Hello and Goodbye

Well, just now I went to go check on my sickly Halloween Crab and found her dead. I'm saddened by this but I saw it coming, and she was quite a trooper even though she watched her boyfriend die and had only 2.5 legs left. Now, I have an empty 20 gallon full of sand and have no idea what to do with it. I'm thinking of getting my first desert scorpion, but I'm not sure what I want.

Also, I'm getting a Lychas mucronatus soon. I will use this thread to post pictures of him no matter how bad they will be. I will also allow suggestions for desert species. That will be the main focus primarily.

Well... Are you looking at medically significant species from the Buthidae family or are you looking for a desert species with a milder venom like a Haddy or Opistophthalmus species? Sometimes it's very difficult to choose because there are soooo many desert species available these days...
Sorry to hear about the crabs as well

I'm going to say I can't keep anything that would send me to the hospital. I don't know what my parents would do if I got stung, so I'm gonna say none of those guys. I want it to be active like bark scorpions too. And I'm not getting one soon, I just need to start thinking about some options.

One thing to remember about most desert species are that they are pretty reclusive and stay hidden most of the time.
A few options from the top of my head: Smeringus sp, Scorpio maurus, Opistophthalmus sp and Hadrurus sp.

Thanks. Are there any other species that would fit? Those all seem a little basic.

There are many species in those genus' but the problem is that they aren't available in the hobby. I wouldn't say those are basic, two of those genus' are notoriously difficult to raise

Ok. Thanks for the suggestions.

P. liosoma isn't medically significant, but it is a very painful envenomation. But if you're careful you should be fine. I know you like that species

Yea, I was thinkin about that as a birthday present from my parents (hopefully).

B. leptochelys is a good one, too. They like lights off, though, so you need to use flexwatt or heat mats with them instead of a bulb. Such a pretty species and crazy fast when they eat.

I think a Smeringurus mesaensis is a good starter desert scorp. Hoffmanius spinigerus as well.