Number of posts : 6 Age : 32 Registration date : 2009-03-01
Subject: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/1/2009, 10:55 pm
my 5 month old emp scorp about 2.4 inches long recently made a burrow and i accidentally covered it with dirt can it get out of there or should i scoop/sift out the soil?
Bayss Tityus
Number of posts : 623 Age : 55 Location : Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S.A. Registration date : 2008-12-29
Subject: Re: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/1/2009, 11:05 pm
It should be just fine. What substrate are you using?
unabomber292 Pandinus
Number of posts : 6 Age : 32 Registration date : 2009-03-01
Subject: Re: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/1/2009, 11:15 pm
The substrate im using is Miracle grow moisture control potting mix
Bayss Tityus
Number of posts : 623 Age : 55 Location : Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S.A. Registration date : 2008-12-29
Subject: Re: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/1/2009, 11:21 pm
The texture will be fine for it to dig itself out. Due to the name, I would be concerned that that soil is full of fertilizers which can harm your scorpion. The best thing you can use is some type of coco fiber..Eco-Earth is good. This is all natural...holds moisture great and won't get funky smelling like wet peat/soil will. You can use soil if you prefer...just get some that is fertilizer/chemical free.
unabomber292 Pandinus
Number of posts : 6 Age : 32 Registration date : 2009-03-01
Subject: Re: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/1/2009, 11:24 pm
Thank you for the help I will look into those other types of soil.
Rasputin Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1051 Age : 42 Registration date : 2008-03-12
Subject: Re: I just buried my scorpion alive will it be oKay? 3/2/2009, 5:31 am
I'm with Bay on the substrate question. I like using a coco fiber/ultra fine sand mix but also adhere to the suggestion of coco/peat (it's not actually peat moss, it's just called peat moss. real peat moss is dead - sphagnum, which everyone calls peat, is very much alive).
your emp should be fine, I'm sure it'll dig itself out so long as you didn't dump too much over the burrow.
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