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MyBabyBubba
Pandinus
Number of posts: 7
Age: 21
Location: laredo, texas
Registration date: 2009-01-28
 |  Subject: How many crickets?  1/28/2009, 9:49 am | |
| I just got my emp, and wow he's awesome. His name is Bubba. I want to know how often should I try to feed him, and how many crickets.. In the week and a half of having him he ate one cricket. Im just scared he is not eating enough. I dont want to be a bad mom.  |
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scorpion111
Post-whore
Number of posts: 3447
Age: 14
Location: scotland
Registration date: 2008-04-08
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/28/2009, 10:18 am | |
| they can live for well over A YEAR without eating, and they will show no ill effects. I'd say throw 2 or 3 crickets in a week and remove anything that he doesn't eat. if he doesn't eat anything, don't feed him for two weeks then try again. if he doesn't, just leave it a bit longer and try again, just keep doing this and he will probably start eating again. I don't even feed the Emp that has fasted for over a year, I offer her food every few months. she never takes it.
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mrflibble
Centruroides
Number of posts: 217
Age: 19
Location: Dunstable S.E England
Registration date: 2008-11-29
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/28/2009, 11:06 am | |
| yeah dont stress, when i got my first emp nearly 2 whole years ago (how time flies) he didnt eat for the first couple of months so realy tis nothing to worry about, once or twice a week is enough though.
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 6794
Age: 23
Location: Oregon
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/28/2009, 7:27 pm | |
| To back up the others, see my signature . . .  By the way, what's your setup like? A lot of beginners mistakenly keep their emps in a desert habitat, when they come from tropical forests. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blogBe nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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Bayss
Babycurus
Number of posts: 332
Age: 40
Location: Sandpoint, Idaho
Registration date: 2008-12-30
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/28/2009, 7:59 pm | |
| Definitely...DO NOT put these guys on just sand and low humidity...it will turn out bad. Check out the false bottom enclosures to get humidity levels right with minimal effort. Welcome to the forum!
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Bayss
0.0.9 Babycurus Jacksoni
0.0.6 Uroctonus Mordax
0.0.1 Pandinus cf. Miliataris
Blaberus Bolivenus Roach Colony
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AshMashMash
Babycurus
Number of posts: 294
Age: 21
Location: London Baby
Registration date: 2009-01-14
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/29/2009, 8:53 am | |
| I feed about 1-2 per week, if she decides she'll eat them. As others have said, dont worry about her not eating.
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MyBabyBubba
Pandinus
Number of posts: 7
Age: 21
Location: laredo, texas
Registration date: 2009-01-28
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~Abyss~
Administrator
Number of posts: 5013
Age: 21
Location: Los Angeles Cali.
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/30/2009, 4:23 pm | |
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Bayss
Babycurus
Number of posts: 332
Age: 40
Location: Sandpoint, Idaho
Registration date: 2008-12-30
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/30/2009, 11:53 pm | |
| Yeah...that is a sweet link Abyss gave you. Good luck!
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Bayss
0.0.9 Babycurus Jacksoni
0.0.6 Uroctonus Mordax
0.0.1 Pandinus cf. Miliataris
Blaberus Bolivenus Roach Colony
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 6794
Age: 23
Location: Oregon
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: How many crickets? 1/31/2009, 11:31 am | |
| Move the heater to the side, and remove the fir stuff. With a few exceptions, softwoods aren't good for invertebrates. (That's why cedar is such a good bug repellent.) If you're curious about the exceptions, the biggest ones are Centruroides hentzi, which can frequently be found under the bark of pine trees, and all manner of woodboring beetles. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blogBe nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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i put down some fir and sphagnum peat moss mix. And his has a stone house with a stone water bowl. Im slowly trying to get it perfect. But...Im not sure how to do the humdity. Also, I put a small cage heating pad right underneath the cage. My room is kinda cold and yeah. Im learning.
