new scorps

hi everyone im a newbe on here and i got my very first pair of emps scorps one is really docile the other is very active i think there great ive called them zeus and hades lol .they havent eaten yet but from wot ive been reading thats nothin to worry about i suppose they need a bit of time to settle in im lookin forward to seeing them grow and hopefully catch them molting lol

Congrats man if you have any questions ask away,dont be shy xD

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Just give them a few days to settle in, pictures of the setup and all would be helpful too just if you ever needed more advice.

Hey welcome to the forum, you will find everything you need to know here! It's been a bit quiet recently with all the normal people seeming to hve disappeared lol but loads of new peeps are joining everyday so I'm sure the really knowledgable guys will be be on soon

And pics are always good!! nice to see someone else from the uk

yeah thanks everyone for makin me feel welcome and i will try to get some pics up soon lol ive been planing on gettin some emps for abot a month and a half and i did plenty of reserch because i like to make sure how to care for my new pets correctly so they have a good and comfortable life i threw a couple of locust in last night and woke this mornin to see one of the little guys havin a great time munching away lol . and yeah bex its great to see someone else in the uk on here aswell . dont worry i aint shy and will ask away if i need any help thanks guys and gals

I'll be in the UK in July.

Welcome mate, there's a few of us UK people here. Definatly not a worry them not eating yet and definatly get pics up it helps us help you.

i have a question the little guy that was eatin the locust was munching away happley for a couple of hours he ate all the soft part of the locust up to the thorax were its legs and head is then he left it . is this normall lol just wandering cause ive never kept them before

Yeah it's fine, the locust was probably abit big and it decided to eat the best bit haha they will usually eat it all though.

shanos wrote:

i have a question the little guy that was eatin the locust was munching away happley for a couple of hours he ate all the soft part of the locust up to the thorax were its legs and head is then he left it . is this normall lol just wandering cause ive never kept them before

It's not at all uncommon for them to not finish prey off, or to even leave certain body parts behind.

thanks jaime and ecstasy theres more activity on this site i was on another site and ther were only two people on it who helped lol that site was really dead this one is a lot better lol

shanos wrote:

thanks jaime and ecstasy theres more activity on this site i was on another site and ther were only two people on it who helped lol that site was really dead this one is a lot better lol

Actually this site is quite dead as well, only a few people really post.

The site you're referring to isn't my site as I've talked to the people who post since they've registered, my sites new, and looks way better, along with having more threads to post in for stuff instead of having to use different forums.

Edit: And my sites only about a week and a half old.

i wil post some pics when i have a bitmore time but for now this is a description of my setup i have a 60x45x45cm all glass terrarium with a mesh top with eco earth as substrate i have 2 hides that are part buried with a layer of forest moss to camoflage them i also have a exo terra heat lamp with a 40 w inferred heat bulb my temp stays between 80 -86f and my humidity is normaly 75 - 90 accordin to gage i know its ok as the cooco fiber is damp to touch and if i squeze it a few drops of water comes out i did have a prob keeping the humidity in but solved it by tapeing 3/4 of the terrarium lid up and coverin it with a towel the humidity dosent drop below 70 at all anymore the hides are placed 1 on the warmer side and the other on the cool side they are both huddled together at the moment (the scorps i mean lol) i also have 2 shallow water dishes one on each side i know i only need one but put one on the warmer side and i think it helps a little with the humidity i also have a few fake plants for decoration well guys wot do u think any advice would be welcome

im gonna join ur site a bit later mate

Sounds good.

How will the weather be in UK in July? I ask because I'm visiting Wales.

Weather should be quite warm... Ish sorry didn't get round to replying to yr message did I english weather is very hit and miss but should be warm prly about the warmest it will get lol we only get about a week of true summer

lol dont ask about uk weather mate one day it can be nice and warm the next it can be terrable lol uk weather i very unpredictable lol

Ouch, only a week of true summer?

I'll just pack my whole closet then.

lol yeah mate that would be ur best bet lol

Sounds like you have it on lock shanos

Never count on English weather.

cheers jamie they seam happy just wanna make sure they have as good a life as possable i do a lot of reserch before i get any new pets as i wanna make sure im looking after them properly i reserched emps for about a month before i got them.got them on thursday and i had my tank set up a few days befor to make sure i got it to the right temp and humidity for them . i also have a bearded dragon and i did the same thing before i got him the kids named him drako after the dragon in dragonheart lol

Nice one, sounds like you're going about it all the right way mate.

Sweet I've got 3 beardies, kept them for over 10 years now. Defiantly the best pet lizard.

those gauges are very unreliable even some of the digital ones are, I placed a digital one right on a soaked patch of coco fiber in the enclosure and it said humidity was only 50

Just go by touch

You want some decent ventilation just cover about 50% of the top if you are that worried

If its damp to the touch then its fine imo

yeah i love beardies lol wanna expand my collection though i want a pair of frillies there cool lol nice one rob i know those gagues are pretty useless just use them as a guide line mate but like i said before the coco fiber feels pretty damp and when i squeze it few drops of water come out so im pretty sure the humidity is ok as for the ventelation my terrarium is a exo terra one with the mesh lid but it also has a ventalation system on the front of it thats why i taped 3/4 of mesh lid up cause it still got plenty of ventalation thanks for ur views every one i appraciate them all

We been looking into getting a Rankin they are like beardies but smaller, it's that or a colony of anoles lol ( and a T )