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The-Scorp-Whisperer
Tityus
Number of posts: 530
Age: 22
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland!! :D
Registration date: 2008-12-16
 | | Subject: Heterometrus handling. 5/2/2009, 6:00 pm | |
| Just saw this vid on youtube of someone handling a Heterometrus Sp. pretty roughly without gettin stung or pinched, what i want to know is how this animal is so docile, if i do so much as put MY Het. on my hand she straight away starts gettin aggressive and she ended up pinchin me a beauty today, still have the red marks 12 hours later.
Here's this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQi_WDUDnrw&feature=fvsr
IMPORTANT NOTE!: I'm sorry if this is classed by you guys as animal cruelty if so let me know and I'll delete the topic.
Cheers. |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 7741
Age: 26
Location: PNW
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/2/2009, 11:14 pm | |
| That person was being stupid. You can see the scorp using its tail as leverage to get out of a grip, and the way that the person looked at their thumb makes me think they did get stung.
That scorp didn't look docile -- it looked like it wanted to escape and find shelter. _________________ 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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H. laoticus
Parabuthus
Number of posts: 1403
Age: 23
Location: Southern California
Registration date: 2009-03-26
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/2/2009, 11:45 pm | |
| i think the scorp did sting the person. If you look closely, the person's thumb seems to be bleeding at 15 seconds. |
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Kejser
Administrator
Number of posts: 1357
Age: 25
Location: Denmark
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 12:51 am | |
| Yeah she applies pressur on her thumb... and a drop of blood does come out.. _________________  |
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bjaeger
Leiurus
Number of posts: 2159
Age: 24
Location: Pennsylvania, US
Registration date: 2008-04-29
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 2:27 am | |
| Looks like it was around 0:07-0:10 when she got stung. |
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The-Scorp-Whisperer
Tityus
Number of posts: 530
Age: 22
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland!! :D
Registration date: 2008-12-16
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 5:22 am | |
| aw well, even then my one is so aggresive she doesnt hesitate to pinch, sting or even bite at anything that comes near her, shame she wont do the same to the food i offer her ¬_¬ |
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diabollicallycursed
Babycurus
Number of posts: 365
Age: 27
Location: Ontario Canada
Registration date: 2009-03-25
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 8:38 am | |
| You shouldn't be trying to handle your scorp for fun it stresses them out.  |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 7741
Age: 26
Location: PNW
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 8:46 am | |
| The OP wasn't handling his scorp for fun, he was asking why this one "appeared" so much calmer than his, which we have since refuted.
(In case you didn't notice, that wasn't the OP in the video.) _________________ 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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diabollicallycursed
Babycurus
Number of posts: 365
Age: 27
Location: Ontario Canada
Registration date: 2009-03-25
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 8:49 am | |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 7741
Age: 26
Location: PNW
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 9:11 am | |
| No worries.  _________________ 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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H. laoticus
Parabuthus
Number of posts: 1403
Age: 23
Location: Southern California
Registration date: 2009-03-26
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The-Scorp-Whisperer
Tityus
Number of posts: 530
Age: 22
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland!! :D
Registration date: 2008-12-16
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 12:17 pm | |
| yeah like i said my Heterometrus is really aggressive cant even pick her up wi tweezers without her toublin back and tryin to pinch and bite them where as for example my male emperor is really easy to pick up and never doubles back. |
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diabollicallycursed
Babycurus
Number of posts: 365
Age: 27
Location: Ontario Canada
Registration date: 2009-03-25
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 1:58 pm | |
| My H.spin is pretty docile. But I've had him for a while now he was pretty agro the first month or so then he chilled out. |
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LadyRiotControl
Leiurus
Number of posts: 2631
Age: 33
Location: West Yorkshire, England
Registration date: 2008-07-12
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 3:38 pm | |
| just watched the vid.. complete idiot!!!! |
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diabollicallycursed
Babycurus
Number of posts: 365
Age: 27
Location: Ontario Canada
Registration date: 2009-03-25
| | Subject: Re: Heterometrus handling. 5/3/2009, 3:46 pm | |
| Man there are a lot of irresponsible ppl on the net look up red claw vs rose hair you'll want to jump through the screen and strangle the kid |
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