Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project

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.

ooooh looks gravid to me!!!

you can clearly see the nerve cord through the intersegmental membrane, great pics!

I'd say gravid! Could also explain the hostility

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.

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.

ooh learn something new everyday thank you!

René wrote:

I'd say gravid! Could also explain the hostility

231bex wrote:

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!

Gravid. Send some my way they come out.

Congrats!! lets say bout 50 new scorps for you ^_^!

~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?

A friend of mine had an H. longimanus with roughly 50 young, so it's possible.

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!

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!

Woah nice looking gravid scorp..wish i could have one of the future slings..hehe goodluck!

_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

that thing is massive!

GS wrote:

~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?

Do i smell a guessing game coming on..

guessing game! guessing game!

I'm saying 25

um im gonna say 34

38 slings..

I'm guessing max 24

anything yet?

i thought emps were the only communal species

_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.

oh okay thanks


i'm going to say about 28 slings