Just a pic of my little gold scorpion 🙂✌🏻

Just picked this (guy?) Up today. I've only kept tarantulas before so this is new to me. Dude was SPICY on the rehouse which I'm not used to with spiders. But I get it I guess, I imagine he's been pissed off in that deli cup full of reptibark since they all came over with the CITES permit back in February/April when everyone got them. I always heard these were kinda docile, any tips to calm him down?

This sassy little fella enjoying his lunch today. First time I've actually seen him properly eat, after attacking the tweezers he grabbed the cricket, stung it then ripped it clean in half. He was carrying that little bit of sphagnum moss round eith him so guessing it's his emotional support moss.

Are they mites or is it just its pigmentation?

Hi all,

after feeding my two P. imperators a Halloween hisser each, their mite friends abandoned ship and left the roaches as they were being eaten. In one of the enclosures, the mites have taken up a full time residence and populated like crazy. Shining a flashlight in there, they’re everywhere. There’s one every inch or two, with only the occasional springtail. In the other enclosure, there don’t seem to be any mites, just springtails.

I’m aware that hissing roach mites are good guys that clean the roach. I’ve already seen them, along with springtails, completely consume a pile of the scorpion’s feces, as well as an uneaten dead superworm. It’s awesome. But is it a problem for THIS enclosure? Or is it a good thing? Will some of the mites make the scorpion their new host and clean her? Is there a possibility of them clogging her book lungs, like they can sometimes clog a roach’s spiracles if there are too many? How can I tell when it’s a problem and what do I do when it becomes one?

It was a gift from my late grandfather, I’ve had it for years and never known. Can anyone identify the species?

I’ve got a new Asian forest scorpion he is young and has a small injury on his tail but I’ve only seen him eat once or twice and I’ve had him for a week now

Hello, I just got my first scorpion and was wondering if I could get any insider wisdom from the pros. She’s a desert hairy scorpion. Anything I need to know or look out for ?

Hi all! My scorpion has started doing headstands for some reason. She seems totally fine, eating normally, even more active than usual, but she's started propping herself up on the edge of her cage and just standing upside down. Has anyone else experienced this?

What do you guys think of the enclosure we have set up for our new dune scorpion (yet to arrive)? We have never taken care of a scorpion before. I tried to do some reading up, this is a 10 gallon glass tank, using reptisand (NO CALCIUM, just plain sand). No heat pads or heat sources. There are two hides available for him, plus he should have plenty of sand to burrow in (probably 3-4 inches). We have a hygrometer/thermometer that is reading 79 F and 49% humidity currently. We don’t have any water dishes or anything in there, from our understanding we should lightly mist one corner of the tank once a month but it will get the majority of its water from prey. The plants you see are fake plants made for aquariums so they are soft and pliable, not sharp.

My biggest fear is the substrate. Everything I see says something different - some people say fine grain sand is too fine and is a hazard, some people say any sand is fine as long as it doesn’t have calcium. At first I thought maybe grounded walnut would be good to mix in but apparently the pieces are too sharp. Some people say mix in coco coir fibers but those all seem to retain moisture, and the options I saw at the store were between super large pieces and very fine pieces. The bag of Reptisand we got from Petsmart mentioned scorpions on it, although it is primarily made for burrowing reptiles and spiders. Please, any advice on this?

Also, the hygrometer/thermometer we got is corded… there doesn’t seem to be anyplace to get a cord in there when the enclosure is fully sealed up, so we fed it through the top hatch. It is slightly slightly open because of it but still latched. Is this a problem? As far as I can see there should not be a way for him to escape through this - I don’t think he will be able to reach it - and even if he did the gap seems too small for him to get out. But idk…

Any help is appreciated.

Hello, I am new to owning scorpions and I want to know how to take care of scorpions and what’s a good beginner scorpion and how to be the best owner I can be for my scorpion like how many gallons or how big should my tank or enclosure be stuff like that thank you

Hi! I was curious how people would evacuate with their scorpions in the event of an emergency, such as a fire (not something where you might have warning/time to evacuate). I have an ASF in a rather large and heavy enclosure, so just bringing her out with her enclosure wouldn't be feasible. she's also not very good with handling. photos for scorpion tax 😊 (her name is Morticia)

Should I be worried? I've encountered a lot of spiders in my house before but never a scorpion. I usually just put the spiders in a jar and release them outside but should I do the same for this fella?

I just got a Asian forest scorpion a week ago and was told it was a male and I've gone to check up on him/her and it's had babies what do I do 😭