Scorpions?

[auhsojnacnud]

So I have a 20 gallon tank thats just sitting around and I would like to occupy it. I want to get something small that will not be hard to take care of. I need something easy to keep and won't need a lot of attention/maintenance/cage cleaning. Would a scorpion be good for this? or maybe a tarantula? I know a few lizards too, maybe a gecko of some sorts? Probably something deserty or something that I don't need to buy a lot of stuff for. What do scorpions need? What would you suggest I get?

[frostysBP]

Scorpions would be great u could house a few emporor scorpions in a 20 gal

[somnambulant]

We got an emperor scorpion for the same reason! Had a tank to use and I do not regret it at all. He's a cool little thing. We have him on coconut husk with a couple places to hide and a water bowl made out of the bottom of a soda bottle. They also need heat in the mid 80s & high humidity. Once they're set up, they're pretty low maintenance. Plus you can always impress your friends by handling him like a badass (but not mentioning that an emperor scorpion sting doesn't feel any worse than a bee sting ) and by showing them what it looks like with a black light. Win!

[raisinjelly]

Reseach online, you can find a lot of info

[aLittleLessButter]

We got an emperor scorpion for the same reason! Had a tank to use and I do not regret it at all. He's a cool little thing. We have him on coconut husk with a couple places to hide and a water bowl made out of the bottom of a soda bottle. They also need heat in the mid 80s & high humidity. Once they're set up, they're pretty low maintenance. Plus you can always impress your friends by handling him like a badass (but not mentioning that an emperor scorpion sting doesn't feel any worse than a bee sting ) and by showing them what it looks like with a black light. Win!

I second all of these. We had an emperor in a 10 gal with a small heat lamp and coconut husk and a few hides including an awesome scull that was made for fish tanks. This was years ago but if I remember right, he ate about 10 lg crickets one feeding a week and there was very little cleaning required. They are pretty easily sustainable critters

[auhsojnacnud]

They aren't poisonous? I though all scorpions were poisonous? Or is that they are so big its not effective? The ones I saw at the reptile shop were pretty small. No bigger than a Golf ball…….about the same size

[somnambulant]

Emperors are venomous, but their venom isn't very potent. I've met a couple people who have been stung by emperors and they have all compared it to a bee sting. They shouldn't really be handled too often, but if you do, just scoop them up from behind instead of coming right at their face.

There are different kinds of scorpions with venom (like three striped scorpions) that will ruin your day.

[auhsojnacnud]

What IS the humidity they need? and how many could fit into a 20 gallon? 5-10?

[somnambulant]

Here's a care sheet on them:

http://www.lllreptile.com/info/libra...eror-scorpion/

It doesn't mention how many you can have in a 20gal and I have no idea (I only have one), so hopefully someone else can chime in or a google search can help you out :]

Also, don't be intimidated by the high humidity. As long as their substrate is moist, it's probably fine.