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Cool, My sig is a direct quote from JMB who took it from Idiocracy....hmm i got an idea.

whats your idea?? (i wont even mention how off topic we are...oops i just did...)

woo i am awesome aswell
lol i have decided we are all truly nerds

just checked the temp. It's 80F... and that's with the AC and fan blowing... should I still get a heat mat?

hate you guys... getting all off topic!

I would get one now so you dont worry about winter times. But it's cool at 80F

I just won a Exo Terra Fogger off ebay. Do we all approve of these little humidifying devices? I was reading that if I get some millipeds and pill bug, I won't have to worry about maintenance. If I get the fogger and heat pad and let those crickets breed and eat the moss, I won't have to do anything at all, aside from keeping an eye for Scorpi to leave it's lair so I know it's alive...

jd254 wrote:

hate you guys... getting all off topic!

we seem to do that alot here

im not sure bout those fogger things, i have heard the water gets dirty too fast, and bacteria loves them so i dont know

Breeding crickets in the tank with your scorpion isn't a good idea. The babies will emerge in huge numbers and mostly die causing a horrible stink, and they won't even be large enough for your scorpion to consider as prey for quite some time.

My best advice for the prey is to keep them 100% separate from your scorpion until feeding time. Once every week or two, drop in a couple of crickets (that you're keeping well-fed on fruits and veggies). If they don't get eaten in a day or two, take them out. After all, how would you like it if a tasty cow kept wandering through your living room when you weren't hungry?

On that note, don't be surprised if your scorp refuses food for long periods of time. Scorpions, especially larger ones such as emps, can go for months without feeding.

Regarding the burrows, it would have to be a very deep burrow in very heavy substrate to injure the scorp from a cave-in. Most likely it will just dig its way up to the top and try again.

jd254 wrote:

"The scorpion's lair is at the very bottom of the 6 inch area... What can I do to make sure the soil doesn't collapse on Scorpi and kill it? "

I'm worried about this the most...

don't worry about that. if the burrow colapses the scorp should be able to dig itself out.