Any Scorpion lovers here?

[Mel]

My son came home with two Scorpions. (like father like son...big sigh) Anyone have ideas or pics for set ups to share?

 

[Tom]

{Shoots hand up} Ooh! Ooh! Me!ME!

Yeah I kinda like 'em. Set them up like a terrestrial tarantula. Shallow water dish. Digable substrate. Little cave to hide out in. I like to use old bark for them to slide under. I'll often stack a few pieces together. That way they can pick the bottom layer if they want to be more damp, or move up the stack a bit if they want to be more dry. Feed them a bug once or twice a week. Oh, and I'd house them separately.

Do you know what species you've got?

 

[Tortoise Hub]

Scorpions are too cool! Emperors are my favorite! What type did he come home with?

 

[acrantophis]

{Shoots hand up} Ooh! Ooh! Me!ME!

Yeah I kinda like 'em. Set them up like a terrestrial tarantula. Shallow water dish. Digable substrate. Little cave to hide out in. I like to use old bark for them to slide under. I'll often stack a few pieces together. That way they can pick the bottom layer if they want to be more damp, or move up the stack a bit if they want to be more dry. Feed them a bug once or twice a week. Oh, and I'd house them separately.

Do you know what species you've got?

I second this!

 

[chase thorn]

Here

 

[Tom]

That is a great set up Chase.

 

[Jacqui]

I think they are interesting t look at, but I'll admit they never struck my fancy.

 

[Tom]

I think they are interesting t look at, but I'll admit they never struck my fancy.

You gotta watch 'em hunt! Pretty neat-o.

 

[Jacqui]

I think they are interesting t look at, but I'll admit they never struck my fancy.

You gotta watch 'em hunt! Pretty neat-o.

I would imagine it to be something a bit different then most.

 

[Mel]

Thanks for the tips. We'll be working on the set up. I'll have to ask my son what kind they are.

 

[Itort]

My BTs and monitor love them. LOL

 

[chase thorn]

Mine are Texas Bark Scorps.... Very low maintenance and easy to care for. Couple hides water dish (shallow) and some substrate like bark, rocks, dirt, sand. The size of cricket depends on how much they eat on a sitting. Mine sometimes would eat just half and then walk off. Remove the left over cricket so they don't get parasites or other things if they try and eat it again. They eat about 3 crickets a week approx. Sometimes none at all. This is just Bark scorpions though. Good luck and post pics!

 

[Mel]

My BTs and monitor love them. LOL

What's a BT? How big is your monitor? Expensive snack.

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Mine are Texas Bark Scorps.... Very low maintenance and easy to care for. Couple hides water dish (shallow) and some substrate like bark, rocks, dirt, sand. The size of cricket depends on how much they eat on a sitting. Mine sometimes would eat just half and then walk off. Remove the left over cricket so they don't get parasites or other things if they try and eat it again. They eat about 3 crickets a week approx. Sometimes none at all. This is just Bark scorpions though. Good luck and post pics!

So do crickets carry parasites or attract them? I usually leave crickets with the Tarantula.

 

[Jacqui]

My BTs and monitor love them. LOL

What's a BT? How big is your monitor? Expensive snack.

Would guess blue tongues? Just a wild guess.

 

[Tom]

I usually leave crickets with the Tarantula.

This is very dangerous for your T. If its shedding time and he doesn't eat them, the crickets will eat him during the shedding process when he is still soft. You should only put in one at time and remove it if its not eaten within a few minutes. Roaches are a different story. They won't mess with a live animal in most cases.

 

[Mel]

I usually leave crickets with the Tarantula.

This is very dangerous for your T. If its shedding time and he doesn't eat them, the crickets will eat him during the shedding process when he is still soft. You should only put in one at time and remove it if its not eaten within a few minutes. Roaches are a different story. They won't mess with a live animal in most cases.

Thanks I'll let my son know!

 

[Deac77]

My monitor loves them too and I personally love keeping them!

 

[Itort]

My BTs and monitor love them. LOL

What's a BT? How big is your monitor? Expensive snack.
BT is a bluetongue skink and the monitor is a Timor about 2' long (over half of that is tail). Like all tropical and subtropical lizards scorpions are a prey species.