Orthochirus innesi

Orthochirus innesi (Oman), second brood this year!

Very nice!
I have a matured male Innesi with me and it's a shame that i cant breed him!
I heard the young are hard to raise and they takes more than 2years to matured with >10molt!
Is that true?

very beautiful !!!!

Awesome macros!

Great shots!

RyoKenzaki wrote:

Very nice!
I heard the young are hard to raise and they takes more than 2years to matured with >10molt!
Is that true?

Yes, it takes about 2 years to mature O. innesi, 6 molts as usual. they aren't that hard to raise as O. scrobiculosus or O. fuscipes.

I see, guess that is for O.Scrobiculosus then
It's hard to find information of Innesi on the net
Cheer for those cute offspring

great scorpions, congrats on the brood!

i been wondering ..any idea if this sp of scorpion is able to store sperm after mating to produce offspring or a feww brood without mating after mating once ???

interesting

Lester wrote:

i been wondering ..any idea if this sp of scorpion is able to store sperm after mating to produce offspring or a feww brood without mating after mating once ???

i don't know, i'm keeping 1.2 O. innesi communal, so there's no control over their sex life.

orthos are so cool, i need to get me a male and a female, so goofy lookin.

hauser wrote:

RyoKenzaki wrote:

Very nice!
I heard the young are hard to raise and they takes more than 2years to matured with >10molt!
Is that true?

Yes, it takes about 2 years to mature O. innesi, 6 molts as usual. they aren't that hard to raise as O. scrobiculosus or O. fuscipes.

Hey Hauser,

Really beautiful pics, lovely scorpions, sorry, I just joined so I have arrived late to the party, haha

best,

G

Hi Hauser,


i am reading your website when i came across the beautiful setup of your Orthochirus sp.
i am wonder how you made the sand stay intact all the way up the tank...

mind teaching how you did it and what type of sand are you using ... i kind of like the color of it ...the scorpion do really stand out in it.

currently mine is the dull yellowish sand. and it is very lose............

i am wondering if u mixed some water in it ?????


thanks

LEster

Lester wrote:

i am reading your website when i came across the beautiful setup of your Orthochirus sp.
i am wonder how you made the sand stay intact all the way up the tank...

mind teaching how you did it and what type of sand are you using ... i kind of like the color of it ...the scorpion do really stand out in it.

currently mine is the dull yellowish sand. and it is very lose............

i am wondering if u mixed some water in it ?????

just mix some colored clay powder and water to regular sand an you can sculpture whatever you want (~90%sand /10%clay). it depends on the size, but usually it takes about two weeks to dry with some additional heating cables and lights on 24/7.

hauser wrote:

Lester wrote:

i am reading your website when i came across the beautiful setup of your Orthochirus sp.
i am wonder how you made the sand stay intact all the way up the tank...

mind teaching how you did it and what type of sand are you using ... i kind of like the color of it ...the scorpion do really stand out in it.

currently mine is the dull yellowish sand. and it is very lose............

i am wondering if u mixed some water in it ?????

just mix some colored clay powder and water to regular sand an you can sculpture whatever you want (~90%sand /10%clay). it depends on the size, but usually it takes about two weeks to dry with some additional heating cables and lights on 24/7.

yes.. that is the setup i am refering to.. than you very much ... the setup is very nice
btw do you mean normal sand is acceptable.. and as for the clay .. i don't really get it ... which type of clay is safe and acceptable ???

sorry for this much question as i am going to build one nice home for my scorpion too.. lol .. and i wanted something just like yours ..

side track abit.. i read from the net that these sp dun reali need a sand but of a dry setup with intact structure made of sand as these sp dun reali burrow but hide dun rocks and barks...

additional of some tunnels in the sand stucture do also provide extra hides and temperture differental...
.. fore weekly light mist of the side tank to provide mosture and humility...

Lester wrote:

yes.. that is the setup i am refering to.. than you very much ... the setup is very nice
btw do you mean normal sand is acceptable.. and as for the clay .. i don't really get it ... which type of clay is safe and acceptable ???

sorry for this much question as i am going to build one nice home for my scorpion too.. lol .. and i wanted something just like yours ..

side track abit.. i read from the net that these sp dun reali need a sand but of a dry setup with intact structure made of sand as these sp dun reali burrow but hide dun rocks and barks...

additional of some tunnels in the sand stucture do also provide extra hides and temperture differental...
.. fore weekly light mist of the side tank to provide mosture and humility...

yes, normal sand. i buy dry clay powder at a pottery or pet shop.
i never prepare tunnels, orthochirus and many other sp. will dig their burrows by themselves.

hauser wrote:

Lester wrote:

yes.. that is the setup i am refering to.. than you very much ... the setup is very nice
btw do you mean normal sand is acceptable.. and as for the clay .. i don't really get it ... which type of clay is safe and acceptable ???

sorry for this much question as i am going to build one nice home for my scorpion too.. lol .. and i wanted something just like yours ..

side track abit.. i read from the net that these sp dun reali need a sand but of a dry setup with intact structure made of sand as these sp dun reali burrow but hide dun rocks and barks...

additional of some tunnels in the sand stucture do also provide extra hides and temperture differental...
.. fore weekly light mist of the side tank to provide mosture and humility...

yes, normal sand. i buy dry clay powder at a pottery or pet shop.
i never prepare tunnels, orthochirus and many other sp. will dig their burrows by themselves.

i see.... okie.. many thanks to you ... now i will have to source the dry clay powder..will update my new setup once it is ready lol ...

Some pet stores sell the clay powder as "Excavator Clay" -- it's great for a lot of burrowing spp. I use it 30% clay / 70% sand, but I imagine 10/90 will hold burrows well too.

hmmm any good brand of the clay to intro ????
as i am thinking those clay selling might contains harmful chemical that might harm the scorpions ...

Here's what I've used.

link

be careful with that pottery clay powder

have the wrong mixture and good luck redoing it.

many thanks

omg I haven't been able to check here lately and look what turns up lol. I wanted these little guys so bad a few months back and couldn't find them anywhere...oh wait I still do want them!

hi guys ..

after some advises from my friend sam and instruction from kind people here on how to build the landscape ...
i finally managed to get my hands on some of the material...

unfornuately, i am unable to get the potting clay or other clay but sam advised me to try using some red earth instead ...

i mixed the mixture with the red earth and got soemthing out
but i think i added too much sand this time round

some experiment pics which i did with mini caontianers


please do advise if any thing can be further done beforei proceed with the actual tank setup
many thanks in advances........

this pics was taken abt a week ago .....

did you wet, pack, and dry the mixture?