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Subject: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/20/2010, 11:06 am
Hey guys,
I suspect that my Heterometrus Spinifer is gravid but i do not eliminate the possiblity of just fatness. She is a full grown adult and has been separated from a communal setup for 2-3 months due to her aggressiveness towards other spinifers.
Pse comment if you think she is simply Fat or Gravid. Any insights will be great! Thanks
Edit: Video title updated to Gravid status. Thanks to you guys for the confirmation
Ps: Yes she (Top left) is the one who ate her tankmate few months ago.
Last edited by GS on 11/23/2011, 7:34 pm; edited 10 times in total (Reason for editing : Updates)
*~BEX~* Administrator
Number of posts : 4246 Age : 37 Registration date : 2010-08-29
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/20/2010, 11:16 am
ooooh looks gravid to me!!!
you can clearly see the nerve cord through the intersegmental membrane, great pics!
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/20/2010, 11:28 am
I'd say gravid! Could also explain the hostility
Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 35 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/20/2010, 11:33 am
Gravid.
Make sure you keep her nice and humid, and give her a good hiding place.
BTW Bix, it's apparently the scorpion's heart you see through the membrane. I always thought it was the nerve cord as well until reading The Biology of Scorpions.
_________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will."
*~BEX~* Administrator
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/20/2010, 11:36 am
Mr. Mordax wrote:
Gravid.
Make sure you keep her nice and humid, and give her a good hiding place.
BTW Bex, it's apparently the scorpion's heart you see through the membrane. I always thought it was the nerve cord as well until reading The Biology of Scorpions.
ooooh looks gravid to me!!! you can clearly see the nerve cord through the intersegmental membrane, great pics!
Thanks Bex & Rene!
Mr. Mordax wrote:
Gravid.
Make sure you keep her nice and humid, and give her a good hiding place.
BTW Bix, it's apparently the scorpion's heart you see through the membrane. I always thought it was the nerve cord as well until reading The Biology of Scorpions.
Noted. I'll giving her all my attention now. So excited for her
& cool thing about the scorpion's heart. I'd never realise that too. Thanks for sharing!
~Abyss~ Administrator
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Congrats!! lets say bout 50 new scorps for you ^_^!
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/22/2010, 2:48 am
~Abyss~ wrote:
Gravid. Send some my way they come out.
Y not hope everything goes smoothly for her now. *Finger crossed
Majestic wrote:
Congrats!! lets say bout 50 new scorps for you ^_^!
That many? haha.. 50 is definitely more that i can handle. I'm guessing 15-20?
Mr. Mordax Administrator
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/22/2010, 4:27 am
A friend of mine had an H. longimanus with roughly 50 young, so it's possible.
_________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will."
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/22/2010, 9:03 am
Mr. Mordax wrote:
A friend of mine had an H. longimanus with roughly 50 young, so it's possible.
Wow.. must be a hell of a party housing them together!
_scorpio_ Androctonus
Number of posts : 1827 Age : 26 Location : St leonards... ENGLAND Registration date : 2008-04-11
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/22/2010, 9:13 am
i guess 32 babies i will be extremely surprised if its fat, all the signs, like aggression towards others, says gravid to me. good luck with them!
levi Centruroides
Number of posts : 167 Age : 32 Location : Philippines Registration date : 2010-11-03
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/22/2010, 10:08 am
Woah nice looking gravid scorp..wish i could have one of the future slings..hehe goodluck!
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/23/2010, 1:02 am
_scorpio_ wrote:
i guess 32 babies i will be extremely surprised if its fat, all the signs, like aggression towards others, says gravid to me. good luck with them!
Thanks mate. Certainly hope so
levi wrote:
Woah nice looking gravid scorp..wish i could have one of the future slings..hehe goodluck!
hehehz.. Thanks levi. If all things goes well, I'm sure we can work something out
lordpotato Hadogenes
Number of posts : 72 Age : 26 Registration date : 2010-11-04
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 12/23/2010, 4:53 am
that thing is massive!
~Abyss~ Administrator
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 1/12/2011, 12:27 am
_scorpio_ wrote:
anything yet?
Not yet bro. Base on my rough estimation.. now could be about 4-6mths along the gestation period. Well first thing i did when i return from work everyday (without fail).. is to take a torch and shine in her burrow for a sec, looking out for white spots.. lol
empscorp wrote:
i thought emps were the only communal species
I believe quite a few species can live together in harmony while being provided with the right enclosure conditions, ample hides and food. There could be a higher success rate for communal adults settings as they don't have to go through molts which makes them vulnerable.
empscorp Pandinus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 1/12/2011, 9:08 am
