Took a 3min short video last night (approx. 3hrs into her labour) while i refilled her water bowl. Vid is taken on the outside of her enclosure under infra red lighting for minimal distraction.
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H. laoticus Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1401 Age : 35 Location : Southern California Registration date : 2009-03-26
Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 1/27/2011, 12:13 am
I guess she was gravid
Congrats, it looks like she has quite a few more babies coming.
**GS** Leiurus
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Heterometrus Spinifer 1st Instars Scorplings (6 day old ):
ColoredPencils Centruroides
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/2/2011, 3:13 am
Aww! Those scorplings are just too cute! I especially love the up-close photo where you can see all their little eyes! =D
*~BEX~* Administrator
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/2/2011, 8:08 am
Wow congratulations!!! Have u tried to count them yet lolz
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/3/2011, 11:34 am
Thanks! Yeah they're so damn cute! like small rolls of sushi. haha I tried counting but couldn't get below the pile.. lolz Will update again once they dismount or so
**GS** Leiurus
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Hey guys, some of you might find this pic familiar, on the left is Scoopy(who recently gave birth) muching on her tankmate. Right beside her was Grump, another adult female in my H.Spinifers' communal setup who was also isolated to her own tank after her several attempts to attack the male below her.
Here's the thing, i was doing some cleaning at Grump's enclosure and it caught me by surprised that her front legs are curled up towards her underneath. For a moment, it sadden me as i thought that it might be a "death curl" or somthing. Upon closer inspection, it does looked like the *cradle position (or someone can tell me the correct term for it) just before my recent female (Scoopy) gave birth.
Below is a picture i found on the net as a sample to show the positions of Grump's legs as i didn't want to stress her out with flash light from my camera now. The above picture belonged to PantherKut at http://www.pantherkut.com/2009/04/23/scorpion-giving-birth/
*cradle position: The front legs are curl towards the underneath of the scorpion mum, so that when the babies pop-out, they have a better chance for a good grip to climb themselves up to their Mum's back (instead of falling on straight on the substrate).
Grump seemed to notice my appearance from the inside of her hide and shifted herself alittle. I immediately placed her enclosure gently back on the shelf and covered the 4 sides of her enclosure till it's almost pitch dark except for the mesh openings on top for adequate ventilation. Just as i was sealing up the last bit, i saw her going back to that "cradle position" again.
I'm not sure if i'm right but i wouldn't want anything to happen to any possible babies in the event that i might have stressed out Grump while she's at it. I also believe that sometimes scorps will do some weird positions in their "free time" but i'm not sure if sometimes these weird positions does include some *cradle positions (even though the scorpion itself is not prego at all).
Pse let me know if i'm not being clear. Anyways, i'll leave her alone for now.. will update again
Any advice/comment will be great guys. Thanks!
iitomodachi1 Tityus
Number of posts : 881 Age : 48 Location : Wisconsin, United States Registration date : 2010-08-01
Thanks! Yeah they're so damn cute! like small rolls of sushi. haha I tried counting but couldn't get below the pile.. lolz Will update again once they dismount or so
Like Sushi! I love it!! And speaking of Sashimi, sorry to hear about the loss of the male! I'm surprised after successful living communally that they'd attack each other! Think she went a little nuts with postpartum depression?
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/23/2011, 12:06 am
Hey Bro, how big is she? Great vids again!! Congrats on the newborns too!
Billy No Mates Centruroides
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/23/2011, 12:57 am
Haha, loving the glorious pile on.
And strangely, that tug-of-war was probably the most violent scorpion behaviour I've seen. Ahh, nothing like sibling rivalry.
*~BEX~* Administrator
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/23/2011, 3:29 am
Aw bless them! I want!!
empscorp Pandinus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/23/2011, 9:41 am
wow the scorplings are very violent
**GS** Leiurus
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Subject: Re: Heterometrus spinifer Breeding Project 2/24/2011, 4:58 am
iitomodachi1 wrote:
Hey Bro, how big is she? Great vids again!! Congrats on the newborns too!
Thanks Shawn. She about 3 inch for mesosoma length. Full length (mesosoma to metasoma): abt 6 inch
Billy No Mates wrote:
Haha, loving the glorious pile on. And strangely, that tug-of-war was probably the most violent scorpion behaviour I've seen. Ahh, nothing like sibling rivalry.
empscorp wrote:
wow the scorplings are very violent
lolz yeah true.. luckily they haven't go to the extend of killing each other for food
231bex wrote:
Aw bless them! I want!!
**GS** Leiurus
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Updates on my baby Heterometrus spinifer scorplings These are the 13 which are housed communally with their mum. The rest of the siblings are housed in a separate tank by themselves.
The little ones with mum grew amazing fast and healthy under her care... Attained 4th instar within 6 months.
