New H.Arizonensis

Hello all
Just like to say thanks to Kristopher, Jmason19 and iitomodachi1 for the tips on a desert setup. Here are the pics of my new H.Arizonensis making itself at home








Sorry for the blur on some of the pics, my camera is not great and i suffer with shakey hand lol

Nice!!! I really like your desert set up and may use some of your ideas

I really like how you set the rocks into the sand, very cool.

Nice setup! It looks real natural Nice scorpion too! GZ on that

nice set up! and gorgeous scorp! been looking everywhere for some good rocks where did you get yours? all the ones ive seen are far too big

might be better of going to a builder merchant and get some slate, pet shops are to pricey for rocks n stuff.

Yeah that where we been looking but it's all far to big and don't think I could split it the way I want it lol was thinking of getting the small slate chips and using them for something.... Not quite sure what though

get some no nails and stick them together to make a little hide or summing.

To echo everyone else, sweet setup!

Bix, we have some friends that got the giant slate slabs from a builder and they just broke them into smaller pieces with a hammer. Worked pretty well. Just be sure to wear some eye protection; you can launch shards pretty fast.

Great job Jake!!! Glad to be of assistance.

That's a good looking Hadrurus as well! Looks to be right at home.

Was thinking of glueing togetherto make some sort of structure lol and a big bit of slate and me with a hammer sounds like fun too lol

yeah thats what ive done before, no nails or even like an aqua sealant will do it, and its always good smashing stuff up, but yeah make sure you were eye protection lol cos believe me it hurts when you get it in your eye, im talking from experiance.

Lol I tend to just shut my eyes and hope for the best

you can get nice small bits of slate form some water garden places like: http://www.worldofwater.com/
and no sharp edges on the bits i got either.

nice looking setup too. scorpion looks a bit dusty, they usually look a bit darker than that.

I've been looking at bags from b&q but couldn't decide in colour blue / plum or green lol they are only about £5 per 25kg bag

World of Water is where I got my bits of slate as there's one local to me.
Afterwards I went to look round a place called Pet Shed and there was loads of it just lying around outside. DOH!

But yeah I used no more nails just to make sure it's secure. And the cave bit was actually made by my wife with 2 bits of slate and a couple of pebbles as supporting columns. This is quite cool as the back was left open and the scorpion has started to dig out the back of the cave into a burrow.

Bit of a weird one though, he's started digging a burrow on the other side of the tank and in the middle too but just got down a few cm and has been sat with his head in the burrow all day with the rest of him out.

Reminded me of an ostrich with it's head in the sand lol. Any ideas what he's doing?

Lol that does sound strange maybe just having break have youngster just giving a little touch to see if it responds, there isn't anything that could have fell on it?

Mr. Mordax wrote:

To echo everyone else, sweet setup!

Bix, we have some friends that got the giant slate slabs from a builder and they just broke them into smaller pieces with a hammer. Worked pretty well. Just be sure to wear some eye protection; you can launch shards pretty fast.

I +1 everything about this!

I love the outcome of your set up! Looks very natural and very well thought out, I could stare at it for hours and that's when you know you did it right .

Bex I second this too. To put it into US perspective pet stores around me will charge like $8 per small piece of slate rock. I went to Home Depot and in their gardening/landscaping department found packages of the same slate rock and they were $8 a package bur for like 8 very large pieces. I took a finish hammer (really any kind will do) and just placed them either the driveway or even the floor in the kitchen on a piece of cardboard (I have done both) and tapped them with the edge of the hammer head. Get some extras as it is hard to get them to break exactly the way you want but at that price you can get a lot extra This will save you a ton of $$$ or Euros or whatever

I guess I could put it this way for $8 at a builder/or landscape type place whatever you have near you you'd spend almost $80. That's of course reflecting prices I have scoped out in pet stores and lawn and garden centers here In Wisconsin, US

Did I mention how awesome this set up turned out I might have to get a Desert hairy sometime now!