can you guys' post pictures of desert setups.

pretty self explanatory
can i see some desert viv, pictures please?
i need some inspiration

I have some desert setups in the link in my sig if you want to check it out, what species is it for btw?

I ask cause not all desert species make big tunnels and burrows, most of them do, but some just make a small scrape under a rock like 2 inches in.

thanks mate
looks like i've done it right.
i might need some bigger rocks.. mind it's only a juvie i'm getting

If it is instar 2 or something there is actually nothing better than cricket tubs imho. You can control what is inside, it cant get out and it has more than enough room for its size, so it finds its prey easily. I chuck three pinheads in there and when they're gone, I know it has had its meal. If you have a large enclosure, they might have vanished somewhere..

Basically a bit overkill and highly impractical


This is what I keep my instar 2 to 4 Androctonus bicolor in. It is white sand, with dried 'claywater' so it is just right to dig into it. You can provide a hide if it doesnt dig (but it will).

Mauritanicus are avid diggers, my bicolor seem to stay under their hide and dont dig as much. Ofcourse I dont know what species you are getting but, most act the same way.

Keep a corner moist, instar 2 dont have the water retaining capabilities big ones have.

okay thanks pluto
i've not actually decided what scorp it's for yet
your cricket tubs are so much better than our ones...

how do you make 'clay water'?

Get real earth clay, like the kind for pottery, and dissolve it in a bucket of water. It's very important that it is actual clay that can be baked in a kiln and not the oil based modeling clay that never dries.

earth clay? get at craft store?

Sometimes. Art stores are a sure bet though, or online.

Here's the forum thread for displaying enclosures. It has loads of desert set-ups.

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11-show-off-your-enclosures

most of these have been updated since the pics were taken with fake palm trees and stuff

did you do the same thing with the black sand, bex? and what's in that one?

The one with the ruin has the desert hairsy in and the other three are Scorpio maurus tanks and yeah I mixed a bit of excavator with the black sand holds fine look cool too

i bought some sand, just wet it a tiny bit and it's holding nicely for now. it's quite coarse, but i'm looking for a scorp that doesn't burrow a lot, just sits under rocks and stuff

[quote="*~BEX~*"]most of these have been updated since the pics were taken with fake palm trees and stuff





Black gloryhole anyone?

gloryhole?
what's one of those mate?

Bex, I love that tank with the ruin in it, it's simply gorgeous

Uhhhh... It's a hole for... your glory.

sounds like fun.
what happens when you put your glory in the hole?

spinnin_tom wrote:

sounds like fun.
what happens when you put your glory in the hole?

I'm thinkin you put your glory in that hole and you're in trouble, lol

i don't know.. i think it's only trouble if it's in the men's toilet

anyway us.. nice and on topic, as usual

I wonder, talking about desert setups. For those of you that catch yours in and around your home, why don't you just bring home some of the dirt they were living in? Wouldn't that be most natural? Or is that bad?

There ya go Tom..........back on topic

No would be good. Too bad if you crumble it you break the texture and solidity.

If an average guy would put his glory in that hole, the scorpion might think.. damn, now thats a dic.!
Sorry guys, its getting late and the level of complexity in jokes and conversations are sinking deep deeper.... 6 feet under.

i don't know mate.. your gloryhole/penis jokes seem to be getting 6 inches longer
anyway.. that was shameful

if you could get natural substrate without breaking it up.. go for it