Scorplings

A cat is a mammal and capable of higher emotions . . . as much as I love them, scorps are still bugs, and their brain is nothing more than a couple of nerve bundles.

It would be really cool though, if our scorps were capable of affection.

Sure you can have 19!

I've got six emperors and nine Asian forests, and a total of 33 scorpions.

Cannibalism is pretty rare among these guys, so you don't need to worry too much. I had one incidence of it with five juvenile emps in a 5-gallon tank, but that was it.

forgot to post pictures! this is them in an ice cream container before going into their new home. this is them at 2 weeks and 5 days old...oh how they grow!







and a view of their tank from my bed. I will do a closer set up picture



They are now 3 weeks and 4 days old. Will try to get some more pictures, hopefully some feeding pictures

I have their tank airing at the moment...should go and check on them that they arent escaping as I think I had some mold in the tank the other day!

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Awww . . . cute little things, aren't they? Mold is pretty easy to spot-clean if you have the right substrate. You pull on the clump with tweezers and the whole mycellium comes out with it.

Thats what I did the other day. Take it I should just spot clean the mold any time I see any?

I have lifted the lid this morning and let some mroe air get in. Later we will poke MORE air holes in!
But babies are doing fine, I just want some attacking prey pictures!
They are so cute when they are all stingstingstingy!
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Babies are very "sting first, as questions later."

Spot cleaning when you see mold is a good way to take care of it.

oooh *Does a happy dance* my parents have let me borrow their digital camera and have taken some decent pictures of the babies!
Will take plenty more and some of mummy and then post them!

She is currently having a wonder but for some reason it wont take a picture though the glass but I have a good while to get some good or as good as I can shots of her

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ok. Im now worried. Ive been taking pictures and...I cant I think...omg. Can glash photography from a digital cemera hurt their eyes and blind them?
Im like really really freaking out as just realised that I had the flash flashing as without it, it didnt show up Stingy not the babies...

I havent just gone and been a bad mummy have I and blinded all my scorpions?
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It wierd because I just read a whole article on the question of eye demage from flash photography. Everything pointed to no long term damage and minimal to possibly none for short term. They made the point that if it harmed your scorpion then it would react as we do to someone flashing our eyes. Hope this helps. Here is a link to some discussion on the topic in relation to Ts.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=86434&highlight=wavelength

Some hid. And one...omg i hate myself I noticed was acting a bit "strange" I then realised that I might actually be hurting them! It was moving about all strange. OMG *SCREAMS*! whywhywhywhywhy did I not realise sooner!
I wont take anymore pictures tonight!

Ive done it havent I, Ive damaged their poor baby eyes...and stingys!

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I read some where that they put tissue paper over the flash to eviate the sharp light. If you don't wont to use the flash maybe you can try that.

Connie, take a deep breath and relax.

They were probably running away from the sudden movement, because baby scorpions are so skittish. I've taken hundreds of photos of my scorpions with a flash (some even with an extra-fancy flash mounted right on the lens), and most of them just sort of hang out, completely ignoring it. If it bothered them then they'd all run away.

Just remember that babies are more skittish in general and were running for cover because they perceive anything that moves as a big scary predator.

All your scorpions are still fine.

Another way to look at it -- humans have fairly sensitive eyes. If flash was really that harmful, any celebrity that had ever encountered a paparazzi would be completely blind.

You know what im like eh!

I worry. I do. I know I do! its the red hair...the red seeps in

One did go "funny" though...looked like he was trying to sting himself! was moving all funny but then...went all normal!

All at the moment seem fine!

I even got some snaps...not brilliant! As ive figured out that further away is better then close up and with macro! as I can ZOOOOOM!
Anyhoo, got some of one of the babies missing his/her little telson. Looks kinda funnnnnnny

Some of them have learnt they can kinda hold onto the seal between the glass on the sides....*rolls eyes*...hmmm hope they cant lift the lid!!!
I do have a weight on it in the middle but....I know babies can be tricky!

Im sorry I got all GAAAAH and crazy but I worry.

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The one who got all crazy-stingy sounds like he was trying to sting the percieved "big scary predator" that wasn't really there. Babies will try to sting just about anything.


They won't be able to push the lid up when they're that small -- adults sometimes can, though, if they can reach the lid when their metasoma is extended.

Cute! I hope that telsonless one makes it ok . . .