breeding

I've been searching the net for info on breeding emperor scorpion and i cant really seem to find any good info ;/ does anyone know a site or something, point me in the right direction thanks

right here would be the best place to ask...
i still wanna now a few things about it myself...

if im correct, Binksyboy knows more than enough info

Well, i was to know all that i need to to know to breed emperors i have a female and a male in a ten gallon tank right now they haven't done any courtship or anything so i don't know

try taking the female out and reintroducing her in a few days....

the only other thought i have is, are you sure theyre a M/F?

If you are unsure of their sexes, post a couple of pics up of their pectines and we can sex them for you.

If you are certain that they are both mature (have red telsons) and male & female, then take out the scorps, mix the set-up around including substrate to eliminate any territorial issues and then introduce them both at the same time to the new set-up.

You should expect a little sparring at first, but this is normal. If they start to fight, then remove and separate them. (Trust me, you'll know fighting from the sparring )

Apart from that, just keep an eye on them and see how things go.

binksyboy3 wrote:

If you are unsure of their sexes, post a couple of pics up of their pectines and we can sex them for you.

If you are certain that they are both mature (have red telsons) and male & female, then take out the scorps, mix the set-up around including substrate to eliminate any territorial issues and then introduce them both at the same time to the new set-up.

You should expect a little sparring at first, but this is normal. If they start to fight, then remove and separate them. (Trust me, you'll know fighting from the sparring )

Apart from that, just keep an eye on them and see how things go.

Well i know one is a female ( small hairs on the pectines and heart shaped operculum) and the other a male ( longer hairs on its pectines and oval shaped operculum) as fair as introducing the scorpings into the same tank which i did and they are fine, they never fight or anything but hide all day and night lol so i don't know that's why asked if there is something i should know etc.. also, they are mature they both have red telsons so i douno

Any idea's?

What color is the telson....The sting ball? Is it a whitish milk cream color or is it a dark red color?

anemiaffx wrote:

What color is the telson....The sting ball? Is it a whitish milk cream color or is it a dark red color?

I stated in my last post dark red

Joey wrote:

Well i know one is a female ( small hairs on the pectines and heart shaped operculum) and the other a male ( longer hairs on its pectines and oval shaped operculum) as fair as introducing the scorpings into the same tank which i did and they are fine, they never fight or anything but hide all day and night lol so i don't know that's why asked if there is something i should know etc.. also, they are mature they both have red telsons so i douno

Female could already be gravid. Or there may not be a suitable place for the male to deposit his spermatophore. Or, they've already mated, and you didn't notice.

If you want to try again, take the male out for a few days and re-introduce him . . . he may suddenly notice her pheromones after being by himself.

Mr. Mordax wrote:

Female could already be gravid. Or there may not be a suitable place for the male to deposit his spermatophore. Or, they've already mated, and you didn't notice.

If you want to try again, take the male out for a few days and re-introduce him . . . he may suddenly notice her pheromones after being by himself.

Well i tried this still nothing i have a smooth surface for them to there thing etc.. and i watch them alot and they just hide under the cork bark and that's it i have to remove the cork bark and feed them very rarely come out ;/ i mean she could be gravid i did get them both from the pet store so yea but i don't know

Are you 100% sure they are not both females?

Why don't you post up a couple of pectine shots to eliminate the possibilty

binksyboy3 wrote:

Are you 100% sure they are not both females?

Why don't you post up a couple of pectine shots to eliminate the possibilty

yea i am 1000% positive they are male / female but later on to tonight ill try to take pectines shots

Also, i never took pectines shots before whats the best way ?

Place each scorp into a clear plastic container and take shots from underneath ensuring to get a clear view of the pectines and operculum.

Here's the female:
shitty pictures i know done with a cell phone ;/



Here's the male:



And here's a pic of the female my wife thinks she is gravid ( i don't ):

well the males definitely a male =)

but the female pic is too fuzzy...it does look female, but a clearer pic would give me more confidence in the answer

the lycan mikey wrote:

well the males definitely a male =)

but the female pic is too fuzzy...it does look female, but a clearer pic would give me more confidence in the answer

lol, alright, Ill try to get a better picture of her operculum and pectines

Here's a new picture hope this works

ok i cant tell....when i tilt my head it kind of points at the bottom, when i straighten my head i see an oval

sorry dude...i cant tell...

the lycan mikey wrote:

ok i cant tell....when i tilt my head it kind of points at the bottom, when i straighten my head i see an oval

sorry dude...i cant tell...

Well that blow's that was the best pic i could take any other idea's?

thats a perfect pic...
im just stumped...

here i flipped the picture and in this picture the operculum look oval:( but the pectines are small which made me believe it was a female

Difficult to tell but I'm leant towards male as I cannot make out the heart-shaped point...

Well shit.. lol me and my wife are going to see if we can get a better pic of "her" "him" lol

so them the pectines have nothing to do with it??

They do, but the operculum is a much more accurate & reliable guide to go by with emps.