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Namerifrats
Pandinus
Number of posts: 9
Age: 31
Location: Winston Salem NC
Registration date: 2009-09-26
| | Subject: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/2/2009, 8:18 am | |
| Haven't seen my scorpion (Pandinus Cav, Red Claw) in almost 2 weeks. It dug a fairly long and deep burrow. Hasn't came out in almost 2 weeks. Didn't know it it was dead or alive. Started poking around, removing some of the substrate trying to find it, suddenly something grabs onto the small dowel I was digging with. Apparently, it's alive and well in there. Prob mad that I disturbed it though. I damage the burrow with the digging. I hate that because I don't want to stress it. Just wanted to make sure it was ok. Is it normal for red claws to stay in heir hole for long periods of time? I guess I'm gonna get it out, and try and get it to start a new burrow where I can at least see a bit of it through the glass. |
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Rasputin
Parabuthus
Number of posts: 1052
Age: 29
Registration date: 2008-03-12
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/2/2009, 8:40 am | |
| Yeah, Pandinus species are obligate burrowers - expect them to dig when given the opportunity and disappear for extended periods of time. |
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Namerifrats
Pandinus
Number of posts: 9
Age: 31
Location: Winston Salem NC
Registration date: 2009-09-26
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/2/2009, 8:53 am | |
| | Rasputin wrote: | | Yeah, Pandinus species are obligate burrowers - expect them to dig when given the opportunity and disappear for extended periods of time. |
Felt bad about messing with his set up. Just finished "re doing" his substrate to fix the hole I dug. Moved him to a temp container, took some substrate out. Moved both hides towards the front instead of the back corners. Made the substrate shallower in the back, 3", and about 4 1/2" in the front. I did have it nearly 6" level all around before. Hoping it will burrow towards the front this time so I can keep an eye on it better. Hasn't taken a cricket in 2 weeks either, but took 2 in 3 days right before that. Read that it's normal for them to go without food for a good while though. |
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binksyboy3
Androctonus
Number of posts: 1691
Age: 18
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Registration date: 2009-03-05
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/2/2009, 11:22 am | |
| | Namerifrats wrote: | | Hasn't taken a cricket in 2 weeks either, but took 2 in 3 days right before that. Read that it's normal for them to go without food for a good while though. |
They will fast from time to time. So nothing to worry about, he'll eat eventually  |
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Mr. Mordax
Administrator
Number of posts: 7741
Age: 26
Location: PNW
Registration date: 2008-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/3/2009, 8:29 am | |
| I don't think you made it mad. P. cavimanus come that way.  _________________ 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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Rasputin
Parabuthus
Number of posts: 1052
Age: 29
Registration date: 2008-03-12
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/3/2009, 8:32 am | |
| | Mr. Mordax wrote: | I don't think you made it mad.
P. cavimanus come that way. |
Anything Pandinus comes that way |
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binksyboy3
Androctonus
Number of posts: 1691
Age: 18
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Registration date: 2009-03-05
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MissAdema
Pandinus
Number of posts: 17
Age: 26
Registration date: 2009-08-01
| | Subject: Re: Was worried about my scorpion, prob made it mad 11/4/2009, 10:16 pm | |
| Mine doesn't really burrow too deep. If anything, he hides under his rock or pushes up his "pool" and goes under there for at most, a day at a time. |
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