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chevy_power427 Centruroides
Number of posts : 128 Age : 42 Location : Montreal Canada Registration date : 2008-11-05
| Subject: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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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chevy_power427 Centruroides
Number of posts : 128 Age : 42 Location : Montreal Canada Registration date : 2008-11-05
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 9:35 am | |
| I already have:
Babycurus Jacksoni Grosphus Grandidieri Pandinus Imperator Pandinus Cavimanus Heterometrus Spinifer Hadrurus Arizonensis | |
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Kejser Administrator
Number of posts : 1373 Age : 38 Location : Denmark Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 9:52 am | |
| My advise? buy them all | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 12:58 pm | |
| Centruroides is a cool genus. | |
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Lester Tityus
Number of posts : 505 Age : 43 Location : Malaysia / Singapore / USA Registration date : 2009-03-14
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 1:15 pm | |
| Orthochirus innesi is nice and cool.. btw trying finding ryo.. he has one male upz for sale and traDE
Last edited by Lester on 10/17/2009, 1:18 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : wrong spelling) | |
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Chrome Tityus
Number of posts : 505 Age : 37 Location : western Canada Registration date : 2009-08-03
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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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H. laoticus Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1401 Age : 35 Location : Southern California Registration date : 2009-03-26
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 4:12 pm | |
| Lol I'd have a hard time deciding too, with that gigantic list | |
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Shinryuu Hadogenes
Number of posts : 75 Age : 46 Location : New Brunswick, Canada Registration date : 2009-10-07
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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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chevy_power427 Centruroides
Number of posts : 128 Age : 42 Location : Montreal Canada Registration date : 2008-11-05
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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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bjaeger Leiurus
Number of posts : 2282 Age : 36 Location : Pennsylvania, US Registration date : 2008-04-29
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/17/2009, 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 | |
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PaperTiger Babycurus
Number of posts : 399 Age : 57 Location : Illinois/USA Registration date : 2009-06-22
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/18/2009, 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 | |
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Kejser Administrator
Number of posts : 1373 Age : 38 Location : Denmark Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Scorpion suggestion needed please 10/18/2009, 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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