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caring for a pet scorpion?

I've got a scorpion, and have decided to keep it as a pet... but I don't know how to care for it. I've fed her a spider so far, and I think she enjoyed it. I'm only guessing... However, when searching for tips on the net, all I can find is instructions for the care of Emperor Scorpions. This is not an Emperor. She's only as about as big as my thumb (with her tail lain down), a light brown color with a darker brown (almost black) spot on her back. Her claws are little bitty, so I'm pretty sure she's deadly... I'm all right with that. But!, I want to make sure I'm able to care for her correctly. Also, I'm only guessing she's a she... Where do I go to find out this kind of stuff for this type of scorpion? Thanks!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I keep emperor scorpions 2 large adult female and a small 2cm juvenile.

    do you have a pic of your little girl as i may be able to help.

    feeding for her give her crickets not to small an not to big or better still small locust my little one loves all the above.

    if you have a pic you can post it here for a id at link below

    http://www.rfuk.co.uk/ and good luck

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    This is terrible(no offence) The substrate should not be sand. They cant burrow easily in it and it retains almost no moisture. The substrate should be peat moss, vermiculite, peat moss/vermiculite mix, or coco nut fiber. I personally use coconut fiber. There should be at least 4 inches of substrate so they can burrow. The tank size and hides is right. They need humidity of at least 80%. They are a tropical species of scorpion. They do not like light so replace the light it has with an infrared bulb(they cant see infrared) or the ceramic heat emitter. The ceramic heat emitter is preferable because it produces no light at all. If your worried about it being to hot than but a thermostat to turn it down. That's what I did. I like to keep the humidity really high so I spray the cage 2-3 times a day heavily. I also pour some water in a corner so it can go to the bottom of the tank and absorb into the substrate to keep the humidity up all day. I do that twice daily. Buy a humidity/temperature gauge at Walmart. There about 10 dollars. They will just about anything that moves. Sometimes they even eat each other. its recommended to keep them singly but they can be housed together without too many problems. They are found in colonies in the wild. Don't feed them wild things cause they might have pesticides on them and contain parasites. idk how often they molt but i know they molt six times than they they stop. Its very hard to distinguish a male from a female. Take good care of your scorpion and don't listen to these people I know what im doing.

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