and make a little on them before they all died. If not ... You found the best deal on them you'll ever find except for breeding your own

 

[AndreDecasa]

They sell them here for P200 or $4 each I don't know why.

 

[Desert scorps]

Wow that is too cheap for rhopalurus junceus and here I thought I sold them cheap at $15 each. Almost sounds like whoever was selling them had a lot of deaths with them and was just dumping the rest to try and make a little on them before they all died. If not ... You found the best deal on them you'll ever find except for breeding your own

Yes, very strange considering they are selling V. confusus for $18 on their website right now. I could drive 5 minutes and catch them for free

 

[2nscorpx]

There aren't many. One guy on facebook is liquidating the market on serrulatus by selling them at $10 a piece, I've got stigmurus all day, and so do other folks. I produced many broods of asthenes and smithii last year, but now my adults have passed due to old age, or I've sold them. I've got some asthenes left, but the smithii went fast.

Much like with anything in the hobby, people need to dedicate themselves to projects and not worry about the market interests or prices. That's what causes disaffection with a project. What is today's flavor of the month will be worthless tomorrow due to overexposure. Once you see everyone with it, it's not as special to you. You're not the only one with the shiny toy. Or what is worthless today can become a gold mine later on. (Back in 2009-2010 you could get Jacksoni anywhere for as low as 7$ a piece. Even with the wild caught imports from 2013-2014, we havent seen that much supply on the market nor dedicated breeders. ) So I recommend finding species you really enjoy breeding and keeping, and focus on them Because as much as we want to preserve the hobby, you should want to keep things you truly enjoy!

On topic: I most enjoy Hadogenes, Centruroides, and Parabuthus. Parabuthus transvaalicus, villosus, and pallidus are favorites, as are Centruroides limbatus and gracilis, and Hadogenes troglodytes!

I definitely agree with this. In the end, breed what you enjoy (you probably already realise this - it's a general comment)!

Also, in Europe, many early instars, even of rarer species, are sold for a reasonable price, to encourage breeding and because there is a slightly different approach to the hobby, I think. I've seen instar 2-3 juveniles sold for (as an example) 9 Euro a piece, or a group of five for 40 Euro, for moderately rare species.

I enjoy the genera Rhopalurus, Tityus, Vaejovis (and all the similar complexes), Centruroides, and now Hottentotta and Parabuthus. My favourites are R. junceus, any Tityus, and H. franzwerneri, H. jayakari, and H. salei.