r/Scorpions

Are Scorps good beginner inverts?

Hey everyone! I’ve been debating back and forth between getting an Asian Forest of Emperor Scorpion or a Curly Hair Tarantula. I’ve kept reptiles before but this will be my first invert. Everyone says certain Ts are great for beginners but are Scorpions good beginner inverts too? Just curious especially from those who have or currently keep both! Thank you!

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u/dgdg4213 — 20 hours ago

Scorpion inspired creature in a project that I'm working on

I was always enamored by scorpions. Really happy that I could use them as inspiration.

u/Retrostaircase72 — 1 day ago

I need help. I went to mist my emperor scorpion's enclosure and found what looks like a baby in there with her

It was in the water dish. I first got Jade back in March, I know scorpions can take a while to give birth but from what I understand it's very rare to only give birth to one, and she didn't have any others on her like they usually do, so I'm not even sure she gave birth. I included two pics of her I took in case that helps. What should my next step be?

u/radiozil79 — 1 day ago

First time owner of a AFS

Just wanted to show the terrarium and my new friend.

u/SlideOk433 — 1 day ago

My first Scorpion!

Hi I recently got my first Scorpion here in QLD Australia! Her name is Morticia and she is a Rainforest Scorpion but I'm not exactly sure what type she is!

She's a chill little girl who only seems to get annoyed if my husband opens her home!

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help!

u/tattooedpupper — 1 day ago

Identification/ advice

Hey, so I accidentally transported this scorpion from Italy (Verbania region) to Belgium. (I thought it was dead, and I like collecting dead bugs, until it started moving halfway through Switzerland..)

I believe it is a member of the Alpiscorpius Genus, but what species I don't really know.

It now lives in a small terrarium in which I put some wood chips and leaves, but I have a 20x20x40 cm one that I want to convert. But I have not a single clue on what to put in it so she will actually like it.

For food, I am currently catching grasshoppers in my yard, and that seems to be working for now, I feed her every 5-7 days.

I would really like to know how I can give her the best possible life I can, including care, food, housing... so I'm hoping some of you could help me with that.

Ps: Sorry for the bad photos, my camera is trash.

TLDR: I have accidentally become the parent of a scorpion, and I'm hoping to get some tips on how to care for it.

u/Haunting_Ad_3236 — 2 days ago

Half of my juvenile emperor scorpion colony (larger half)

Took some shots of the larger half (3-5 instar) of my juvenile emperors when I was cleaning and processing. Should be around 100. Just thought some people on here would like to see this.

u/Fury4588 — 3 days ago

Asian Forest?

Was sold as an Emperor, but I have some strong doubts. This little one is about 1.5" maybe 2"

u/bickandalls — 3 days ago

Anatomically accurate scorpion tattoo?

Hey! I wanted a tattoo of a realistic scorpion. The yellow iranian scorpion.

This is the sketch i got from my tattoo artist. Does it look anatomically accurate?

I want it to look like its walking up instead of being stationary.

Thanks for the help!

u/Mohzol — 4 days ago

Baby Asian forest scorpion

How’s the little guy looking?? He lives in the little orchid pot enclosure and i usually mist it once or twice daily. He hasn’t been eating which has been concerning me any reasons?

u/buddhafineah — 4 days ago

How do you maintain your arid enclosures?

Was asking myself what your weekly/monthly/yearly schedule for maintaining arid enclosures look like.

What is mandatory for you?

Thanks!

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u/Professional-Bat-425 — 3 days ago

P. Exitialis sting report

Just got stung by my Pandinurus Exitialis and thought it might be interesting to share. For reference, I am a 20 y/o guy who lives a somewhat active lifestyle.

I have always been a bit curios of how a sting from a non-dangerous scorpion or a bite from a non-dangerous spider would feel, and know I know one of them.

It was entierly my own fault that this happened and the scorpion only did this as a last resort.

Now onto how I'm feeling. I'm writing this around 15-20 min after the sting. And the pain is worse than I thought it would be to be honest. I would compare the pain to getting your fingers slammed (?) in a door, more so than the common bee sting description. Other than the localized redness and increased sensitivity on my finger, I'm not feeling much of a difference. My lips are also tingeling a little bit.

Thanks for reading! :)

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u/Yaxarias — 4 days ago

anyway I could get a quick rundown of the internal anatomy of an average scorpion, obviously dosent have to be in depth, but just an idea of what’s inside and how it all functions?

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u/khlhkkhkh17 — 3 days ago

Help identifying please!

I noticed my cat swatting at something under my desk, so I went to take a look and saw this (photo attached). Also please excuse the hair and fur, I have very fluffy dogs. If it helps, the location is the EPTX area and I’m hoping it isn’t a very venomous/poisonous species. I couldn’t clearly determine its identity, so I’m unsure if there’s a chance there’s going to be more around my house! Pls help, and thanks!

u/RareNatural9814 — 4 days ago

Are these mites on my forest scorpion?

Are these clusters of mites on the crevices of my scorpion? If so, how do you deal with this? I looked online and there are no available breeders of predatory mites to fend off these parasitic ones in the Philippines

u/Schoolboy141 — 4 days ago

Is my tank okay for a Asian forest

I’m getting a scorpion tomorrow and have this tank should I do anything before I get him

u/Basic-Tea7021 — 5 days ago

need help identifying

I’m currently working as a doctor on the Syrian border near Turkey. This is the scorpion I commonly see around and a patient got stung earlier. So identifying it would help a lot. Thanks in advance

u/captjs — 4 days ago

Found a baby while scorpion hunting around my trailer

We have a bark scorpion problem in my trailer and I found their burrow and this lil guy wasn’t far from the burrow. I’d say he’s like 1-2cm long. Such a lil guy.

u/Connormanable — 5 days ago