TAGreptiles and smellocheese,

thnks for inviting me to this forum here! nice to know you guys though..

and hello guys those scorpion enthus in this forum,

by the way lychas Mucronatus can be found in many Asian countires, jus at different state. there maybe , in malaysia but no one knowas which state... its also found in CHina, Malaysia, Phillipines, Indonesia, and even india, there maybe more.. heres the link to wat speic there is in malaysia

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eycb/scorpions/AIMalaisie.htm

hope it helps... by the way TAGreptiles, you r not wrong to say CHINA because those that you have are from there common name are usless. one name can mean several species and one spiecies can have dirrerent common name, wat ever the seller wans to call it

regards

HI all..heheh for the start some of my stuff... should
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This post has been edited by Scorpfanatic: May 19 2006, 12:34 PM

This post has been edited by Scorpfanatic: May 19 2006, 12:32 PM

some of my scorpion videos..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQy9Ek0MemY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn4MdiKqBSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR6nMZPL0Co

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SssXigu1S-o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-WeVvSm6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWyWKxsJHes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3SNClsp-Zo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvq9HIkyUFI

enjoy

wah lan wat shifu.. jus fello hobbist~! hehe lets enjoy this hobby andlearn form each other

haha thanks... they r from india...

hahah C.rectimanus.. they full grown only 2cm .. +-... but some europeans like them alot. if you manage to find any you can trade with some hot species if you can get a breeding pair

@julchin_09 - im no expert here lah... jus fellow hobbist.. don make me say this again! hehehe... jus wana share some knowlege, who knows everyone here might have something for me to learn from ! can i copy yr avatar? hehehe but i won use it here whahaha

This post has been edited by Scorpfanatic: May 19 2006, 09:43 PM

hi guys, sawy one of my h.spinifer mouting to 5th instar, expecting more moults in days to come i think , view the pictures and you'll know y.. haha







oh and i found my L.scutilus having some funny positions so i snap some pics tpoo enjoy

hi there.. heres wat i did.. some pictures too.... my female gave birth last october now the slings are 4th instars, the pictures will guoide you through the stages..

First instar they will still be on the mums back, she may/maynot eat. she may jus kill preys and jus leave them there, a way to protect the youngs from ANY LIVING THINGS..

link to the video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQy9Ek0MemY

heres how they will look at 2nd instar (still on mums back)




after they get a lil darker, they will start wondering ard and findin hides (still near to the mum or the mum will still stay near them, at this stage , they will feed on preys (adult crix, mealworms) my female usually chew the head off and then dump the rest under the hide where all teh babies are for them to feed, this last quite a while around close to ard 1 month if im not wrong untill they moult to 3rd instar, which then they can feed on head crushed mealworms..

2nd instars...




after which they will mount into 3rd instar which they will turn dark, no longer dark yellowish with cute red claws hhe.. this time i sperate them and keep them in group of 3s or 5s..





moulting



then they will grow real fat... feeding on jus meal worms, they will look like this




moulted to 4th instar







i kept them communel again at 4th instar, because ive sold most of the siblings and im keeping these 9 of them... as my own hehehe



and of course now one of them is 5th instar

to prevent cannabalisation at any point, jus make sure they r well fat at all time, temp ard 80-85F, humidity HIGH! mealworms for them to eat AT ALL TIMES! untill 4th instar their diet has been meal worms, ive kept them that way and raise 28 scorplings till 4th instar before selling most away without any signs or cannabalisation even when smaller scorplings moult.. hope it workd for you too

Androctonus Bicolor
Chaerilus rectimanus
Centruroides vittatus
Heterometrus spinifer
Leiurus Quinquestriatus
Lychas scutilus
Lychas mucronatus
Mesobuthus Martensii
Mesobuthus Tamulus
Parabuthus Transvaalicus
Pandinus Imperator

er.. reching adults in 2-3 moults. then i can find out their sex, then i can mate and sell those that i don need their my first desert scorpions.. very nice to watch their feeing venom is 5/5 though , not fun to disturb causes significant numbers of death a year in india. but it all happen in the rural area where anti venom is not readily available or hospitals r like damn far, so catully they won die, its because cannot ruch to hospital in time ~

yeah still ard.. waiting for it final moult very fat hiding all day long hhahaa

nice pic of callisto there.. good luck with the babie sthey r easy to care , jus don disturb the babies untill trhen and you'll be fine, AND DON REMOVE THEM ANY EARLIER OR THEY WILL DIE!

and i think you got some wrong substrate down there wat you using>

This post has been edited by Scorpfanatic: May 21 2006, 11:26 PM

it can be faster.. it ranges from 8-12moths. hehehe depending on the temp their kept and the amount of food they get

well i waited for them to moult to 3rd instar... like eh,.... when every i see any scorpling moult i remove them, this some how simulates the babies leaving the mum slowly.. if you one shot take everythong away not veyr good for the mu m leh she moght be copme aggresive

if you remove the babies from her back they will die

they turn dark in late 2nd instar moulting to 3rd...

Some freshly moulted pics!

sorri dono where to post sp i jus post here first.. it was judgement day for this lil fellow...

caught this gecko in my roach colony, stealing my roaches.. my.. how can i let it scot-free? well end up my pede will have an even more wonderful meal rather then the usual roaches

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