[Discussion] Androctonus spp.

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Regards,
GS

fat tails <3 amazing bicolor's GS. Awesome avatar.

Great pics GS. Androctonus are such a beautiful and amazing species. Wish I could have a couple. Unfortunately these have been banned from home

Fortunately though, I have the chance to see a couple once in fez weeks

Vin Diesel wrote:

fat tails <3 amazing bicolor's GS. Awesome avatar.

Thanks bro
Not that you need but i can do one for you if you interested.

DolbyR wrote:

Great pics GS. Androctonus are such a beautiful and amazing species. Wish I could have a couple. Unfortunately these have been banned from home
Fortunately though, I have the chance to see a couple once in fez weeks

Cool. Sry to hear about the restrictions bro.
Hmnn.. if you can see a couple, could you bring home a couple?

Probably I could, but more than likely the next day me and all the scorps would be on the street

DolbyR wrote:

Probably I could, but more than likely the next day me and all the scorps would be on the street

Woh.. then better not risk it bro..

Maybe not exactly THAT bad..but anyway...
Maybe minimum after a year I would even consider it. Need to jump up my collection and get a little more experience before I can get into medically significant species. Whenever the time comes, I can easily find them though, I know a few that keep them and are wondering what to do with the scorplings, a the local forums here have banned the trade with any lethal species of animals.

DolbyR wrote:

Maybe not exactly THAT bad..but anyway...
Maybe minimum after a year I would even consider it. Need to jump up my collection and get a little more experience before I can get into medically significant species. Whenever the time comes, I can easily find them though, I know a few that keep them and are wondering what to do with the scorplings, a the local forums here have banned the trade with any lethal species of animals.

Like there's a saying i heard.. "You can do anything you want.. until the day you are caught"
And of cos, only when we are ready for the risks involved..
Good call on the patience my friend

Well my wife is always too curious on the species, and specially about the toxicity. And, she knows exactly in which enclosure is what, and how many

I guess I need something big that can be occasionaly handled, and that way she will get more used to them.
She did handle an adult Laoticus once without problems, so it's not mission impossible. I might have to bribe her with some herps though

DolbyR wrote:

Well my wife is always too curious on the species, and specially about the toxicity. And, she knows exactly in which enclosure is what, and how many

I guess I need something big that can be occasionaly handled, and that way she will get more used to them.
She did handle an adult Laoticus once without problems, so it's not mission impossible. I might have to bribe her with some herps though

lolz.. i'm you with on that one.
So far i've only allowed my wife to handle AFS before, now she'll just handle the younger AFS scorplings(3i) once in a few months. For scorps of higher venom scale other then 1, she can only look from outside of the double cage.
Well.. not that she care anyway..

Awesome shots as always GS!

wow awesome pics yet again, mind if i pinch a few for sketches?

Well........ any advise would be greatly appreciated on exactly how to keep the following
1 Andro. austr. "Hector"
20 Andro. austr.
3 Andro. maur.
3 L. Q.
4 Andro amoreuxi
4 L. Q. "Hebreus"
I need all the help I can get so please feel free .........Thanks

iitomodachi1 wrote:

Awesome shots as always GS!

Thanks Buddy! Good to hear from you

Neal wrote:

Nice photos, curious question, what kind of camera do you use?

Thanks Bro.
The pictures are taken with iphone4.

*~BEX~* wrote:

wow awesome pics yet again, mind if i pinch a few for sketches?

It'll be my honor

Miami T wrote:

Well........ any advise would be greatly appreciated on exactly how to keep the following
1 Andro. austr. "Hector"
20 Andro. austr.
3 Andro. maur.
3 L. Q.
4 Andro amoreuxi
4 L. Q. "Hebreus"
I need all the help I can get so please feel free .........Thanks

Hey mate,
This is a good detailed writeup of Androctonus Australis by LKR. I keep all my deserts specimens similiar to conditions for my A.Australis. Perhaps we can chip in if you have a more specific question.

Hope it helps
GS

Vid updates on the ladies (Heba and Hana). Enjoy

Androctonus Australis Hector 0.1 7th instar: "Heba":

Androctonus Australis Hector 0.1 7th instar: "Hana":

Excellent as usual!

Streettrash wrote:

Excellent as usual!

Thanks Bro. Glad you enjoy the vids

WOW......those are beautiful........great vids and beautiful scorps

Miami T wrote:

WOW......those are beautiful........great vids and beautiful scorps

Thanks Miami bro. Glad you enjoy the vids.
Nice to meet you btw

Few more Androctonus Bicolor pics of a freshly molted male of 6th Instar.

I took it last month. Not really good ones but luckily that is still some focus on the more important part.. the TAIL

It seems true for most Androctonus Bicolor Males to have slightly thicker tails as compared to females.
Perhaps its because females tend to gorge themselves in preparation to having a healthy brood?
So as the body becomes FATTER like a cotton candy, their tail seems to get smaller.. ha







Picture of a 5i Female i posted some time ago:


Feel free to share your experience or comments.

Cheers,
GS

They are magnificent specimens GS, really

I tend to think the tail difference is a trompe l'oeil also because of the female being bulkier.

Then again, maybe they do not develop such a big tail because of conserving energy for breeding indeed. Are there any real scientific studies done on scorpions in general?

I dont seem to find any on the net which hold scientific facts or studies.
Sorry for hi-jacking your stuff GS :-)

No prob at all bro
In fact, this thread is all about Androctonus

i just got an androctonus bicolor from a pet store and when it was shiped it came with some white mites on it i got most of them off by brushing it with a soft art brush ! what can i do to rid these little pests off it??!!! does anyone know how to ??!!! please help one person told me they were a cleaner mite in a sence but to me a mite is a mite and can hurt my guy i would think!!!

[img][/img] my new androctonus bicolor!!!!