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Balthasar
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 Mar 8 2006, 09:44 AM
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They are going for USD7 each...for the time being la. Will finalise the costing once i get the official list of species. I've asked for P.cavimanus and P.viatoris...red clawed emperors heheh  dunno the price is exciting or not nia  May have problem with P.imperator as it is listed in the CITES species export list. Will try and see la. Thinkin of keeping lotsa stock of these babies...nice and sweet The guy died in moult hmmm. could be due to lacking of humidity kua. Do u guys spray water or mist ur scorps ??? Its recommended ler...even by experts. Though weather zone is the same but we are in KL region which is basically like frying pan... Niway, my Scorpion Tank Custom, will be out like next week or so. Now still visiting the shop guy and giving instructions. Priced lower than 100...will haggle for lower haha  This post has been edited by Balthasar: Mar 8 2006, 09:48 AM |
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Balthasar
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Mar 8 2006, 03:15 PM
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QUOTE(NZX @ Mar 8 2006, 01:59 PM) So i'd rather wait...maybe in a years time when most of us here are more experienced...we can bring in some huh. until then...lets look at other less dangerous species. hehe. Yar yar...we wanna build a club and increase members...and not reducing the numbers...LOL Hey X-Free, read that desert scorps will burrow to get more humid environment. So tat means the keeper will actually need to moist the sand from the bottom up... even more complicated than the forest scorps. Funny idea, anyone wanna go hunting for scorps ??? In the first place anyone know where to hunt for scorps ??? hahaha. Saw my first H.spinifer in butterfly park KL and my first wild one in Taman Negara...The wild bugger is nice but dun dare to touch it...twas 15 tat time  About the list, the ang moh still counting the stock la...wait a while for him to list down what they have...I've asked for Urodacus planimanus...hope they have it. Read that Australian Lycas' are not poisonous wor...but looks like one... |
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Balthasar
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Mar 9 2006, 04:18 PM
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Had a email conversation with the pros, so i tot i wanna share it with you guys. In terms of Forest scorpions...Pandinus spp. and Heterometrus spp. "unless you plan on establishing an experimental
communal (they tend not to play well with others)
group of 4-6 Scorpio maurus (Scorpionidae), the size
of the enclosure below is more fitting for a breeding
group of 2-3 adult Heterometrus or Pandinus spp.
This species only rarely attains adult lengths in
excess of 60 mm (40-60 mm). DO NOT use "hot" rocks as
a heat source for scorpions! Use ambient room temps,
heating mats, heat cables, heat tape or incandescent
light bulbs. Also, if you live in a region that
experiences RH levels above 75% for most of the year,
a fog/mist machine in unnecessary.
A good "rule of thumb" for moisture-sensitive scorpion
species - if the substrate is moist and there's a
filled water bowl, they'll thrive.
All of my various Heterometrus spp. do fine with moist
substrate and a water bowl with a large surface area
(to increase the evaporative rate).
If you still need to elevate the RH a bit, simply
cover up to 80% (no more) of the enclosure lid with a
thin piece of Plexiglas or food wrap (cello-film).
This will retain a higher rate of RH within the
enclosure without having to resort to using mist
machines!
Lastly, if you have 4 aquariums running with warm
water and filters AND you live in a tropical country,
RH should not be a factor of concern.
One of the most visually stunning and impressive of
the above two mentioned genera is Heterometrus
longimanus (Herbst, 1800). This glossy jet-black,
long-clawed species is distributed in the Asiatic
region throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines
and Singapore. Other good choices would be H. cyaneus,
H. laoticus and H. spinifer. Also, Pandinus imperator
(the emperor scorpion).
Other options include communal groups of Isometrus or
Lychas spp. (e.g. L. mucronatus).
Looking for H. spinifer:
Search for them within/under rotting sections of
trees, in dead standing timber, at the base of living
and dead trees, in areas with abundant ground cover,
with moist, loose soil. Try turning over surface
structure, ground litter and look for burrows"(LUCIAN K. ROSS)Wanna go hunting ??? Very long conversation, even with a breeder talking about mostly keeping S.maurus and Hadrurus arizonensis...and their keeping condition. Took me 10 mins to read and understand their replies.  This post has been edited by Balthasar: Mar 9 2006, 04:21 PM |
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Balthasar
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Mar 10 2006, 10:10 AM
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QUOTE(julchin_09 @ Mar 10 2006, 02:23 AM) Yeah. All you have to do actually is go to any logging site or those wood warehouses by the jungles. Its a common sight to them....You can easily fill a bucket with them. Just overturn some of the logs... Who wanna go collect ar ? Wanna get some wild caught ones heheh. Forest yar...but where, Selangor where got natural forest anymore ?  |
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Balthasar
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Mar 10 2006, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE(X-Free! @ Mar 10 2006, 02:04 PM) Say No to WC, bro!!! Please concern bout the nature.... The list is still in progress. He is taking it easy ler...will call him after i get an idd card...mahal lor call use normal line...will include this into charges Well as with WC specimens, it is ok as long as there are abundant specimens in the wild. Once a while you will need new genes to be introduced into your breeds or it will deteriorate and become weaker. When collecting, take only what you need...1-2 is ok...tat is 1-2 pieces...not pails ok. U must know when to stop and withold your urges  . Hets are very abundant depending on species. People harvest/pillage as my frens calls it , the Hadrurus population and also the Smeringurus mesaensis population by the pail loads...for paperweight...and he also says there are still so many more of these in the desert...so if anyone wanna help protect the species, do not buy souvenirs that feature these creatures. |
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Balthasar
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Mar 10 2006, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE(julchin_09 @ Mar 10 2006, 03:57 PM) Chill Dude. A question was asked so I was obliged to answer. I won't go into the jungle looking one. BUt my friend is a logging contractor working on site and he told me he has a bucket load for me. The Indon workers would either kill is or eat it as its a hindrance to their work. I volunteered to take it loh. But it hasn't reached me....AFS. Now we see why massive deforestation is bad for the environment...the lil scorps get eaten up instead Its better that you take the bucket release those buggers somewhere else. may contain different sp in there. Where is that place...wanna go see see...see got other species there or not la...heard they say got lychas here in malaysian jungle...cool O.pallipes...for your eyes only...its been banned to leave its country so can forget of it being purchased legally heheh http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/visser/o_pallipes1.jpgThis post has been edited by Balthasar: Mar 10 2006, 04:33 PM |
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Balthasar
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Mar 10 2006, 06:05 PM
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QUOTE(julchin_09 @ Mar 10 2006, 05:24 PM) .Nice T, Unfortunatly too many have been exported that they had to ban the lil critter from leaving.... Its not a T...its a S la... I dunno wat u mean by T niway heheh Seen Hadrurus spadix ? To me it looks more beautiful than H.arizonensis leh...so much more. Its common too...heheh. Nobody interested in Hadogenes or any other flat variants ??? |
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Balthasar
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Mar 17 2006, 11:40 AM
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QUOTE(julchin_09 @ Mar 10 2006, 09:26 PM) Sorry dude...My bad. Very active in the tarantula section too Please hold on a while... I just called them again today...they said the list will be ready by noon... Sorry ar...was busy with my work...plus i also ask about a lot of other stuff...hand itchy la...haha I asked for Scorps, T's, Torts and so on...heheh That fella also dunno the scientific name...so that means i will have to sort out for them ler...may take time... |
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Balthasar
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Mar 22 2006, 11:31 AM
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Ok got some names liao... Anyone interested to get these ? Asian Forest Scorpion Central American Black Scorpions (Centruroides sp.) Central American Gold Scorpions (no scientific name yet) Pandinus imperator Opisthophthalmus walhbergii  Pandinus cavimanus Hadogenes Troglodytes M'sia Water Scorpions  Heterometrus Longimanus Tarantula list will be updated...now calculating the price as their website...they did not update...now price went up...so did the shipping...USD100  |
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Balthasar
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Mar 22 2006, 12:32 PM
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QUOTE(X-Free! @ Mar 22 2006, 11:56 AM) May i know what's the common name for Opisthophthalmus walhbergii? price went up again ah? Wah....damn costly, haiz!!! O.Wahlbergii is the Tricolor scorpion...use my link and see...u'll agree tat its the prettiest in the list...I'm goin for that one... Price tat we are looking nto is about 100+ not more than 150 la...well better than common scorps la...more buyer then even lower than 100 lor... I'm looking into only 4 specimens so we can arrange one day and meet to discuss what sp tat we all like. I suggest...O.wahlbergii  , P.imperator, P.cavimanus (redclaw emperor) and H.longimanus...AFS...er no point la...hor I rate this the best lookin in the list BTW can't manage to get H.arizonensis...not in his list...will call him again just before ordering to check see stock in or not...i love tat one too and my tank is more customized for desert environment The supplier was suprised i know my names better than his list heheh...guess he deals with too many reptiles lor... Ok thanks for your reply...going for lunch...will come up with the official trading post when i get back...home tat is... |
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Balthasar
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Mar 22 2006, 02:12 PM
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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 22 2006, 01:40 PM) waitting for ur price list .. i personarly more like those sand scorpion with the colour more same as the sand colour.. haha. The O.wahlbergii that you intro seem darker Sand scorps are very nice...but very hard to care for...they are opposite of the emperors or afs tat we usually keep. Too humid,it will die. Its complicated. I like the Arizonensis...cool bugs...but no stock...so is the Isreali golden desert scorp or S.maurus palmatus. Wahlbergii's i think is from desert or semi desert area wan la...nice color. I tot they were gonna say, O.glabifrons instead...tat one is a bit poisonous lor...so was very when they confirm wahlbergii...most colorful ler i think heheh and safe too... http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/Fiches3.htmlike to share this link with you guys...its a caresheet for the lil critters...to see their needed requirements and behaviour...very good informations...must check it out. EDITED : Sorry for the wrong info just now...the site stated Opisthacanthus which i stated as Opistophthalmus...sorry for the error made. This post has been edited by Balthasar: Mar 22 2006, 04:08 PM |
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Balthasar
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Mar 23 2006, 02:04 PM
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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 23 2006, 12:48 AM) so u mean the Wahlbergii's is somekind of semi desert mean the humidty is more ezy to take care lo .. and wanna ask for those pandinus, how is the price, how long .... Eh sorry guys...i was doing some updating yesterday and LYN server was down for a while...i didn't save...so it has to be done again... Was it LYN server or my pc problem ar ??? Cannot log in ler... |
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Balthasar
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Mar 24 2006, 11:10 AM
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Dude...abit late... I customized mine liao...its big and its cheap... Below 100 for a 2.5ft tank with broadness of 2ft and 1.5ft high. Swing down hinge door tat can be used as a make shift table. (U can put the food or the scorp there when u wish to play or mess with it.) Aluminium panel on the inside to prevent bugs from climbing the silicone. Customized vent holes for use with fans (desert variety) Can contain more sand level so that the burowing scorps can go about their business. Top portion is free opening Terarium door will have a magnetic lock for safety purposes. I think too much... But since customizing will cost lower than 100...why not since the size also very spacious. Will customize another one for my P.cavimanus tank. Make it taller. |
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Balthasar
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Mar 25 2006, 05:10 PM
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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 25 2006, 07:40 AM) cause they all do .. make me feel like so ezy geh .. lolx Dry silicone u remove with sharp blade...i do it many times liao...no problem...must slide it at the sharpest angle and not at 90degree. Weih... U guys no reply on the scorpion wan... Apalar...get list and price liao but still no one confirm wan... Like tat how to get it in fast la...I also cannot wait to get the critters liao |
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Balthasar
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Mar 26 2006, 12:40 AM
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Went to MidValley that wednesday to grab a trainer scorp for meself hehehe The guy said that it is imperator. I tot so...so i bought it... Just now did a last minute checking...found out that the coloration is similar to imperator but...the chelae is too shiny to qualify for an imperator So i guess that i accidentally got a H.spinifer  |
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Balthasar
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Mar 26 2006, 09:40 AM
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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 26 2006, 04:03 AM) OMG.. but H spinifier price is more cheaper than an Imperator .. the scorpion think think Yar lor... But one thing good is that its a big sized fella about 15cm like tat. Its a male...i guess the rest there are males too |
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Balthasar
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Mar 26 2006, 09:34 PM
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U guys got a clearer pix of a semi adult spinifer ?
I just wanna compare with mine...he is a bit greenish...kinda nice too.
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Balthasar
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Mar 27 2006, 11:30 AM
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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 27 2006, 10:44 AM) And those two i also got .. ^^ .. my pandinus molted dy.. so nice big big pintch .. like can go hit ppl then the ppl pening ~ Show some Pix... Emperor's are stubbier and claws are shorter & rougher too. |
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Balthasar
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Mar 28 2006, 02:59 PM
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Do you cover the top of the tank ? Otherwise you will face problem with humidity... Sorry but i cannot see what kinda scorp is that.  I know tat its dark colored haha |
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Balthasar
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Mar 28 2006, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(Vinspire @ Mar 28 2006, 04:08 PM) Heterometrus longimanus  |
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