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junshern222
Centruroides
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| | Subject: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 4:18 am | |
| hi everyone,im a newbie here.. im keeping afs only currently.. can anyone post some photo of their gravid afs[before it gave birth] so that we can compare whether how's mine.. respone would be appreciate..anw,this mine.   thanks for helping. |
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Kejser
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 4:57 am | |
| Looks more of a molt then a gravid scorp.. you might wanna spike up the humidity just a bit.. _________________  |
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junshern222
Centruroides
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 5:08 am | |
| | Kejser wrote: | | Looks more of a molt then a gravid scorp.. you might wanna spike up the humidity just a bit.. |
that substrate is for temporary use..coz im not very sure what state was it undergoing now,so better to separate them...
anw,thanks
also,mind posting any photo of ur afs when she was gravid? |
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Mr. Mordax
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 8:16 am | |
| _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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scorpion111
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 8:22 am | |
| well, hopefully it is gravid.  look's pretty chubby to me. |
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_scorpio_
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 12:09 pm | |
| unless you have massively overfed it i think its gravid (i can see the cord on the back).
how big is it and what species (heterometrus spinifer/longimanus/swammerdami??) |
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junshern222
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junshern222
Centruroides
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 8:07 pm | |
| | _scorpio_ wrote: | unless you have massively overfed it i think its gravid (i can see the cord on the back).
how big is it and what species (heterometrus spinifer/longimanus/swammerdami??) |
its a spinifer bro..i not sure whether is power feed or not,coz i just drop some crickets inside,and those scorps will share among themselves...
and what u mean by 'cord on the back'?mind to explain? |
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Mr. Mordax
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 9:28 pm | |
| "Cord on the back" refers to being able to see the central nerve cord through the membrane -- basically, the dark stripe you can see running underneath mine's tergites. It's very faintly visible in your photos. Checking dates, will edit post momentarily.  Edit: My pictures were taken one month before she popped. (October 12 to November 11.) She didn't feed during that time, and hadn't since late September, I believe. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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junshern222
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 9:34 pm | |
| okey,i got u.
is there anyhting i can do to check whether its gravid or not?
reason:coz if this is gravid,i wont buy in any female afs for breeding anymore..
also,the visbility of the central nerve cord signifies what? |
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Mr. Mordax
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 9:49 pm | |
| Not really anything you can do to verify if she's gravid -- with some scorps, you can see embryos through the membrane, but with scorps this big it's harder to tell (thicker membrane).
Use your own discretion for looking for more females.
The nerve cord just tends to be more visible in scorps that are heavily gravid. It's not a definite sign, but it's a bit of a clue. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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junshern222
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 10:00 pm | |
| check this out,so the black stripe is the cord?  |
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Mr. Mordax
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 10:07 pm | |
| Yup.
Looks more gravid in that pic than your first one. I'd estimate a month or so (plus or minus, depending on temps). Make sure she has access to water -- my girl was awful thirsty the last few months. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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junshern222
Centruroides
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 10:12 pm | |
| | Mr. Mordax wrote: | Yup.
Looks more gravid in that pic than your first one. I'd estimate a month or so (plus or minus, depending on temps). Make sure she has access to water -- my girl was awful thirsty the last few months. |
okey,i will take note..
should i leave any live crickets inside?because it rarely eat nowadays...
also,will those camera flashlights harm them? |
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Mr. Mordax
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| | Subject: Re: asian forest scorpion.[question] 11/25/2008, 10:31 pm | |
| If she doesn't eat, don't offer food. Most females feed less as they approach partuition.
Camera lights don't hurt her. At most, it may startle her into going for her burrow. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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