[Discussion] Androctonus spp.

it was wc out of egypt so i dont know how much or little it ate! and the guy i got it from told me one large cricket a week.

do you think because she was wild she just stuffs herself cause she thinks she is not gonna eat for a long time???!! or is it normal?

Dont worrie, they don't eat theirselves to death. That said, I need to stuff mine up.. you're getting mighty competition for my little black fattie!

Good thing she always eats, so its on!!!!

very nice.
can we make a friend?
now I have aa aat aah aal.
but I do not know the different between AAL and AA normal.
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i have to thank you all for your help and info you gave me to help me make sure my little girl is at her tip top shape!!! i was always aware of the types of scorps that were out there but till now i never knew how interesting they really are !!! keeping venomous snakes will be my all time favorite but i think i found my second fav.... and i owe it all to the ones that helped me set her up properly and see the scorpions for what they are and why it is fun to keep as a pet . and yes pluto you have some good comp now lol !!! i have been known to raise monsters !!!!! lol :venom:

[does your mother know you talk like that?] up I'd say lol. No mate you deserve it. Have fun with yours!

I'll go feed mine some more, for good measure.
I am breeding a group of nice longecarinatus. It is promising!
I gave my ittybitty 1cm long scorpling i2 a full size 2cm cricket.. just for the lol of it.

Well this morning it was eating it!

New monsters inc. It is fat now

thats good to hear they are great eaters cant wait to see some pics!!!!!

there my fat little hell fire is!!! :venom:

crap, its bigger than my fattiefemale by the looks of it, damn
But my female still has a bigger arse!

always catch her in the same spot all the time lol!!

just think its feeding day today for it lol!! cant wait to see it when its done eating !! ,ya she is a big one i never would have thought that she would get that fat off 2 feedings , and now it is week 3 for her, i was wondering how long they live also ? and i was wondering my friend wanted to know instead of giving it water in a dish can he give his scorpions that gel water stuff for crickets instead? i think he is nuts but mabe im wrong id rather give them water like in the wild!! thats what i told him just put water on a sponge or cotton ball !! but he wants to know anyways..

Bottlecap with water, nothing else...

Well guys, it's official. My i2 bicolor is officially molting. Thought everyone would like to know, especially you Pluto! Unfortunately my girlfriend is at her parents house with her camera. When she gets home I will try to post some pictures.

For now I'll be watching carefully so I don't disturb it. Here's to hoping that all goes well!

Update: 2 hours now since I found it molting, and no visible progress. Getting worried.

Hows the molt going now ?

Any progress ?

YEs!!!! Gz man!!!!!
please, when you can, could you take pictures of your fresh i3??

Sweet!!!! Good luck on the little dude shedding!!!

Well I just woke up this morning to find that no progress had been made over night. Needless to say it's not looking good friends. He was barely able to get his chelicera out, he has not made it past. He's still wiggling a bit, but I doubt he has the strength to get out.

That really is [does your mother know you talk like that?] up news. How is it now? I wouldnt give up on it yet!!

Well I'm at work now so I can't check up on it. In the time since I discovered it yesterday afternoon, one of my Hh's molted though.

I just ran home on break. Still no progress. If it's still stuck when I get home it's going in the freezer. That will be a full 24 hours with zero progress.

what if you put it for a second completely submerged and let it try wiggle out? It would be sad to not let it try 100%

Yeah. I'll try. I mean it's going to die anyway right?

Yes if it stays stuck for sure.. you can also try to help it manually, but you will damage it. Either way, if it is a last measure I'd take it.

It cant sting you like this anyway and if it would, it wouldnt hurt much.

I was looking so forward to see it shining, you have to do what you think is right mate!
Good luck, I'll put both tumbs up for a good ending!

You are sure it is moulting, right?

Oh yeah. I'm positive. The carapace popped open and it started to come out but just got stuck there.

try to gently peel the back open like a prawn? Risky but...