Markykoi's pet..

This is my new pet, heterometrus longimanus..

They are both 3Is. Meet Scorpious and Bachill, my scorps.















Comments, suggestions, etc. are all welcomed.

Cute.

awww cuteness!

Those two look awesome man i love Heterometrus babies they look really healthy!

yeah, i think they are still lighter in color, they have just molted last week.. thanks.

I thought one looked a bit pale. I love it when scorps and T's shed... it's like getting a new dazzling pet lol

They're cute now, but just wait a few years.

EPIC MONSTER SCORPS!!!

is there any way that i could make them look darker? lol

yeah, i've heard that they can grow up to 5 or 6 inches? or is it bigger?

They'll darken with age.

This is a bit of forced perspective, but here's my big girl:

Wow, she is BIG!


Bigger is better!


lol

WOW!!! thats a big one Mordax! is this the adult already? what instar? Is it on the last molt?

Bigger is better, yeah! i like how they look when they are big...

Yep, that is deffo an adult.



in most het and pandinus species, you can tell if a specimen has reached maturity by look at the colour of the telson.

ah ok..yeah, thanks scorpion111, if the telsons are dark not whitish anymore that means its adult already.

thanks.

Yes, that was an adult -- I can't imagine them getting any larger (though it would be pretty cool). She even had a brood this time last year.

Koi, if you ever want a HUGE scorpion, get a Heterometrus swammerdami. they should be pretty easy to obtain around your area. #



these are the TITANS of the scorpion world.

Heterometrus swammerdami. hmmm...somebody mentioned this specie at my local forum. Will see if I can get one.

Which one is usually bigger in an adult longimanus, is it the female or the male? i think its the female since they are used to being gravid. right?

yup, females are usually larger than the males in the scorpion world.


here is a good example =

http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/r_junceus(mating).jpg

Rhopalurus junceus.

the male is the smaller one.

scorpion111 wrote:

yup, females are usually larger than the males in the scorpion world.


here is a good example =

http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/r_junceus(mating).jpg

Rhopalurus junceus.

the male is the smaller one.

Thanks scorpion111.. is that yours? very fine looking scorps...

Those are illegal where he's from unless you have the right permits, Mark. But still a beautiful species.

Stateside, H. swammerdami is incredibly difficult to obtain. They're native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka -- I don't know if any dealers in the Philippines would have any, either.

Either way, those H. longimanus you have are destined to be monsters, so don't think you've got sub-par scorps on your hands.

Lol, I wish they were mine. as mike said, they are illegal in the U.K with out a DWA permit.


I could get one but £70 a year pluss vet inspections isn't worth the hastle for keeping a few specimens.

lol, I'd share my views on the DWA issue with you, but this is a family-friendly forum.

£70 a year lol its so much cheaper in scotland, the problem with the DWA is it costs different amounts for different areas it should all be the same, or just non existent would be better

Yea, £70 Quid is ok in Britain.


in wales it gets as high as £2000. that's just retarded.

waaaah!! pounds.. 1 pound is about 85 Philippine peso..jeeez thats too much.hahaha im, not sure, but we don't have concrete laws about exotic pets here, but we do have laws on endangered species.

Even shipping, buying, or possession of piranhas here are illegal, but i know some who has them..even breeders.

well, will just look at the the nook and crannies of the exotic hobbyist.. i know, they have atleast info.

I beg to differ. The DWA was originally put in place to keep any random person from having a large wild cat (such as a leopard or cheetah) as was popular in the 1960s and 70s. That makes sense -- it's pretty easy for one to get loose and nom a neighbor if they are so inclined.

If scorpions were so dangerous as to be validated being on that list, you would hear lots of stories of inexperienced American hobbyists' specimens escaping and wreaking havoc (or European countries where dealers seem to get a broader range of imported species). Even in their native range, most of the "hot" species have a mortality rate of less than one percent, and scorpions are much less escape-prone than some other arthropods I could name.

I still can't believe that the entire Latrodectus genus is listed. In all my invert experience, I haven't seen a single one exhibit a behavior other than trying to run and hide.

/rant

Mark, I'm sorry if your thread got hijacked here. Your H. longimanus are gonna be awesome, regardless of what family they're in.