| | Scorpion not growing? |  |
|
|
| Author | Message |
|---|
Robstaine
Pandinus
Number of posts : 6
Age : 36
Registration date : 2013-05-06
| | Subject: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 5:19 am | |
| My friend has two scorpions that are about 8 months old maybe older as his friend has the mother so hes had them as soon as they came off the mums back, but they are still only about 1 inch long is that normal?? They are kept in small plastic cricket tubs cos they are still so small seperatly, fed on tiny crickets every 3 days, sprayed daily and are kept warm. With a bark/ terantula substrate. Is that a normal growth rate??
| |
|
| | |
Callum B
Administrator
Number of posts : 1096
Age : 35
Registration date : 2008-09-21
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 5:42 am | |
| | |
|
| | |
Robstaine
Pandinus
Number of posts : 6
Age : 36
Registration date : 2013-05-06
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 6:10 am | |
| | |
|
| | |
Callum B
Administrator
Number of posts : 1096
Age : 35
Registration date : 2008-09-21
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 6:57 am | |
| Emperor scorpions are slow growers and usually take at least a few years to reach adulthood. Have the babies moulted since they left their mums back? Also, how big are the tiny crickets and 'kept warm' is fairly useless (right now it's 18c here in the UK and it's boiling (for us  ). In Ghana, this would be quite cool.), could you provide the actual temperature they are kept at? | |
|
| | |
Callum B
Administrator
Number of posts : 1096
Age : 35
Registration date : 2008-09-21
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 9:42 am | |
| Just spotted you're thread over on RFUK. So you'll also be enjoying this ''boiling'' weather lol. | |
|
| | |
Robstaine
Pandinus
Number of posts : 6
Age : 36
Registration date : 2013-05-06
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 9:49 am | |
| I would say temp is around 30c on average. That's what he told me anyway also the have the tiny ones about 5mm long | |
|
| | |
~Abyss~
Administrator
Number of posts : 6472
Age : 36
Location : Los Angeles Cali.
Registration date : 2008-02-05
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 11:07 am | |
| Well they are slow growers if you can post a picture or describe the enclosures a bit more. These are tropical species they need to be kept on moist peat or cocofiber. | |
|
| | |
melee79
Pandinus
Number of posts : 38
Age : 45
Location : Sheffield, England
Registration date : 2012-06-27
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/6/2013, 11:34 am | |
| I sent him over to you guys as I knew you'd help out  | |
|
| | |
Robstaine
Pandinus
Number of posts : 6
Age : 36
Registration date : 2013-05-06
| |
| | |
~Abyss~
Administrator
Number of posts : 6472
Age : 36
Location : Los Angeles Cali.
Registration date : 2008-02-05
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/24/2013, 10:53 am | |
| Well the enclosure is wrong. You want to keep him in a few inches of peat or cocofiber dampended so that it' s moist to the touch. | |
|
| | |
Robstaine
Pandinus
Number of posts : 6
Age : 36
Registration date : 2013-05-06
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/24/2013, 11:35 am | |
| It's the tarantula substrate. Would the wrong substrate stop them from growing? | |
|
| | |
~Abyss~
Administrator
Number of posts : 6472
Age : 36
Location : Los Angeles Cali.
Registration date : 2008-02-05
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? 5/24/2013, 1:27 pm | |
| It's growing I can see the plates seperating in the picture, not clear but it looks like it. BUt yes not keeping the scorpion the way you should might effect growth and can even kill you scorpion. Change it ASAP./ | |
|
| | |
Sponsored content
| | Subject: Re: Scorpion not growing? | |
| |
|
| | |
| | Scorpion not growing? | |
|
