i have to breed the crix coz i have tiny inverts to feed...
n they all kinda choosy.. dont want mealworms.. its like feeding my child with burgers...

Androctonus Mauretanicus molted today from 3i to 4i

Is that a gif ? lol!, They grow fast yeah ?

Everything is fast under his care lol

lol...all of inverts under his care will grow at faster speed.... so his the grower master...

This post has been edited by rideon: Oct 21 2009, 06:34 AM

lol..it a gif .. i uploaded to picturebuket and realize that the site actually have editing tools for the first time .played with it for a while and i got this picture ... lol..

hmm as for the molting rate ... i can't be sure .. they seems to molt as and when they like .. the first a.m that molted from 2i to 3i is still now under pre molting stage but the one that just molted from 3i to 4i is actually among last few that molted a month ago.. hmmm .. as for my a.a hector .. they are much slower molter as compare to the a.m.. .. well like i mentioned ...

i can't reali figure it out

hmmm maybe i shall share my secert to you guys ...
feed the guys with good gut loaded feeders ... i gut load my crickets with cat food RC32, carrots , veg etc ..some time maybe apple core etc ......

it seems like they grow faster if fed with nut food .. imo i think .. lol




lol.. not reali .... one of my red knee is 2 molt behind it own brothers or sister which have aready molted.
currently i am trying to conduct some experiment with regards to enclosure size .

i am wonder if size of the container the scorpion and tarantula kept in affects their growth rate and size ...

what do u guys think .. btw ... speaking i ventilation .. i rem someone got a love ventilation ... lol .. with so much love.. i believe the T living in that container is the happest T on earth lol ...

I gut load my crickets with repashy superfood .. they do look fat and juicy after eating that.

This post has been edited by leetplayer: Oct 21 2009, 11:09 AM

wow ..that is expensive feeder food ... lol .. i tot feed my feeder ex food .. u fed even more ex.. lol ...my rc food is from the container i feed my hedgelogs lol ..

Not really expensive lol.
I just gutload them before feeding them to my Ts . Their staple food is oat mix with some dog food.

i gutload mealworms with .. seem to be working for my Ts. Crickets are..... sticky.. but i do have some.

All with oranges, tomatoes, spirullina oats and cereals. Sometimes raisins.

hi everyone,
i'm a new scorpion keeper...
jus started few weeks ago....
i would like to ask how to prvent getting a sting by a scorpion when you are handle them???
izzit possible for me to cut off the telson ( the needle part ) so dat it couldn't inject venom into our body???
will they still survive without that and can it still grow back???
ok dats all i would like to noe for today and would like to hear more advise from all the pro bros here....
thx alot ppl...
God bless us all...

First of all, welcome
And 2nd, for 99% sure Uncle lyo will ask you "why dun you de-ball yourself??" lol...
We dun handle them. And we dun hope people cut off their stinger. They wont grow back. And they tend to die easily when their stinger been cut off. U could start with afs or aes 1st. Afs is much more cheaper. They seldom sting and their venom level is at lvl 1 out of 5.
err, sorry, read that you started few weeks ago, what sp you currently having?

This post has been edited by *FallenAngel*: Oct 21 2009, 11:05 PM

IT's best not to handle the scorpions.
THERE IS ALWAYS A risk
DO NOT cut off the telson. (of course it's your choice) but it's like if someone CUT OFF YOUR HAND.

it helps the scorpion to hunt

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Added on October 21, 2009, 11:08 pmlives longer, happier lives with stingers on them

(abang ryo.. be patient ah...)

This post has been edited by yltanisaac: Oct 21 2009, 11:08 PM

Hi, welcome to the hobby
But 1st of all why wan to handle a scorpion?
Treat them like goldfish where u can only view it but not handling them
Some people believe cutting the stinger (Not telson) will not kill the scorp, some believe it will leave a open wound and the scorp will eventually die from it
To be frank i dont really know but its the best if u dun cut it, be more humane and etiquette when dealing with pets
U don't defang ur tarantula did u?
Aside from that, for a AFS u dont really need to worry bout their sting, u should be kful with their pincher instead as they tend2 pinch more than stinging
Dun ask god to bless us, i hope god bless ur scorp

Kanineh
Exception for ppl who ask politely

oh ok....
chill i'm jus asking and dun worry i wont hurt them....
haha....
ermmmmm currently i'm having AFS and it tried to sting me a few times.....
so now after listen to u guys i think its gud for me to handle them anymore....
thx alot ppl....
i hope u guys can do tell me more and teach me more on scorpion....
thx again to everyone here....

u sure got 1 kind of afs jamesiukini.

as i know afs are the most docile types of scorpions. i have about 20 plus of them and not even 1 tried to sting me when i have to rehouse them. and about cutting the telsons off , i give u an example to put my point about cutting the telson off:

"u are handsome,strong and muscular man but ur d*ick no power to erect when it matter the most. in bed"

that is how a scorpion feels without its stinger. put urself in that situation and see how u feel. it is the same with the scorpion. they need the stinger not only for prey but prorecreation aka breeding.

some rule of the thumb if u are really interested in keeping scorpions:

feed them
maintain them
keep them happy
dont handle them

thats all.

and please do research regarding your scorpions. there are alot of information regarding captive care and breeding of afs since they are a very popular species.

by the way ryo. like my new avatar?

This post has been edited by akagidemon: Oct 22 2009, 12:28 AM

afs can live without the stinger.....
lester got 1 if not mistaken ....
i also saw a few in real case which the pet shop selling the scorpion and provide the service that helps customer to cut off the stinger^^

They dun die immediately after losing it
I personally have my 1st AFS stinger clipped off, she live till 1year and then die off
I have another friend who have a AFS with stinger clipped off, it die after a few weeks
A friend have a AFS for sale with the stinger clipped off last time, was returned by the customer, it died after a few weeks
Whether they die from the open wound of the sting or other reason is unsure but im leaning on the stinger

Also it's not fun to clipped away the stinger, i would appreciate if u can drop off ur "^^" smiley

I saw 1 using H. A or some other yellow scorpion .. wonder who it is