Anyone had experience with Euscorpius italius and Diplocentrus spitzeri?

Having a look at these as a potential buy. Has anyone had these or have information on them?

Malay Bark Scorpion (D spitzeri)

Italian Scrub Scorpion (Euscorpius italius)

D. spitzeri - I have one - Male

about 3-4" of substrate, no warmer than you would keep Heterometrus

damp but not wet substrate, water bowl - but it will probably fill it with substrate all the chuffin time! My one is happy in a 6" critter keeper. light mist once a week

They make some fantastic burrows with about 10 entrances! And they regularly build new tunnels to fool the crickets. Regular reliable eaters (1-2 crix per week)

Good reliable scorpion

Shame there arent females available as it's a male i'll be getting too.

Ta for the advice Lisa we'll have to look out for some females

Keep the Euscorpius the same way..

Kejser wrote:

Keep the Euscorpius the same way..

Cheers! Will do.

Do you have any of these Kejser?

Kuma wrote:

Shame there arent females available as it's a male i'll be getting too.

Ta for the advice Lisa we'll have to look out for some females

The problem is that females are soooo hard to find. the females pretty much stay very close to their burrow and the males wonder. so when people go and collect them, 99% of the time they will pick up males, unless they are extremely lucky and stop a female bolting underground. I have our Mr Goss on the look out anyway

Received both today they are so cute!

Here they are!

wicked Leon... dont you just love the telson on the Diplocentrus?

Which of the Euscorpius species are the one found in Kent? You know, the one's that Bill Oddie once hunted with a black light in a Harbour Wall ? It was shown on a Nature program, though not Springwatch....

They are nice little Scorps, Kuma

I think its Euscorpius flavicaudis . Fancy that, having scorpions in the UK!

Barry wrote:

They are nice little Scorps, Kuma

Thanks I'm well chuffed!