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PostSubject: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 9:33 am

HI, I am currently thinking about adding a new scorpion to the family, but I am having a hard time deciding. First, I am thinking mostly of a desertic, dry enviroment specie. It doesn't need to be communal, it will be kept alone. I'm thinking about and Androctonus Australis, I find their massive tail so impressive, but I find that they are a little too common. I got a list of available species to choose from. Tell me what you think

> Androctonus australis
> Androctonus australis
> Babycurus gigas
> Bothriurus burmeisteri
> Bothriurus picunche
> Bothriurus cf. dumayi
> Brachistosternus sp. black
> Brachistosternus negrei
> Brachistosternus cf. sciosciae
> Buthus occitanus
> Centruroides sp. Barachona
> Centruroides balsasensis
> Centruroides elegans
> Centruroides elegans
> Centruroides infamatus
> Centruroides meisei
> Centruroides nigrescens
> Centruroides cf. nitidus
> Centruroides sculpturatus
> Centruroides vittatus "mesic"
> Compsobuthus brevimanus
> Grosphus grandidieri
> Hadogenes paucidens
> Hadogenes troglodytes
> Hadogenes troglodytes
> Heterometrus cf. longimanus
> Heterometrus scaber
> Heterometrus cyaneus
> Heterometrus sp. China
> Heterometrus spinifer
> Heterometrus swammerdami
> Hottentotta gentili
> Hottentotta sp. Uganda
> Hottentotta tamulus
> Hottentotta trilineatus
> Hottentotta trilineatus
> Isometrus maculatus
> Iomachus politus
> Iurus doufureius
> Leiurus sp. Somalia
> Leiurus quinquestriatus
> Leiurus quinquestriatus
> Lychas mucronatus
> Nebo cf. grandis
> Opistophthalmus glabifrons
> Opistophthalmus sp. Mozambique
> Opistophthalmus sp.
> Opistophthalmus boehmei
> Orthochirus innesi
> Parabuthus liosoma
> Parabuthus liosoma
> Parabuthus mossambicensis
> Parabuthus schlechteri
> Parabuthus transvaalicus
> Parabuthus transvaalicus
> Parabuthus villosus black morph
> Parabuthus villosus yellow morph
> Rhopalurus bonetti
> Rhopalurus crassicauda
> Rhopalurus junceus
> Rhopalurus pintoi
> Smeringurus mesaensis
> Tityus asthenes
> Tityus falconensis
> Tityus serrulatus
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 9:35 am

I already have:

Babycurus Jacksoni
Grosphus Grandidieri
Pandinus Imperator
Pandinus Cavimanus
Heterometrus Spinifer
Hadrurus Arizonensis
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 9:52 am

My advise? buy them all Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 12:58 pm

Centruroides is a cool genus.
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 1:15 pm

Orthochirus innesi is nice and cool.. btw trying finding ryo.. he has one male upz for sale and traDE Smile


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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 3:58 pm

I love my R. Junceus, real nifty ones, but if i had to pick just one of your list i would go with.....well a toss up between Tityus asthenes and Babycurus gigas
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 4:12 pm

Lol

I'd have a hard time deciding too, with that gigantic list geek
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 6:16 pm

If I were to choose a desert species, these would be my picks:

Androctonus Australis

I guess it's the thickness of the tail that makes them so desirable by many.

Hadrurus arizonensis

Apparently these are even easier to keep than a G. rosea, since you can actually skip the water dish.

Parabuthus transvaalicus

Maybe it's the color that makes them a "must get" species ?

Leiurus quinquestriatus

I'm still not sure about this one... definitely wouldn't want to be stung by accident.

Scorpio maurus

From what I've been reading, these require a bit of moisture compared to other desert scorps.

Regardless.... I won't be getting a desert species until next spring or summer. I'd rather get the chance to get really comfy with my emp for the time being.
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 7:58 pm

H. arizonensis are readily available, tend to be cheap, and you're not going to wish your arm was in a fiery inferno if you get stung. They're also a lot less defensive in my experience.
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 8:19 pm

I already have an Hadrurus Arizonensis, and I like it alot, he's the one making me go for a desert specie actually. I wish Androctonus Crassicauda was in the list. Leuirus scares me a bit, I never got stung yet, and might not be soon, I don't fool around, but accidents happen...
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/17/2009, 9:32 pm

Mr. Mordax wrote:
H. arizonensis are readily available, tend to be cheap, and you're not going to wish your arm was in a fiery inferno if you get stung. They're also a lot less defensive in my experience.
I saw one in a pet store a week or so ago for $30 >_<

I'd go with the LQ if you think you're ready for it. They have beautiful coloration and, from my exp., are not aggressive most of the time Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/18/2009, 1:26 pm

Babycurus jacksoni, Androctonus, LQ definitely, and the Centruroides clan. The forth coming Parabuthus liosoma as soon as I get a good look at it in person Twisted Evil
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PostSubject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please   Scorpion suggestion needed please Empty10/18/2009, 1:37 pm

Tsk tsk tsk

All going for the standart sp of scorpion

this would be my list
> Compsobuthus brevimanus
> Grosphus grandidieri
> Isometrus maculatus
> Iomachus politus
> Iurus doufureius
> Leiurus sp. Somalia
> Bothriurus burmeisteri
> Bothriurus picunche
> Bothriurus cf. dumayi
> Brachistosternus sp. black
> Brachistosternus negrei
> Brachistosternus cf. sciosciae
> Rhopalurus bonetti
> Rhopalurus crassicauda
> Rhopalurus junceus
> Rhopalurus pintoi
> Parabuthus mossambicensis
> Parabuthus schlechteri
> Parabuthus villosus black morph
> Parabuthus villosus yellow morph
> Orthochirus innesi
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