Liocheles waigiensis Breeding Project

My cutest scorpion so far

She uses her teenie weenie sting.. Twice!


Liocheles Waigiensis Handling


Some Random photos of her (Sry for typo in the pics. Correct name: Liocheles Waigiensis)

Cute little fella

+1 on cute as all get up!! Great pics and I'm going back to watch the vids now

... at last a picture of Liocheles waigensis that clearly distinguishes it from L. australasiae... this one is still a sub-adult right?

GS, you never disappoint. That is a cute little bugger. lol. What instar is she?

René wrote:

Cute little fella

Thanks Rene

iitomodachi1 wrote:

+1 on cute as all get up!! Great pics and I'm going back to watch the vids now

Hope you enjoy the vid bro

LXDNG79 wrote:

... at last a picture of Liocheles waigensis that clearly distinguishes it from L. australasiae... this one is still a sub-adult right?

Kristopher wrote:

GS, you never disappoint. That is a cute little bugger. lol. What instar is she?

Thanks Guys. This was a gift from my friend. It does look cute and tiny on my palm.. haha
Hmnn.. I'm not sure on it's instar thou.
Any idea how big can it get in adulthood? Maybe i can estimate it's instar from there.
Any links about them will be greatly appreciated!

One of my Liocheles waigiensis gave birth to small brood of 8 healthy and tiny little cutties! Enjoy

Mated on: May 2010
Gestation period: 13 months
Birthing of 1st instars: 29 Jun 2011
Molted to 2nd instars: 7 Jul 2011
Dismount from mum's back on: 12 Jul 2011















This is how tiny the babies are.. lolz





They kinda look like egg yolks with legs

Dude!! You are breeding a scorpion army?!! Modern dwarfhair.. sorry modern warfare!

lolz.. still far from an army
But i do know these are the cutest dwarfs in my collection!

you should be proud of what you accomplish for the hobby dude. Everything you deliver is a prime example of how it should be done.

thanks bro..

I'm still learning from everyone else.
& it's identical to what you and the rest of the peeps (who shared valuable info here) are doing

Haha, they look like little beetle pupae

i wonder how small in size is those cutie little babies....4-5mm?

@sowhon
Good estimation bro.
Average size of these 1st instar babies is about 5mm body mesosoma length, full length with tail is about 8mm.
However, there is one very small individual of this brood which only measures 3-4mm.
Super cute! lolz

@Chrome
Yes they do look like little beetle pupae! lolz

cute little things lol

Yeah shanos.. i think i have to "hand pick" some really really tiny B.lateralis' newly hatched for them.. lolz

if its me, than i will have a hard time finding proper food to feed them...
my dubia breeding is not very successful at the moment.. lol

Congratulations, those are darling.

sowhon wrote:

if its me, than i will have a hard time finding proper food to feed them...
my dubia breeding is not very successful at the moment.. lol

pinheads?
I've not kept dubias before. But they are great feeders too.
How many adult dubias did you get to start of the colony. If you didn't have sufficient adult pairs, it'll definitely take sometime before your colony can be established to support your growing scorp collection

Annababe wrote:

Congratulations, those are darling.

Thanks Annababe, they've heard you!

GS wrote:

sowhon wrote:

if its me, than i will have a hard time finding proper food to feed them...
my dubia breeding is not very successful at the moment.. lol

pinheads?
I've not kept dubias before. But they are great feeders too.
How many adult dubias did you get to start of the colony. If you didn't have sufficient adult pairs, it'll definitely take sometime before your colony can be established to support your growing scorp collection

i don't think its easy to get hold of pinheads here at my place, the only choice will be breed the crickets ourselves
as for my dubia colony, started with 3female + 3male adults + some juveniles and nymphs....not seeing any progress after a month...

sowhon wrote:

i don't think its easy to get hold of pinheads here at my place, the only choice will be breed the crickets ourselves as for my dubia colony, started with 3female + 3male adults + some juveniles and nymphs....not seeing any progress after a month...

For your dubias, I might be wrong but think it'll take at least 6-12 months (according to your start-up size).. in order to significant results. Keep them warm with ample ventilation and food. It should speed things up alil.

B.lateralis is another good choice.
Get someone to send you eggs (if you can't get live ones), probably 200-300.
From hatchlings to adults takes about 3-4 months. From then, it will be endless supply..

GS wrote:

For your dubias, I might be wrong but think it'll take at least 6-12 months (according to your start-up size).. in order to significant results. Keep them warm with ample ventilation and food. It should speed things up alil.

B.lateralis is another good choice.
Get someone to send you eggs (if you can't get live ones), probably 200-300.
From hatchlings to adults takes about 3-4 months. From then, it will be endless supply..

i guess i will just have to make do with mealworms + crickets for the time being while waiting for the dubia colony to bloom...
reason being my wife will burst if i were to start another colony of roach (B.lateralis) in the house...lol

Love those baby pics bro.
They're just so cute.

Such beauties