Arizona bark scorpions

[MatthewM1]

I received 6 of these guys in a trade. They are so tiny, all 3i, cant wait till their adults



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[RichardA]

Nice!

[MatthewM1]

Just offered their first meal. Their feeding response is impressive. I dropped one cricket in to see if there was any interest and within seconds 3 were tugging on it fighting over it. They are taking down crickets of equal size to themselves. Their venom is pretty impressive as well, almost instant kill. And these guys sting the hell outta their prey where my heterometrus tend to just chow down while the prey is still alive and only sting the really feisty adult male dubias, and even after a sting die pretty slowly

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[MatthewM1]

Lost 2 of them to cannibalism, so they are now separated into deli cups to grow out and will be reintroduced as adults. One of them just molted up to 5i a day or 2 ago the rest are at 4i but look to be premolt. These guys are growing at super speed compared to my heterometrus sp. I can't wait untill they mature and I can start producing some babies =)

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[Mentat]

There is something about scorpions and centipedes that makes me respect them... Gila Monsters too !

[MatthewM1]

Agreed 100% I've been growing quite interested in Hot inverts, i don't know if I would own a scolopendra sp. anytime soon, they are beautiful creatures but the lack of knowledge and documentation on their venoms along with their lighting speed and spastic movements make them something I am content with just observing through pics and videos. At least for now

I also have a huge respect for OW T's as well, I don't see myself getting any poecilotheria sp. anytime soon but they are stunning creatures.

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[Mentat]

I had some Pokies before; but decided to cut back and only keep ground T's now.

[MatthewM1]

I've been looking at LP's lately, grow quite large and slings are cheap.

Next month at Cornell they have an event called insectapalooza that I'm pretty excited for, think I might pick up my first sling or two then, maybe another scorp, well see

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[Kelvin]

Very beautiful Scorpion, i like it but is it safe to pet this in home? if he bite anyone then what will be happen? please tell me I like this to pet a scorpion but I don't know how!

[MatthewM1]

There's is some risk with keeping these. This species is the most venomous native to the US. I wouldn't necessarily recommend these as a first scorp. They are extremely docile but pack a punch. Scorpions can adjust how much venom is released with each sting so effect will vary. A "dry" sting will only result in short lived sharp localized pain. Then depending on dosage it can be as severe as minor effects on the heart and lungs, wide spread pain lasting 24-48+ hours in some reports. They are not known to cause death in healthy adults, unless an allergic reaction occurs, then things get tricky if you arnt near a hospital.

So yes there is some risk with keeping these. But with knowing that risk and practicing caution they make really interesting additions to a collection.

I would recommend checking out emperor scorpions for a first scorpion. Most are docile and have very mild venom.

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[Kelvin]

Thanks for reply and this information.

[MatthewM1]

All are now 5i. Lost 2 along the way to cannibalism, the one pictured is the culprit. So they are all currently housed separately untill maturity when there's no more risk of further cannibalism
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[BlueKiwiOca]

I respect and love all animals, but there's something about scorpions... they just give me the heebie-jeebies! Well done on being brave enough to keep them, I'd be legging it out of the house if I found one...

[MatthewM1]

Lol thank you, spiders used to creep me out a bit but I made my self get over it and now I keep a few true spider and im currently working on a deal for some tarantulas =)

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[MatthewM1]

6i Male

One more molt to go, ended up with 2.2
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[MatthewM1]

One of the females molted up to 7i last weekend. Other female is looking fat and premolt. And the 2 males look like they've probably got another meal or two to go.


This is her drinking water I dripped onto her cork bark
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