Hi all,
Although I know they are both very dangerous,which would you say is the "safest" to keep from a keepers point of view?
I was thinking...aggressiveness.....potency of venom.....willingness to bite.....etc.
Thanks in advance.

Dont get stung.. how safe can it get?

you know what I mean.
Spiders for instance.....
There are some that are out and out aggressive and some that are not.
Of course I don't want to get stung but anything is possible.One might be very aggressive.....one might have a better chance of killing you.....antivenin might be more available for one.......
Paul

Well since most allegic reactions are caused by the anti venom it would be a bad idea to start having it yourself and try to give it your self, but we are talking scorpions here. They cant claim glass, cant move across a tank the same speed as Ts, easyer to like box up and move around and stuff.. its not like LQs will jump out of the tank flying at your neck..

death stalkers (leirus quinqestriatus) are more aggressive but fat - tails (androctonus sp) much more deadly, potent.

Thanks ,
That's all I needed to know
Many people here keep fat tails ?
Paul

If you have to ask these questions, odds are you aren't ready for the scorpions in question.

who said anything about getting the scorpions.
I was just curious but if you run a forum where you can't even ask a question ....think I will try elsewhere.....
I have...
emperor scorpions,14 pokies,H.gigas,stout legged baboon,stright horned baboon,OBT,king baboon,sun tiger,salmon pink,.....as well as 2 adult bci's and an 8' macklots.....so I do know something.....not a complete newb.
But again.....if I can't ask questions without getting a sarcastic reply back,from a mod of all people.......I will go elsewhere.
I am a member of about 10 different forums and this is the first time sarcasm has ever come into herp care.
Thanks for the help.

Spit the only reply i can see as sarcastic was my first reply and if your are a member of 10 differnt forums you should be able to take a few shots without going up in fire.

Your asking a question that makes it look like your thinking about getting one of these scorpions.

But if you dont like the advice you are giving here, you are more then welcome to stick to orther forums

I wasn't being sarcastic.

When it boils down to it, one is just about as dangerous as the other.

And it sure sounded like you were interested in getting the scorpions in question, reading your first post.

By the way, I see from your IP address that you're located in the UK, so I'm sure you're aware that you can't own any Buthids without a DWA license.

Or was this just for research for some other reason? Now I'm getting curious.

other reasons