9 C. gracilis (florida species)

hey,

I ordered 13 but only 9 were available, from ken , im definetly ordering 11 more when he gets them in.

here are some pics.

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ill TRY to get some updated pics of them in there enclosure, but they blend in with the bark and substrate very well

im ordering 11 more when he gets them so ill have 20, there tank is plenty big its a 15/20 high

Defiantely an awesome species. I love them, they're jumpy though

Ooh.... Pretty.... They remind me a bit of the P. redelli we have here.

and i have a question, thease are the same size as my dune scorpion

my dune scorpion did better with small, or i should say tiny crickets, but he did sometimes eat adult crickets

the petshop where i get my crickets doesnt have medium, only smal and large

so what size should i get ? or should i do both sizes ?

another thing is thease scorps blend in perfect with there enclosure so i gota be careful doing tank maintence cuase they are hard to spot !

Have you tried finding roaches? Lateralis roaches might be good for that. Mealworms may be a good option, also. Judging size off that iPod you got sitting there, they look big enough to take down a large cricket, though. To me, at least.

Yeah these are good at blending in. I use a thin layer of white sand to help them stand out in otherwise dark wood and substate. Dune scorpion prefer smaller meals but my large female can take down (and EAT COMPLETLY) a full grown dubia so large or medium crickets will do fine.

ok thanks

This second instar Centruroides gracilis didn't seem to mind a meal 3 times its size:

are mine adults ?

you can kinda judge there size compared to the items on the table, and they are in 16 oz. deli containers in the pics

emperor5 wrote:

are mine adults ?

you can kinda judge there size compared to the items on the table, and they are in 16 oz. deli containers in the pics

Yea, they should be either adults or subadults.

ok good, yeah i thought they were adults too

do they need flat rocks to breed on ?

or can they breed anywhere ?

if u have seen the tank set up in my other post u can see that i have a few flat rocks scattered around the back of the enclosure

there is one on the top of bark as high as it can climb, I was gona get a picture but I didn't want to disturb them

and there is 6 or 7 in the round cork bark hide that's on the ground, if u look at the tank pic on my other post u will know what im talking about

here is an update picture

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im guessing in the last two pics I posted the first pic is female cuase her tail is shorter and the second pic with the long tail is male

They're all wild caught, so you might have some gravid ones.

Prepare yourself for a LOT of kids regardless if theyre gravid or not.

traci packed my order and she just told me two females are gravid most likely and they should drop anyday now.

if they have babys do I have to put the scorp in its own tank ?

I seperated my female when she gave birth mainly to make things easier on myself. These guys are pretty good at mating on bark I have two spermataphores to prove it. But I would still throw in a slate of rock to give them the option.

emperor5 wrote:

im guessing in the last two pics I posted the first pic is female cuase her tail is shorter and the second pic with the long tail is male

Totally right. That's the easiest way to sex Centruroides spp.

Here's a good link. http://z4.invisionfree.com/Scorpionidae_forums/index.php?showtopic=14

where do you get your scorps?

Pet shops, various online sources, in the wild and, of course, through the classifieds on this forum. Check out a user here named Vixvy. Great breeder.

I separated the 4 females, 2 in a tank and 2 more in a different tank, for now

I didn't have 4 tanks to give them each there own