[ASA] Hottentotta hottentotta

Mine are Hottentotta hottentotta.
Its awesome that you are doing this buddy. I'm sure many will be interested to get access to such a writeup

How to identify a heavily gravid Hottentotta hottentotta:

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is it true that female h. hottentotta doesn't need male to give a birth young scorpions?

Kasapub wrote:

is it true that female h. hottentotta doesn't need male to give a birth young scorpions?

It is true.
Hottentotta hottentotta are Parthenogenetic.
Most (e.g. 99.9%) or if not all, of the H.hottentotta circulating in the hobby are all females.

You may also find interesting this write-up about parthenogenetic Hottentotta Parthenogenetic Hottentotta spp.

Conversion to [ASA] All-Scorpion-Archives has been completed. (Refer post #1 for caresheet for details)

I'll keep this thread updated with more research statistics.

Feel free to post your queries regarding Hottentotta hottentotta here

Wow i was completely unaware some scorpions had the ability to reproduce without males...My only question is do they do it often or is it just a once in a blue moon kind of thing?Now im going to have to try to buy a couple of this species just gotta find a breeder that deals with them lol Awesome info

cody1984 wrote:

Wow i was completely unaware some scorpions had the ability to reproduce without males...My only question is do they do it often or is it just a once in a blue moon kind of thing?Now im going to have to try to buy a couple of this species just gotta find a breeder that deals with them lol Awesome info

Thanks for your comments mate.

Parthenogenetic is "in their blood". They will reproduce without having to mate once they have reach maturity

speaking of, more than 2 months has passed but my 5i HH is still not molting. she's eating a lot and behaving normally up to now that's why i'm confused. any thoughts?