Signs of pre-molt

Hi guys,im kind of a noob in this kind of hobby..but im effin hooked..i just want to know what are the other pre molt signs to look for besides not eating and my emp being fat btw my emps a 3i i think,thanks a lot..more power to you guys

I would say that's pretty much it... Bloated and not eating!

It'll slow right down as well.

it'd probably spend more time in his/her hide during this time... a protection against the vulnerability faced during molting..
you could probably bump up the humidity abit more if you suspect its a molt.

ohh..thanks, i do live in the tropics do i need to still buy a heater for my emp??

Not if the temperature is right

Probly not, I know a guy with 1000+ scorps in the phillipines that keeps some outside even.

Yeah, I'd be more concerned about the humidity if you have any arid species than anything else, you could probably just leave them at your ambient temps and humidity, unless you have air conditioning on all the time Good luck, I'm also +1 on the premolt tips and am not sure of anything other than getting fat, and seeing the plates separate on it's body and also the eating.

How long does a pre molt takes?my scorp refuses food for a bout a week and a half..

Can go weeks, but don't worry! Your scorpion can easily go months without eating and it wont harm it!

Yay,okay thanks..

My emps out of its hide in daytime and it looks disturbingly fat..as in obese fat way fatter than last time..and she havent been feeding for about two weeks now,her body looks pale also and a black line is showing on its is seen more prominently..is this normal?

Well, it sounds like pre-molt to me (or pregnant if it's an adult)! If it's sick there ain't really anything you can do, so relax and wait and see

Its 3i(the seller said so) about 2 inch..and the pictures here tells its a 3i..she moves freakishly slow..and the mouth part seems bulging..

Yay she molted already..what do i do next?should i remove her old skin?

Hehe, told you not to worry Yea, you can remove it, but wait a few days to feed her!

My friend told me to wait for about two weeks..is this true?

Two weeks might be a bit exaggerated, but I would say 4-7 days...

Ok,thanks a lot..hehe

Best way to know if it's safe to feed is if your scorp fully fluoresces under a blacklight again.

weird... ive had my afs for a few weeks and it had the signs of pre-molt(fat and lazy) though it was active for a bit.... maybe ill get lucky soon.

A better sign of premolt than just "fat and lazy" (which many adult scorpions will go through periods of, despite not being able to molt again) is when you can see through the intersegmental membrane to new tergites developing underneath.

She molted again hehe..but she molted inside her hole..she made the tunnel at the base of its enclosure..is it ok to leave her cast on the tunnel?will it cause mites?

Well has she removed it from the tunnel? Is it on top of the substrate or inside the tunnel?

If it is the later I wouldn't race to dig it out of the burrow, more than likely she will remove it herself as they will usually keep their burrows clean.

If it is on top of the substrate you won't have immediate issues but I'd remove it as anything decomposing could attract unwanted tank mates; scuttle bugs, mites or others. I'd stress less if you have some potato bugs or pill bugs of some sort, aka; isopods. But I'd still recommend removing it to be safe.

Congrats on the successful molt I just had my first failed molt Found a baby H. Spinigerus half molted and dead first loss to a molt.

Must post pix now as all scorpions seem to look amazing right after a molt

Mites will check out an exo usually, but I've only ever seen the beneficials.