My new Additions from Newark

1.1.1 Hadgones paucidens




0.1.0 Heterometrus Madraspatensis


1.1.0 ? Smeringus Mesaensis





Non-Scorps
1.1.0 H. Dilatata

I would separate the paucadins before they scoff each other, they are non communal hun.

the smeringus are pretty neat looking scorpions and must admit I wasn't to sure about them when I saw them on Martins website but in the flesh they are lovely looking scorpions

And the leaves with eyes look pretty good too

I'd also put the paucidens in a drier environment.

Cool additions, though, especially that uncommon Heterometrus sp.

Watch out for those H. dilatata when they mature -- the adults can give a nasty kick!

Arrgh Lee said they can be kept together??? Nice meeting you up there you were ever helpful as ever

How much drier mike? Thats similar to what Lee from spidershop was keeping them on?

dry dry, this is a species from pretty arid regions. I don't know much about this species, but I think you could keep them on dry coco fibre. mabye with a water dish, but I' sure they get all needed water from prey.

Ok thanks,

i've read Mikes caresheet and think that pretty much explains it.

I kept paucadins in a 3 foot tank and the female dominated it and scoffed her tank mates (I was told they were communal when I first kept them) There was plenty of hides and space for them. they lasted 48hrs and they started eating each other!

They aren't mature so I dont know if they will tolerate each other. but defo as adults they will cannibalise

Damn I better separate them when i get home, if they're still alive!!

If the caresheet helped, then I'm glad. I kept mine on sandy soil with no supplemental water, but some people have observed them drinking -- so maybe provide a water dish if you have really good ventilation. A little bit of moisture is helpful for juveniles, such as a quick squirt at one end of the tank.

Your male is definitely mature, by the way.

link to caresheet so I can have a nosey? cant seem to find it!

So sand and coco-fibre mix ok? Also if i'm to separate them, how can i keep them (enclosure-wise) for space economy?

One of the reasons I prefer to stick to communal species

ideally you want 1 square foot as they are sub adults. floor space obviously more important than height They get rather HUGE as adults so will need a little more floor space when they mature.

there are a variety of tubs you can buy that are stackable, you could put them all against a heat vertical heat mat

I'll have to get you links tomorrow coz it's late and I really need to go to bed soon

EDIT: And I agree with mikes care sheet. so many care sheets say high humidity and everyone who keeps them at high humidity end up losing them. I actually had this convo with Martin Goss at the show and he was surprised to hear this. Even more so when I told him I had successfully bred them in these conditions. Just shows you doesn't it. Nearly every care sheet I come across says 75-80% humidity.

's ok Lisa i'll keep my eyes peeled tomorrow (lol kid in a candy store) good thing i didnt have more cash.

S. mesanensis yellow morphs arent as cool as the pale morphs...or the red ones i'm trying to breed.

That i'm sure... but in the UK sometimes we gotta take what we can get

where did you get the hadogenes!!!! no fair!

Sorry bro so many people were gutted, Lee only had 3 sold as a group and i snapped them up

I'm gutted he knew I wanted a breeding pair too! If only we had got to the show 20 mins earlier. we took a wrong turning!

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S. mesanensis yellow morphs arent as cool as the pale morphs...or the red ones i'm trying to breed. Very Happy

Niiiiiice! but tis true, we have to grab what we can over here! I'm just glad I got 2 colours

Lisa, do you keep Heterometrus Madraspatensis like emps? Same conditions?