Why do scorpions grow so slowly😭😭

[Kheyg Kharra]

Back in January I bought 3 H. Silenus slings. They moulted a day after they've come to me and after that zero moults. I have read that they grow in a year, but with that growth speed.. is this even true? One of them is a very good eater, other two..not so much. Temperature in a room around 27-30°C (depends on either I want to open the window or want to suffer).
Same goes for my Liocheles Australasiae slings, after two months they're still as little as a pinky's nail.
Do they need something else to grow or is it just normal for all scorpions?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Back in January I bought 3 H. Silenus slings. They moulted a day after they've come to me and after that zero moults. I have read that they grow in a year, but with that growth speed.. is this even true? One of them is a very good eater, other two..not so much. Temperature in a room around 27-30°C (depends on either I want to open the window or want to suffer).
Same goes for my Liocheles Australasiae slings, after two months they're still as little as a pinky's nail.
Do they need something else to grow or is it just normal for all scorpions?

Some tarantula also grow slowly my slings barely grew had them almost a year . What are you feeding them?

 

[Kheyg Kharra]

Some tarantula also grow slowly my slings barely grew had them almost a year . What are you feeding them?

Mostly crickets, rarely roaches and mealworms. And for Australasiae feed them newborn roaches rn.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Mostly crickets, rarely roaches and mealworms. And for Australasiae feed them newborn roaches rn.

That’s weird two won’t eat much , those are Perfect feeders. I guess wait on more opinions?? Maybe someone knows more.

 

[Kheyg Kharra]

That’s weird two won’t eat much , those are Perfect feeders. I guess wait on more opinions?? Maybe someone knows more.

They are mostly in their burrows, so as I'm trying to give them their snacks they can get scared and refuse to eat. The other one just rests under their moss blankie

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They are mostly in their burrows, so as I'm trying to give them their snacks they can get scared and refuse to eat. The other one just rests under their moss blankie

Do they eat prekilled mealworms ?

 

[Kheyg Kharra]

Do they eat prekilled mealworms ?

They can handle alive x D

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They can handle alive x D

they eat when hungry . Sorry they are so picky.
Ahh I see. I had an emp once but I kept too dry or it died of old age I don’t know. I’ve never had a baby scorpion. I wanted a desert hairy but I hear they are hard to keep.

 

[jennywallace]

My AFS's were really slow growing too, no moults and I'd had them over a year and still only an inch long. My Paravaejovis spinigerus also hasn't moulted in nearly 18 months, still really small. Admittedly, I don't keep them very warm, they get kept at the same temperature as my T's, so that could have something to do with it.

 

[CRX]

Hi OP, I have a little AFS and I've had similar questions to yours. I think this species could be potentially very long-lived in certain environments.

edit: Also, it has to be said, even if these guys can tolerate living with each other, there is still always the possibility of aggression or death. Just no way to 100% avoid it. And maybe even not death, they just happen to be individual scorps that dont get along with each other and thats why only the dominant one is eating, the others are too stressed out. It happens.

 

[The Snark]

AFS are survivalists along the lines of the water buffalo or Galapagos tortoise. Slow metabolisms and infrequent food availability in the wild contributing factors. As in right now, AFS have been in their burrows since December or January, most of SE Asia is in parched desert mode and there won't be plentiful food until the rains come which can be as late as July.

 

[Milipedesarecool]

Try Janalychas tricarinatus, this parthenogenic little scorpion can grow insanely fast under proper temperature humidity and ventilation, the fastest record is 5 month. They need high humidity, high ventilation, high temperature and frequently feeding to reach that crazy speed.
Even if you don't push it, the most still reaches adulthood within one year.
Most tityus are also fast, it took my tityus serrulatus 8-9 month.

 

[darkness975]

Be thankful, their lifespan is less than half of most female tarantulas.