mating M. Martensii

Yeah, i can get that. how close should the pics be?

i can take the pics, just need to know how close-up the need to be

Get some pics of both where they fill the whole picture and some shots of the tail.

i only got one of them, but here are a pic:



i don't have a macro lens so a pic of the tail was hard to get

but the other scorp has a white spot on the tail, right before the stinger, what is it?

i would appreciate any respond, so i know how i should care for them!

I am still saying M.gibbosus. You can keep them exactly the same as M.martensii.

shadowfoot wrote:

I am still saying M.gibbosus. You can keep them exactly the same as M.martensii.

ok, thank you!
i am pretty sure they are Gibbosus to

Both are equally beautiful

GS wrote:

Both are equally beautiful

hehe, yeah!
but does the terrarium look ok?
after i put the rocs in there, the biggest (i believe the female) has been in her burrow all the time.
especialy the day after the first night

rubenevo wrote:

I think it look great

Maybe it's my preference, slate-wise, one would suffice for an enclosure that size. I prefer to put some barks in, they are light and will not "crush" a burrowing scorpion and they double up as hide for scorpion to burrow under and a mating ground as well.

For all communal enclosure's, it would be ideal that at least 70% of the ground surface area is covered up, with several hiding spots.

the rocks are stabile, so little chance for crushing the scorps
i think that more than 70% of the ground is covered there

I agree with the previous comments. They look like M. gibbosus.

Just keep the substrate dry and offer them a small capful of water each 10-15 days.

No problem then. It's a matter of preference.
As long as the basic husbandry as met e.g. as noted by DolbyR, there shouldn't be any issues.
Keep up the good work.

Hi, i posted a thread about mating my scorpions (m. gibbosus) and i have done what i was told to do. And after thet, one of my scorpions have just become thicker and thicker, is this scorpion prgnant?
is thats the case: what should i do? and what about the other scorp?

pictures please... They help the pros figure this stuff out? And if you already have a post maybe direct us there instead of making a new post?

Oooooorrrrrr... just put the pictures up here

Pictures and how long ago was your post?

i can get my pic's later, and the post was about 4-5 weeks old.
The scorp is not as fat as those in the HOW TO

keep in mind that some species have fairly long gestation periods. A year or more and she may not show for much of it. Other girls like my Lq didn't really appear pregnant until babies started coming out. So it's hard to know and I'm doubting if you'll see much this soon.

Have you tried mating her again? If she tail whips and pushes the male away constantly it's a bit of a tell that she's already gravid.

they are in the same cage at all time, i think they've mated. Earlier the laid nest to eachother too

Mesobuthus usually has a gestation of 6-9 months so its still a long wait.

I'm not sure if i've missed your other threads but i think what you might wish to do first is to get a positive ID on their sex and age(adult?). Has it been discussed yet?

GS you're like a modern day Walter Cronkite with your hard hitting search for the truth.

But in all seriousness that would be a great way of figuring out if your she will ever get gravid.

Thanks mate.

But I do believe we all contribute in asking queries or providing advice in one way or another.

On more then one occasion, that I have thought to myself (whenever i see an advice from you guys)..

"hey yeah, that's whats on my mind too"

That's probably why we see "+1" around.. hahaha