A few questions

I have a few questions about H.hottentotta,i searched but couldent really seem to find what i was after what sort of substrate is best pure sand or a mix of sand/coco also i noticed in GS's vids he has one end misted but i thought they were a desert scorp?totally lost atm than ks for any help

mixed substrate and mist the corner every two weeks. I killed mine keeping them to dry.

Oh now im gonna be paranoid lol thanks for the info seen them done to many different ways and got confused lol

Also it says they do not need to breed to reproduce but do you have to encourage the to reproduce in any way or do they just decide hey im gonna have babies? lol

no encouragement, but provide enough heat and food and it'll happen sooner rather than later.

Awesome thanks :)i always seem to get nervous about getting new species lol

If you do things right you'll be inundated with babies soon enough. Just like Nheil/exoticvirus has recently.

Sure hope so first i have to locate some though azjohn wont get back to me so no clue where im going to be able to get some just want to be ready

my H.h. gave me 2 broods of more than 35+ slings per brood in just 3 months.. it's as if the warm weather here plus the warm wall (where it is very nearly placed acting as a heating pad) plus my weekly misting on one side (carefully avoiding not to get the sand moist) is contributing an ideal condition for giving birth

I was wondering are they at high risk for mycosis like H.arizonensis? also are they a desert or scrubland type species ive seen them on pure sand and also mix.

they're not known to be high risk. And don't quote me but I think they're scrubland species.

if i take some normal grass from my yard and dry it in the sun and use for decoration it wouldent hurt them in any way would it? im always afraid of poison them.

cody1984 wrote:

if i take some normal grass from my yard and dry it in the sun and use for decoration it wouldent hurt them in any way would it? im always afraid of poison them.

As long as there isn't any pesticides or parasites.

Personally I wouldn’t risk it, it possibly could have unwanted pesticides, fungi, or pest.

ahh ok hope my local petshop has something close to the look then thanks for the help

Yay if all goes well i will be getting two H.H and one b.jacksoni on monday or tuesday

Heres a pic of one of my H.hottentotta enclosure think it will work good?

and her will be the two cages for my B.jacksoni gonna wait to mist these though

I'd add a little more vent holes down the sides on the corners for B. jacksoni jars. But that's just me. Great setups.

Awesome thanks for the info.

These look awesome Cody! I agree with Patrick on adding more vent holes...just watch where you grab once you have them occupied. What instar are you getting? I had a 2i B. jacksoni that escaped through a vent hole...keep any holes by the substrate small. Love the H.H. hide as well.

Not sure what instar but they are 1/2" yea the vent holes are going to be very small paranoid about escapes lol.

make sure the rocks for your Hh is fully secured as they dig a lot, as in a lot

Yup all the rocks are hot glued together dont want anything falling on my new squishies lol