substrate level question

i put about 4-5 inchs in but cause its settled its gone lower to like 2I-3I and some parts still 4I my scorpion has made a burrow a few days ago but i want to put alot more substrate in as i have the space what would happen if i wrecked the burrow and added more in soon as i put him back would he go to burrow again? il put every thing in there back where it was and il make a little hole around where the borrow was to help it, or should i leave it as he seems happy he does stay in his burrow all day and night with his claws out at night and is eating that i know of.

Hey daveUK! I have a 4i emperor scorpion. I placed 2-3 inches of coco peat substrate. Yes they do make deep burrows so if you want to ensure that they eat their food and look at it while eating its prey, i would recommend a less deeper layer of substrate. Hope I helped!

If i were you don't change the burrow. It might stress him out. Just change it when you need to clean the terrarium ;D

thanks i was thinking that, least im not the only one then haha  

Yeah -.- its really annoying if you don't see them eating their prey coz they might be really thin before their next molt. I'm a bit worried about my emperor scorp coz its been in the burrow for 2 weeks now and doesn't come out even at night. I do hope its molting.

Yeah mines same of a night before i sleep i see him with his claws just out the burrow what is he doing? as he has been fed 2 crickets in 2 days but he doesn't go any further than that but think when were asleep they might come out? as they are nocturnal, i haven't seen mine get any water yet but think mine seems to like to eat of a day as well as night is this normal? Like now hes probs sittin at the entrance to the burrow this is day time.

Just take the crickets out. Your Emperor Scorpion might be pre - molting.

ahh last night he ate one again so now he's had 3, he's had 1 every day for 3 days as he ate one during the day and the other 2 were at night im not gonna feed him now till next week