Erm...go slow man...lychas are faster and more escape prone ?
I lost erm...let me see ar...bout 5 pcs in my room to date...dun think they are not smart

Ok...my other emperor pop again...so may wanna let some go...depends on how many there are lor...

Scorpion is cool. Thinking ... should I get one?

Get one Allan! Just as neat as watching a baby retic! Very easy to maintain.

wow lost 5...must have hard time sleeping at night...i tink i can handle them..cause im a tarantula keeper as well

which one for beginner?, rafiqos.

The slower ground-dwelling ones that don't pack enough venom to kill you would be good. LOL!!!

I have only African Emps and Asian Forest Scorpions. They're nice enough for people like me. Not so adventurous yet..

This post has been edited by rafiqos: Mar 26 2008, 04:29 PM

After doing some reading, i begin to like Africa Emperor Scorpion. How much each AES cost?

Halo taikor...
Din know u drop by to see our not so happening thread lar...

Yar...emps are great to start with but by my experience...i'd say get the local big Heterometrus longimanus. They tend to be less cannibalistic in nature compared to even the emps...I've not lost any of my babies to cannibalism as did my emps...I'll be planning for some rare Pandinus and hopefully get to breed them...

And to the other bro that said he is a T keeper...erm...Ts and scorps are different in behaviour...I find Ts to be hardier compared to scorpions...i've lost countless of scorplings but only 1 baby T only...and barkscorpions...u dun wanna mess with them...spiders run but they will stop for a lil while...scorps run forever...and barkscorpions are damn fast and not to mention agile...worst part is that they dun warn u before they strike.

No worries Bal, I'll teach him how to keep em

I'd go with Balthasar's advice. He's got loads of experience when it comes to the order Scorpiones. Heterometrus do pretty well even when given minimal attention. The Longimanus is also my first scorpion, and I've enjoyed keeping them since day one!

An AFS scorpling can come as cheap as RM3 and above. An AES, however is more costly due to 'certain' factors..ranging from RM40 and above. Both these species display different temperaments and tolerances. Physical features like fatter pedipalps makes AES look sweet! If you can Allan, get an adult/subadult, mortality is significantly reduced as they are more tolerable to variation in humidity and other external pressures.

For me, I enjoy watching my pets grow, hence am willing to risk taking babies. Watching them grow with every moult brings alot of joy. LOL!

ooo....thx for the advice....hope the sifus here will educate me more on scorpions

ya ya ya, i wanna be student too, scorpion sifu.

Yar i know...Lychas mucronatus not that poisonous so i guess its quite ok if u keep ur hands away from them lor...
I'm not hitting at you la...just that previously got some people here are sifus wannabe and simply teach others stuff that i dun think is right lor...all i can say is to take it slowly lor...coz when ur collection explode so will ur expenses and if suddenly u loose interest...apa macam lar...like me lol I used to have 35 sp at hand...now down to 18 like that



I'm trying to arrange an import (YES LEGALLY) from Germany...not cheap but they have a lot of rare prizes if u know how to appreciate them...problem is that have to pay in EURO...
So if u guys fancy some pricey stuff...let me know so we can work something out to reduce the shipping cost

This post has been edited by Balthasar: Mar 30 2008, 12:40 AM

Can import tarantulas too?

U dun wanna buy those from Germany coz here they are much better priced...over there...its called cut throat
So if wanna get cut, at least get those that are hard to come by den worth loosing ur neck lor

wahaha, they slaughter you
imagine here im selling something for RM25, but there 12 EURO. LoL!

mana semua peminat scorpion ini? ...hilang...

miowww...LOL!

Not around coz not many people minat betul betul...only minat panas panas tahi ayam only...

Anyway...my baby emps are ready for sale...anyone interested...PM me...or Rafiqos

I think emps are a lil more fierce than afs right? When i bought my afs back then, i actually wanted to buy emp cuz its said to be more tame or at least not as vicious. When I went there, the person demonstrated to me that emps are more likely to strike than afs so i ended up with an afs.