Overfeeding?

i hope they didnt escape!! i dont see where they couldve gotten out from though.. my lid is half covered with saran wrap and aluminum foil and my heat lamp is on the other half. i also have a weight on the lid to weigh it down just incase..

if you're sure the crickets cant get out, than the scorpions probably just had a feeding frenzy...
which would make me slightly jealous cause mine never come out in the day time =/

lol its ok i didnt get to watch either

ehh i watch mine eat all the time...
its pretty thrilling the first couple times...
after that, its just like "dang, now i gotta clean up body parts"
lol

thats what worries me... i cant see any cricket body parts at the entrance of the hide. i dont really want to disturb them and lift up their hide and check for remains though

i would if i were you...i dont know what other people would say, but id do it to check for parasites that grow from them that harm the scorpions

but i just got the the scorpions like not even a week ago and i feel like they have been going under a lot of stress already. i always change between the day and the night heat lamp and i try to do it as silent as i can be but of course i still make noise somewhat when i put the lamp back on top of the lid of the tank. it causes vibrations and the scorpions just get into the defensive positioon.

well its a decision you gotta make...
i think its a fair trade off, 5 minutes of stress versus the possibility of life threatening (i believe) problems...

Sithis wrote:

males have under developed looking wings.

Then how the hell do they chirp?!

Crickets only have under-developed wings if they're immature. Adults have full wings and females have the ovipositor you mentioned.

I have three points to make:

1) Phan, just grab out the excess crickets and toss 'em back in in a week or so (assuming they're still alive).

2) Everyone else, calm down. While tossing in a lot of prey isn't the greatest idea (imagine having a cow wandering around your living room), it's nothing to get all bent out of shape about.

3) Phan, if you have a question / comment / whatever, please feel free to post a new thread with it.