[Discussion] Parabuthus spp.

Thanks bro

Like you've said these guys are beasts, so I figured I'd take baby steps getting back into them
since my incident with one a while back. Just want to get it right with these little guys. They are pretty bad [buttocks].

Indeed Leiurus, they are one of the more euhmmm beastly tempered scorpions. In fact, the only ones that stand ground when I lift their lid.
They are without a doubt, the more active out of all African desert species.

So you got stung? What did it feel like? Even meerkats look out for these lol

Yeah saw your vids they def command respect.

To be honest with you it was prob the s h i t i e s t thing I've ever dealt with the pain of the sting was bad felt like someone burnt me with a cigarette continuously for about 45 mins but that wasn't as bad as being sick all day. I'll just say I didn't leave the bathroom all day and that was accompanied by a crappy headache to.

I think you might mean Gs's videos. He has nice videos. I dont have the cam for making those yet.

So you have been bitchslapped by one.. Good to know what it did. No reason to find out anymore :-)

leiurusSaleen820 wrote:

Yeah saw your vids they def command respect.

I'll just say I didn't leave the bathroom all day and that was accompanied by a crappy headache to.

Sounds like a bad hangover... maybe a second tagging could had relieved that lol

Yeah GS has some incredible videos but I meant the one on your thread where the meerkats even called it quits when they caught a load in the face (so to speak).

ah ye ok cool.. sorry

Dolby it was like the worst hangover I ever had accompanied by a case of the S H I T S.

Lester wrote:

hi bro ...
as requested ... here are my babies
cheers

Click here to view Lester's P.trans brood of 1st instar scorplings:

Now, I have to share these pics with you guys! Pictures of Lester's P.trans brood after 10 days from birth:





This is the most amazing shot i have seen of 2i P.trans scorplings!

Well done Lester

lol that is crazy!!!!!!!! How many????

88.. lolz

lol

Its like every single baby is dying to board the bus or something.. except a few who has "skipped school" lolz
Major "fireworks" display on mum's back!

This is all I can do with that load of babies

and and and

Guys Ive noticed that my ptrans always flicks her tail like a machine gun whenever a lateralis approaches her.


What could it mean?

aggression I think.. mine does it too when the prey is too big and it gets frustrated tearing off limbs.. thats what Pts are like! :-)

amh the lats are smaller than she is anh she barely doesnt move a lot.


She lies like almost 80% of the time and shes been acting this for about a week now

Sounds like pre-molt to me.

maybe *crosses finger*

her tail the past week is almost at relax position.




If she is, my prayers are answered I hope she wouldnt have a bad molt * crosses finger and toes *

I hope for you it is premoult! GOod luck!

Just out of curiosity does anybody know what instar P. transvaalicus get the ability to spit venom ?

Or are they just born with the ability ?

I'm not exactly sure, but I have heard that slings can flick it. Read somewhere that they are a bit more flicky than adults.

Thanks bro

I wasn't sure, mine are still very small (2i).
Just don't want baby spitters firing their bazooka's at me.

Imho.. since they have the "ability" to flick venom off their telson. They "should" be able to do it from 2nd instar (since they have been using venom at 2i). Now, the thing is, how often do they do that? Imo.. very rare occurrence...

I'm not sure even wild P.trans do that often but for all my captive breed P.trans, i've never seen them do it at all.. probably all this while as i've kept them, they don't feel threatened to the point of engaging their "bazooka" lolz

But it is always good to be prepared and be aware of the possibility..
Better to overestimate then under

Def better to walk the side of caution.

I've only seen 1 spit/flick venom and that was the S.O.B that tagged me.

My buddy opened up his shipment and took 1 out and as soon as he popped the lid Bam, he was lucky most of it hit the lid. My stupid [buttocks] said Oh he's feisty I'll take him. 2 months later got tagged by him but he never spit/flicked venom after that 1st time. Had a couple before him and never seen them do it.