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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 11:54 am | |
| Hey,
Could someone give me a quick rundown on what I would need for an Rhopalurus junceus and a Hadrurus spadix (tank, heat source, etcetera) and maybe a preferred care sheet, too, please?
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Kejser Administrator

Number of posts: 1357 Age: 25 Location: Denmark Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 12:19 pm | |
| spadix: sand, mostly something that it can make caves and stuff off, then some thing to hide under, u-bark or something, heat around 25-27c, waterdish onces a week, good ventilation, no moisture in the tank, 30x30x20cm is enouch for 1 spicemen. hmm something like that Rhopalurus junceus: http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18462&pid=204983&st=0&#entry204983 |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 12:49 pm | |
| Actually, I just found that same caresheet for the R. Junceus while Googling (= So those dimensions you gave me are about as big as a 5 gallon, correct? Thanks  |
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Kejser Administrator

Number of posts: 1357 Age: 25 Location: Denmark Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 2:04 pm | |
| Dont really know how much that is in gallons, i just allways messur the size of the tanks and go for that  |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 3:21 pm | |
| Oh, okay. I'm pretty sure those dimensions equal out to a 5 gallon tank.
I'll probably be using plastic shoe boxes for the R. junceus' and the B. jacksoni's. |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 5:49 pm | |
| Yeah, 5G is good for a spadix |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 6:31 pm | |
| Part that sucks though is the 5 gallons are more expensive than the 10's because they make less of them. |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 7:04 pm | |
| Get a plastic one.
But you want a tank, riight? |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 7:21 pm | |
| I'm assuming that I need a glass tank because of it being a desert species and requiring a heat source. My room is almost always around 75-80F. |
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Venom Leiurus

Number of posts: 2820 Age: 22 Location: Chicago Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 8:12 pm | |
| Yeah, I guess. It would melt. |
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~Abyss~ Administrator

Number of posts: 5068 Age: 23 Location: Los Angeles Cali. Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 9:55 pm | |
| if you have the space why not get a cheaper 10 GAL |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 11:18 pm | |
| That's the dude I was waiting for... but sooner  I might just go with the 10 GAL but it's going to be twice as much when I get the substrate Do H. spadix's actually require a heat lamp? |
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~Abyss~ Administrator

Number of posts: 5068 Age: 23 Location: Los Angeles Cali. Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/1/2008, 11:57 pm | |
| Not really you can go to home depot and by a bag of sand....sorry been kinda bumbed out and I've been mostly lurking this weekend. |
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bjaeger Leiurus

Number of posts: 2159 Age: 24 Location: Pennsylvania, US Registration date: 2008-04-29
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/2/2008, 11:16 am | |
| It's alright, Eddy. You gotta do what you have to do. I appreciate any of your help regardless of it's size or time  1/4 peat and 3/4 sand, right? What about a heat lamp? |
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~Abyss~ Administrator

Number of posts: 5068 Age: 23 Location: Los Angeles Cali. Registration date: 2008-02-05
 | Subject: Re: What do I need for these scorps? 6/2/2008, 11:25 am | |
| Well the sand is meant for the Hadrurus, but you can buy peat at home depot as well and save money. I would use 100 percent sand wet it and make sure it's packed down (even packed down it should be about 5 inches deep) and let it sun bake for a few days. If you have some money to waste buy some escavator sand from petco and mix it with sand it should be one part escavator sand and 2 parts regular sand. If you only use escavator sand it gets really hard and they wont burrow. |
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