Heterometrus spinifer= Dark green color, smooth chela
Heterometrus swammerdami= Dark brown color, chela granulated like emperor
Heerometrus madrapatensis= Dark green/blue color, yellow leg, granulated chela

But those are just physical different, to identify them accurately u will need to look for their granulation pattern on their carapace
Each sp have different pattern

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Added on May 2, 2010, 11:26 pmIf u are into reading, this is a great article about heterometrus for ya
http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2004_15.pdf

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: May 2 2010, 11:26 PM

two pic on a 5th instar fat Emperor Scorpion from a scorpion lover friend
lol.. i must admit that he sure able to pump his scorpions fat too






This post has been edited by s98432512: May 3 2010, 02:32 PM

mind if i ask, when a female scorpion giving birth, should the male be separate from the female or can just leave it there?

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Added on May 4, 2010, 1:54 pmthanks for the info. it is great.

i love to see emperor scorpion though, looks fat...

This post has been edited by zoejehuty: May 4 2010, 01:54 PM

Separate is better.The male might eat the scorplings and this will stress the mother,which end up eat all her scorplings.

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Added on May 4, 2010, 2:03 pmI just notice this pdf already in my pc
Better start reading now

This post has been edited by HyourinMaru: May 4 2010, 02:03 PM

Hi guys just wanna find out what species should I get as a beginner? I mean apart from AFS n Emperors since I've kept those before. thanks

Depends which type you are looking for.Perhaps bark or desert sp. since you kept forest sp. b4

maybe another forest also? or a bark?

U might wanna get Nebo Hierichonticus from hyourinmaru
Thou they looks like afs but they are desert species
Aside from that, i think u wont be able to find other species also lol

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: May 4 2010, 04:18 PM

I agree with Ryo-san.. There are many other species out there.. but u wnt b finding any sold here... Not many people have them in huge numbers.. But then again.. Afs is good wut..
By the way.. anyone have extra Martensii crawling about???

BTW Ryo,mana ur Balls-a brood?
You knw teh drill,pic or it didnt happen

Later, u borrow me cable then i upload
Got too lazy at home

Wokay...its on my table

my last one just got delivered elsewhere.. some guy in Johor

hmm.. oh well hoping to mate with mine.. But the one i got i also dunno its sex..
So have to wait for some pic from a guy in the US.. So i can clearly identify wut gender mine is...

Ask him to measure his one from the carapace till end of the stinger also, then u measure urs and compare to see if urs are adult or not

hi there, i just got my 2 lovely scorpion. is nice to keeping back scorpion after nearly 2 years not keeping it.
one thing about the soil, normally you all use peat-moss or coco-fiber?

No difference imo...As long they can hold moisture well.Depend on sp. also

i had few scorpion n now looking for Leiurus quinquestriatus scorpling, any1 know where to find 1?

Nebo hierichonticus might not be the best scorpions for first time desert species keepers Ryo. It's the only scorpion from the family Diplocentridae that is medically important.

The positively charged sodium ions in the Beta toxins in this particular species is capable of breaking through the BBB (Blood-brain barrier). The ions actively discharge onto the barrier (which is a form of membrane that barricades the brain from being flooded with blood). The venom then strike the neurotransmitters in the brain, causing them to fire rapidly with no brakepads. Among the first signs of the venom taking over is bulbar impairment, where the victim will begin to drool uncontrollably because of the loss of control over swallowing. The extent of damage a Nebo hierichonticus tag can cause is still being studied.

I'd go for a Hottentotta caboverdensis instead. They are both cute and feisty at the same time.

This post has been edited by rafiqos: May 9 2010, 10:15 AM