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Turisas Pandinus
Number of posts : 15 Age : 37 Registration date : 2012-08-15
| Subject: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 7:34 am | |
| I have sand and eco earth and need to know the mixture percentage for these scorps please.
Scorpion : Opiisthacanthus madagascarensis Scorpion : Opistophthalmus glabifrons Scorpion : Paleocheloctonus pauliani Scorpion : Pandinus Cavimanus Africanus Scorpion : Heterometrus madraspatensis | |
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Callum B Administrator
Number of posts : 1096 Age : 35 Registration date : 2008-09-21
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 9:50 am | |
| I have O. madagascariensis on 50/50 sand and eco earth, part of which is moistened weekly.
O. glabrifrons I have on sand, eco earth and excavator clay (needed to hold burrows together) at a ratio of roughly 50 sand/30 clay/ 20 eco. The eco earth isn't necessary but I like the extra texture and colour it gives the sub. Dry substrate.
P. pauliani I had on a roughly 50/50 mix of sand and eco earth. Finding info. on humidity/moisture was difficult. Madagascar is a huge place, with climates ranging from rainforest to semi-desert. Have a google about.
P. cavimanus, just eco earth is fine. Keep moist.
H. madraspatensis, again just eco earth is fine. Keep moist.
Are you looking at bugzuk stock list by any chance?? | |
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Callum B Administrator
Number of posts : 1096 Age : 35 Registration date : 2008-09-21
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 9:53 am | |
| Oh yer, and come and say hello in the introduce yourself section | |
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Turisas Pandinus
Number of posts : 15 Age : 37 Registration date : 2012-08-15
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 3:06 pm | |
| Yes I am and thank you it's a big help. How about for :
Serradigitus subtilimanus Ophistothalmus walnergi | |
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Callum B Administrator
Number of posts : 1096 Age : 35 Registration date : 2008-09-21
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 3:29 pm | |
| No problem man.
S. subtilimanus, as stated in your other post is not widely kept but like lycanlord said, a sandy type substrate should be fine. I don't think this species will be particularly hard to keep, but abit of research before hand will help out a lot.
O. wahlbergi, same as O. glabrifrons.
Are you getting all of these species, or just doing a bit of research before picking one?? | |
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Scorpion19981000 Administrator
Number of posts : 1895 Age : 26 Location : Cortland, New York Registration date : 2011-07-03
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 3:54 pm | |
| As Callum said, O. walberghi can be kept under the same conditions as O. glabifrons.
As for the Serradigitus subtilimanus, I'd also keep it on a sandy substrate.
If you search where the scorps are native to and what environments they live in, you should have a pretty good idea of what captive conditions they require. | |
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Turisas Pandinus
Number of posts : 15 Age : 37 Registration date : 2012-08-15
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 6:43 pm | |
| Thanks again guys I've just ordered the first five a d have the other two. I have done quite a bit of research but like to.be safe and check everything :-) | |
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**GS** Leiurus
Number of posts : 2629 Age : 42 Location : facebook.com/ScorpionArchives Registration date : 2010-09-06
| Subject: Re: Substrate mix help 8/20/2012, 8:35 pm | |
| Good effort done before making a purchase of scorpions | |
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