Some of my Scorps

[Jessica Dring]

Very nice looking. Have you ever been stung

Have you ever bred your emperors?

Thankyou
Nope I've never been stung. I only recently got thee scorps so I've not bred them but hope to in the next year or two.

Don't they sting, Jessica? I mean can you let them crawl over your hands with nether a worry?

I think if you dont corner them you are safe, they will just walk over you like a log. Could be wrong and its not something I would try if I had some

I used to let mine crawl on me and I never got stung. You just have to be careful not to startle them.

You do have to be very careful with them. The Emperor Scorpions (the large black ones) are pretty much the most docile. Like the Chile Rose Hair of Tarantulas. If you 'pick' them up, they do become defensive. I pick them up just behind their sting and then place them on my hand. Sometimes they will still be a little argumentitive and pinch you, but they don't sting. I can touch my Emperor Scorpions anywhere, and they won't sting unless pushed. Saying that, all are individuals and two of the Emperor Scorpions get startled easily and are quick to sting.

The main thing with Emperors is that they do a funny walk sometimes where they swing their tail, and sometimes when relaxing, hold it to the side of the body..in this case you have to be very careful they do not catch you with their stings by accident.


The Israeli Gold Scorpions are very aggressive. If startled they do like to chase you lol, and won't even bother pincing you, they just sting. But once placed on your hand they walk about without a care in the world. You still have to be very careful with them as they have a more powerful sting.

I also have a Desert Hairy Scorpion, who, contrary to popular belief is more nervous and skittish than aggressive. He will run away before stinging. I have handled him without much problem, but he will freak out if you move. I've decided that since handling stresses him out, I just won't handle him anymore.

I can honestly say I've found a scorp will pinch you most times over stinging.

wowww. that's B.A. what do you feed it???

Crickets, Locusts, Waxworms, Large grub things I cant remember the name of lol but they love them, VERY occasional pinky.

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I saw that in a pet store . Can you do that 24/7 and will they continue to glow?

Yeah they will continue to glow, but only while the blacklight is on them. I have always wondered if having them under a blacklight for an extended period of time might be bad for them though. Anybody know?

Yes they will continue to glow, but it is EXTREMELY bad for them. Its a constant stress for them. Most scorpions are nocturnal, and as we all know, there is no bright sunshine in the middle of the night. Being under a very bright light such as a UV even for more than say an hour, will hinder their health. I've never personally tried it, and probably won't. I've seen the pictures and its very cool, and even though I know it won't hurt them for a few minutes, I just don't see the need. I've seen the pics whats so different in person lol? I did see it once at an aquarium, and tbh it wasn't that big of a deal. The aquarium stopped doing it once they found out how harmful it can be in prelonged periods (they used to do it all day) which is good news they were prepared to learn.

I prefer handling scorpions to tarantulas because IMO and from my experience (15 tarantulas and 7 scorps) tarantulas are almost 100% more unpredictable

Thanks for all the questions, if I've missed any out I'll answer them soon or pm me

 

[Louie]

Thanks. lol it is nice watching them glow didnt know it was bad for them pet store I go to displays one like that.

I asked about breeding them because have seen babies for sale which were CB few times thus assumed could be bred .

 

[jojo_nature]

Impressive scorpian's even though they give me the willy's .

 

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Yes they will continue to glow, but it is EXTREMELY bad for them. Its a constant stress for them.
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I figured that was probably the case. I don't understand why petstores wouldn't realize the same thing. It seems like common sense to me but I've seen several displays where scorpions were under blacklights all day in petshops around the area I live.

 

[Jessica Dring]

Thanks. lol it is nice watching them glow didnt know it was bad for them pet store I go to displays one like that.

I asked about breeding them because have seen babies for sale which were CB few times thus assumed could be bred .

It is pretty cool, but theres no need to do it excessively IMO.
Emperor Scorpions are very easily bred, I'm just working on settling these in as they are WC.

Impressive scorpian's even though they give me the willy's .

Thankyou

Yes they will continue to glow, but it is EXTREMELY bad for them. Its a constant stress for them.

I figured that was probably the case. I don't understand why petstores wouldn't realize the same thing.

They do. Unfortantely, they will sell alot more % of scorpions that glow in the dark than those which don't.

I went to a pet shop and was enquiring about the Hermit Crab for sale with my boyfriend. They told me they must be kept on sand. But these people had it on gravel. They told me gravel is bad for them. So I said 'Well er, not being funny but why do you keep them on gravel then?' the lad told me 'Because the crabs won't settle on it; so will be more active. If people don't see them out and about..we won't sell them'

Then he was trying to get the crab to reveal itself a bit (even on gravel they were concealed in their shells) and he said 'I'm going to put it in the water bowl. It will come out then. Because if it doesn't it will drown.'

Me and my boyfriend both looked at eachother and gave him the funniest look ever before saying..'We'll buy him. Get him out of that water bowl for gods sake. And now theres your proof you don't need to keep them on gravel and attempt to drown one to sell any.'

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Those are some really nice scorps

 

[Jessica Dring]

Thankyouu