[Discussion] Mesobuthus spp.

[Discussion] Mesobuthus spp.

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Regards,
DolbyR

Love the beautiful pictures of the different Mesobuthus spp you have put up and the well organised sections above.

And about the pectine shots, stunning!

As you have said, its good time to gather all Mesobuthus spp lovers in a single thread to consolidate useful information for the sake of learning or breeding.

Awesome start!

Great idea Dolby.

Here are a few from me.
0.1 Mesobuthus eupeus:



1.0 Mesobuthus eupeus haarlovi:



Gravid Mesobuthus eupeus haarlovi:

Great shots mate.
Thanks for sharing!

Wow those are some cool looking scorps!
I'd like to get a Mesobuthus communal colony started.
Does anyone know what species is the most communal?
I read in Manny Rubio's book that they can even be active during the day. That would make them a great display tank. Climbing around in bark in all. I only have a communal Centruroides vittatus tank right now, and only a few come out at night.

Can I not keep different Mesobuthus spp. together in a single enclosure?

To me, Mesobuthus scorpions look like a less deadly version of the Lierus quinquestriatus.

VictorHernandez wrote:

Wow those are some cool looking scorps!
I'd like to get a Mesobuthus communal colony started.
Does anyone know what species is the most communal?
I read in Manny Rubio's book that they can even be active during the day. That would make them a great display tank. Climbing around in bark in all. I only have a communal Centruroides vittatus tank right now, and only a few come out at night.

Can I not keep different Mesobuthus spp. together in a single enclosure?

To me, Mesobuthus scorpions look like a less deadly version of the Lierus quinquestriatus.

have 2 M. Gbbousus in a 30x30x30 (cm) terrarium!
i love them, just a root and some rocks are great for them. They are awesome and they are pretty actve!

rubenevo wrote:

VictorHernandez wrote:

Wow those are some cool looking scorps!
I'd like to get a Mesobuthus communal colony started.
Does anyone know what species is the most communal?
I read in Manny Rubio's book that they can even be active during the day. That would make them a great display tank. Climbing around in bark in all. I only have a communal Centruroides vittatus tank right now, and only a few come out at night.

Can I not keep different Mesobuthus spp. together in a single enclosure?

To me, Mesobuthus scorpions look like a less deadly version of the Lierus quinquestriatus.

have 2 M. Gbbousus in a 30x30x30 (cm) terrarium!
i love them, just a root and some rocks are great for them. They are awesome and they are pretty actve!

Nice.
Do you know how many I can keep in a 10 gallon? How big do they usually get?
Thanks.

VictorHernandez wrote:

rubenevo wrote:

VictorHernandez wrote:

Wow those are some cool looking scorps!
I'd like to get a Mesobuthus communal colony started.
Does anyone know what species is the most communal?
I read in Manny Rubio's book that they can even be active during the day. That would make them a great display tank. Climbing around in bark in all. I only have a communal Centruroides vittatus tank right now, and only a few come out at night.

Can I not keep different Mesobuthus spp. together in a single enclosure?

To me, Mesobuthus scorpions look like a less deadly version of the Lierus quinquestriatus.

have 2 M. Gbbousus in a 30x30x30 (cm) terrarium!
i love them, just a root and some rocks are great for them. They are awesome and they are pretty actve!

Nice.
Do you know how many I can keep in a 10 gallon? How big do they usually get?
Thanks.

i'm not good with gallons, how many cm is it? width, length and hight?
i think these are semi communal, but i have not had any problems with mine, just provide enough hidingplaces and you whould be fine!
i can upload i pic of my setup on tuesday

two sides are 25.5 cm, and the other two sides are 50.5 cm, and hight is 12.5 cm.
And pics would be helpful.

I'll get you pics on tuesday
I do not know the rules for how many you can have, but give them plenty of hides and a root or more to clomb on!

Thanks.
And how large are Mesobuthus scorps?

Depends on the species. Usually about 5-6cm.

I recently ordered 0.0.2 Mesobuthus gibbosus (along with 0.0.3 Rhopalurus junceus and 0.0.1 Centruroides gracilis dark morph), and got a freebie for every species I ordered!

So now I have 0.0.3 M. gibbosus, all instar 2. I noticed they seem to be quite large for a 2nd instar, a bit bulkier than my 2nd instar C. gracilis for example. Also, I've read that M. gibbosus can grow to be quite large, about 2/3 times as big as an M. martensii (as stated by a few people on another forum).

Does anyone know if this is true?