different scorpions in one cage??

hello again. i was thinking about geting another scorpions but a different kind im not sure what kind yet because i only no where they sale empsss. is it ok to put other types of scorpions in with my emperors or is it not a good ideal my scorpions have not come out of there burrow in at least a week but they are alive so im trying to get a little more action out of these guys so thought of getting s new one...

puting a communual sp together ie pandius imp with pandius imp is fine althought still frowned upon by some keeper because of cannablism, but most same sp barks do fine together,

but what you refer to is the differnt species? housed together

i have read of emps with asian forest together i belive its on youtube.

many people on here will tell you the same and that is to stay away from mixing difernt species.


regards sam

Yep, like what has been said, it has been known for pandinus imp and heterometrus sp to be housed together, but i would strongly advise against this as it could cause a huge list of problems.

Just stay with the same sp in each tank. Make sure they are a communal sp if you put more than one scorp in your tank.


Hope this helps

sweet then i will just get one with seperate tank thanks alot guys...

If you stick with emps, you can keep more than one in a tank together. They tend to be communal.

Right now I am doing a communal setup with 2 Hets and an emperor. So far so good

wow what are the most common scorpions at pet stores??

Pandinus imperator
Hadogenes sp
Most have hadrurus arizonensis

Hoever, these are the most common in southern england.

yea I would bet oregon has about the same selection as BC Canada which is usually
Pandinus imperator
Pandinus cavimanus
Hadrurus arizonensus
Hadogenes sp

Rarely will a pet store have a scorpion with venom over 1/5, think it's just common practice i think, but I bet you could try to get them ordered through some of them.

yeah i thought about looking online about how to order them but i didnt hav mutch luck. yet i hav not seen many different options at pet stores but portland only hase a few main stores that i have seen them just hav to keep on huntin... thanx.

emperor2 wrote:

... thanx.

no worries

Emperor2, I haven't seen much selection in Portland. Most stores just have emps (which are a pretty good starter species, and even a fun one for those of us that have been in the hobby a few years). Whatever you do, don't go to Scamps. They just let their animals die and leave the tanks on the shelf.

There's a really good store in Newberg called Critter Cabana. They take good care of their animals and offer useful information on them, but I can't remember if they have scorpions besides emps. I seem to remember they have good tarantula selection. If you go there, it's on the one-way section of 99W that heads north, and on the right side of the street.

You'll also find a bunch of Petcos scattered around, but again, only emps. If you're lucky you'll get a miss-IDed Heterometrus.

In Corvallis there's a place called Animal House that's right on 99W (again on a one-way stretch, this time heading south). They usually have Hadogenes paucidens, I've bought an Heterometrus laoticus there once, and I've seen B. jacksoni in stock one time.

Or, if you're really adventurous, you can grab a blacklight and head out into the Coast Range (or the Cascades) and catch yourself some Uroctonus mordax.

Mr. Mordax wrote:

Or, if you're really adventurous, you can grab a blacklight and head out into the Coast Range (or the Cascades) and catch yourself some Uroctonus mordax.

Emperor2: Do NOT get Mike started on Uroctonus Mordax whatever you do!

lol i will try not to. i was wondering if there was any where around to find them that doesnt seem to far for me but with the wife that may be a different story i will have to come up with another reason to go that sounds good.



also is there something i can do to make my emps more active without pissing them off??? all they do is sleep and stay in their burrow they use to come out at night for the first week i had them but now its just nothing..

^That's exactly what emps do. They're called "pet holes" for a reason.

If you want them to be a bit more active then just keep them on the warm side (but not too hot -- I wouldn't recommend anything above 90 F).

yeah i have a 5.2 gallon tank with cocoa bibre. the thermometer usually stayes between 75-81 degreese depending on room temp and a good 1/4 of the tank is the burrow allot of times they sleep on eachother very wierd cause their quite a bit of space in there for the both of them ok thanxxx..

A 5-gallon tank is about right for two emps. I wouldn't add any more.

sweet thanks