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much about fitting in as dressing like a prep.

Definitely not a scorpion. Looks to be a 4in Hadrurus sp. Quite common in the SW US.

@Kerberoz01 Androctonus = man-killer. Australis = southern (from the south). Androctonus australis = southern man-killer.

@gsscorpions82 no, I was asking about the number of molts they have to adulthood. I would love to try out a communal set-up like you were interested in (hopefully with any information you've gathered from experience) but didn't want to put them together too soon.

@evilman210 there is no need to stun the mouse. Fresh killed prey items are almost always accepted by captive snakes. For those that won't eat pre-killed feeders, feed them live while monitoring the event. "Bopping" the mouse is cruel and unnecessary.

@ubit397 I used to design and build them for customers of the shop I worked at and for local businesses/hospitals and such. I would love to show off the pictures I had of my work but sadly lost them to a computer crash. Im hoping to get a job at a large zoo or something similar where I can show o...

I recommend not buying a pet scorpion at a national pet store chain period... Find local exotic pet shops or breeders nearby. Theyll be able to give you a lot more information on care and the individual animal intended for purchase.

Expert village sucks.

@ilabstudios all scorpions are venomous, some are more toxic than others. This isnt soley based on color either. There are plenty of toxic black scorpions and plenty of near harmless yellow ones. While lizards eat scorpions in the wild, noone should risk their pet getting stung, no matter the spe...

A simple, yet very effective method. It would make it much easier to document feed and growth patterns as well. All the while, as you said it, saving room.

I dont plan on starting this study until sometime next year. Depending on the rate they mature and then reproduce, who knows how long i...

Im pretty sure you are violating multiple federal laws in the videos you freely post of youtube. Just want to give you a heads up.

Its probably not the smartest thing to do.

@MeaninglessEndeavor while I highly doubt that you have an A. australis there, they are very common in the trade and easily aquired. If it is, however, your friend is a careless moron for trying to grab a scared buthid from the corner of an aquarium with his bare hand.

As for the antivenom, ye...

@PoliticoJake no I meant over expand. The pedals on this round were designed to fold back at a near perpendicular angle to the main body of the round. At this point you get maximum expansion and optimum conditions for the most damage to be done. In my 1911a1 the pedals will over expand and bend b...

Dude, you should have had the tongs all along. S. maurus is a skidish animal. Handling him isnt a good idea. The three stings taught you that. Just be lucky it wasnt a more toxic variety of exotic desert scorpion.

@ALopezProduction it all depends on the species. Many collectors/breeders keep specimens in deli cups or containers of similar size. Some species are comfortable with more space. My Centruroides vittatus share a 10gal aquarium with less space than that and there are 12 of them in there! Ive known...

Not a bad set-up and great looking animals. The only pointer I would give would be to deepen the substrate to at least 4in. Six would be better. This species loves to burrow and hide deep in the ground.

And, to help with confusion. That is technically only a red bulb. I dont believe anything on ...

I believe you are thinking of Centruroides vittatus as far as species name goes. That is the proper name of the very common "striped bark scorpion". Nice looking animals. I would add more vertical bark slabs for them to crawl on, however. Especially with so many in the enclosure. Nice to see they...