Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Babies update 3/29/2009, 11:52 am
Hi everyone,just wanted to give you all an update on the babies.
I believe 18 is the final count.They have all molted fine and are off moms back.they will be 2 weeks old on Monday. I was wondering is this a good time to get them some pinhead's to eat?and is it still once a week for babies?
Anyway here's a couple vids I took.The first one is a quick video of the babies literaly hanging out upside down on the ceiling of the burrow.The second one shows off the split tank and the burrow
Number of posts : 2282 Age : 36 Location : Pennsylvania, US Registration date : 2008-04-29
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 4:16 pm
Nice vids and setup you got there
I believe that when their exo's harden up you can feed them ~once a week. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 4:20 pm
great vids! looks like you have a great brood there.
and lol @ the other scorp trying to get in.
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 7:22 pm
@ bjaeger Thanks for the feeding help
@ scorpion111 Yeah hehe the other scorp tryin to get in is the male.
scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 7:35 pm
Hmmmm.. wonder if your female is receptive again..
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 9:07 pm
I think she is looking for food.Mistaking him for possible prey.
Im going to go get some crickets tomorrow morning...The female hasnt eatin in a month she has been in feed me pose outside burrow since last night.
Everytime she gose back into the burrow the babies run to her and seem to check out her chelicerae to see if she has any food.THe pet store was closed today so all will be taken care of tomorrow....Hopefully I'll have some good first meal videos to share =o)
scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/29/2009, 9:23 pm
awww, that sounds cute. try and get a video
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 12:20 pm
These babies are so cute omg lol.I remember reading here someone said 3I and 4I are very impressive.
Well I cant wait because these little 2I's are just amazing...I used an adult cricket to lure mom out of the burrow to put her over with the male so I could get the smaller crickets into the burrow.
Right after I got the mom moved over to the other side of the tank I noticed an adult cricket heading into the burrow.I looked in and about 8 babies swarmed the cricket....It was a Massacre lol.They were all pinching and stinging like mad.
In the video you will see the final stages of the big group ripping the adult cricket apart and fighting over the remains lol.
SickOfYou Hadogenes
Number of posts : 83 Age : 38 Location : Washington UTAH Registration date : 2009-01-26
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 2:34 pm
haha thats so cool lil scavengers! Wish mine would pop, starting to think she's just a grumpy fatty Could you see the embryos on the emperor before she popped? If so how long before? I cant see any but I find it hard to think she's just fat she only ate one cricket in past 2+ months, and I think she only killed it if I can remember that far back..
Wish she'd make a burrow where I could see into it like that, is there any tricks to doing that? Sorry for all the questions
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 5:26 pm
I honestly didnt check for embryos.My scorp poped 6 months in,I read all over the net gestation is between 9 to 19 months so I never even botherd to check.
If she's only had 1 cricket in the last 2 months Im sure she's gravid.
I just got lucky with the burrow (real lucky) lol every other burrow they made I count see anything.I been told that if you start a burrow for them at the side of the tank they might dig it out the rest of the way to suit them.
Im sure some of the more knowledgeable people here might be of more help.
Glad you liked me vids =o)
Bayss Tityus
Number of posts : 623 Age : 54 Location : Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S.A. Registration date : 2008-12-29
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 9:07 pm
Those vids were awesome man!
Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 9:38 pm
SickOfYou wrote:
Could you see the embryos on the emperor before she popped?
Emps have quite thick membranes, so embryos are much harder to see (if they're visible at all) than with smaller species.
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she only ate one cricket in past 2+ months
All scorpions are capable of fasting for months at a time -- however, if she has GAINED weight while fasting (and / or drinks lots of water), I'd suspect gravid.
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/30/2009, 9:41 pm
Bayss wrote:
Those vids were awesome man!
Thanks dude glad you enjoyed them.Expect more to come as they get older =o)
scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
Subject: Re: Babies update 3/31/2009, 11:17 am
very cool.. and aye, 3/4i's are very impressive.
*Connie* Post-whore
Number of posts : 3705 Age : 40 Location : England Registration date : 2008-02-06
Subject: Re: Babies update 4/4/2009, 2:52 am
I always feed my 2I's headless crickets for a while and 100% When they hit 3I I let them deal with the situation and as you have seen they are very fast and know how to protect themselves
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 4/7/2009, 10:06 am
Another video for you guys. At the start of this one you will see 2 babies fighting with mom over a cricket =o)
H. laoticus Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1401 Age : 35 Location : Southern California Registration date : 2009-03-26
Subject: Re: Babies update 4/15/2009, 3:54 pm
some great vids you got there! That tunnel is perfect for them. Feisty little guys too!
Absolution246 Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 44 Location : New York Registration date : 2008-07-02
Subject: Re: Babies update 4/22/2009, 9:20 am
Hello everyone...Just wanted to update you all.On Sunday night Monday morning two of my babies started to molt into 3I.Just a month and 3 days after they were born =o).
The first video is of the second scorpion in the middle of his molt...The one all the way in back
This second vid you can see the molted scorp up close.
