R.I.P Marie.. You will be missed!

[Tongue Flicker]

Today is a good and bad day for me. I just learned that the girl i like on x-factor US is out! (not a pet matter haha!)


Anyways, my mature adult Asian Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus), Marie Antoinette, just passed away. She's a beloved friend and my first date to the world of scorpions. It was a well-spent four years together. She's also my first dead scorpion >__<


With her babies last May:

The last photo i've taken with her:



I also went to the pet store to grieve and get a new pair of african clawed frogs or a leaf turtle but unfortunately they were already out of stock. (Wait, i think this is a rant lol).


For the good news, Marie's 5 babies are already pre-molt at 3i going 4i. Hope they carry on with their mother's legacy. Also, my Mexican Pink T, Cynthia just had a good, upright molt. An unusual molting position for a T but a good one nevertheless. My leo also had a nice shed last night and i got to see it first hand. (He usually sheds inside the hide or super late night when i'm already asleep). My two fire-bellied newts also got rehoused and i got my first, nice, bloody bite from my yellow vinesnake, Coldplay.


That's all folks!


Moral Lesson: When planning to get a non-sling scorp, better start at 5i or 6i for a longer time together




Good memories with her bestfriend, Sebastian



Cynthia



Sorry no visible bite photos, i fear my own blood lol

[Mentat]

Sorry for your scorpion death ! Cynthia looks very nice post molt !

[poison]

R.I.P sorry for your loss.

PS: Still wanna see the pink vine that you mentioned

[Tongue Flicker]

Sorry for your scorpion death ! Cynthia looks very nice post molt !

Yes, indeed. First time i've seen an upright molt. Quite fascinating

R.I.P sorry for your loss.

PS: Still wanna see the pink vine that you mentioned

Thanks! Guess that is one dream waiting to happen!! I'd kill to have that pale pink viny!

[Kelsieb]

So sorry for your loss! She was a beauty, I love the pic with the hermit crab!

Asain vines are AWESOME!! If you dont mind me asking, are they terribly difficult to care for? Do they eat mice/rats? I've been wanting to get one or two and maybe breed them, i'm fascinated by their beauty and uniqueness!

[Tongue Flicker]

So sorry for your loss! She was a beauty, I love the pic with the hermit crab!

Asain vines are AWESOME!! If you dont mind me asking, are they terribly difficult to care for? Do they eat mice/rats? I've been wanting to get one or two and maybe breed them, i'm fascinated by their beauty and uniqueness!

Thanks!

They're pretty easy to maintain and care for where i'm at. Feeder frogs, skinks and geckos are readily available here. My yellow one accepts feeder fish on occasion but my green one is purely a frog-eater. They ignore mice and will only strike them to death (sounds inhumane but live-feeding is widely acceptable here). Online caresheets are far from the truth in mimicking the natural environment and care of vinesnakes as i have personally observed them in the wild.

[Silkmoth]

Im sorry you such a special friend! Im glad you have her babies.May you see many generations of Marie's legacy! I now have my Martha's grandchildren. Martha was one of my first mantids, along with Sticky.
Live long children of Marie! And all the ones to follow.

[Tongue Flicker]

Im sorry you such a special friend! Im glad you have her babies.May you see many generations of Marie's legacy! I now have my Martha's grandchildren. Martha was one of my first mantids, along with Sticky.
Live long children of Marie! And all the ones to follow.

Haha thanks!
Her enclosure is still empty up until now. Filling it with a different scorpion or a new pet will not feel right for me lol

[Silkmoth]

Maybe try a mantis? They dont live as long but they are great pets, and dont have poisons! I adore mine.

[Tongue Flicker]

Maybe try a mantis? They dont live as long but they are great pets, and dont have poisons! I adore mine.

I'd love to but they're not really sold out here. They can be found and caught here easily but i would prefer to keep something that will live longer

[MatthewM1]

and dont have poisons

Neither do scorpions


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[Tongue Flicker]

Neither do scorpions


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Mantids and scorpions gave me a great idea. I'll get a new centipede by next year lol

[Silkmoth]

[QUOTE=MatthewM1;208271]Neither do scorpions

I thought scorpians held a kind of poison in the bulb on thier tail? I know they use it when hunting and for defense.
My brother had some when I was little. That may have been an exaggeration that they would kill me so I wouldn't touch them!
He tried to scare me away from his tarantula.

[MatthewM1]

They do have venom, but they aren't poisonous.

Poison is ingested, venom is injected. There's a difference between the two. Most people don't seem to know it. I'm constantly being asked if my T's or scorps are poisonous, usually throws people off when I say no... but I have one that's venomous enough to leave you hurting for a few days.


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