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Re: Advice for soon to be Emperor mama..
Originally Posted by Neal
I used a 10 gal. I changed the water out whenever she tracked dirt in it, and what I did is I covered about half the screen to hold the humidity good.
As far as the misting system, I'm sure you could depending on how often it misted? I misted daily with a spray bottle and kept the substrate damp. People say to let the temps adjust overnight, and you can, but I never varied that much.
During the day the temp was 85-87, and at night the temp was 78-80.
I used to hold my emperor, though I would never recommend to anybody to hold a scorpion as you never know if you're allergic or not, even though the emperor's sting is equal to that of a bee sting, and it uses its claws more then anything because they're rather powerful, so rarely will it sting. If you have to pick your emperor up for any reason I recommend using triceps with rubber tips and grabbing toward the last segment of the tail right before the stinger, you can even do this by hand as a last resort but be careful because they can twist their stinger a bit and if you're not on the right angle it'll stick you. Also watch out because they can come back with the claws and get you, well not sure about emperors but I had this happen with a smaller one and it freaked me out and I let the tail go and it swung that tail around and tagged my fingernail(this was like 3-4 years ago).
A lot of the time when you mist the tank the scorpion will drink from its own claws.
As far as molting goes, if you don't get an adult you may see them stop eating before a molt, and make sure when they're going through the molt that you don't put anything in there or anything a few days after as it takes the exo-skeleton a few days to harden back up. I feed 2x a week and clean up any cricket leg remains. Also never leave food in there overnight as it can stress the scorpion out if for some reason it doesn't eat.
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If you get more then one you want to go with a bigger tank as they're communal but they're known for fighting, especially if you introduce one after the other one has made home.
Thanks again. I have a twenty gallon at the house that I could set up. My humidity where I live is very low all year round, so I would probably need to hook up the misting system.
Do you ever feed pinks?
I only plan on getting one. Would a twenty gallon be alright?
Eddie Strong, Jr.
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Re: Advice for soon to be Emperor mama..
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Thanks for the answers She has not popped yet but now she is even bigger than when I took those photos. She still shows no interest in food. I imagine there is no room for food in there lol!
I'm just keeping her enclosure moist and warm. I figure she will have them soon. Sometime this spring. I can see white rice-sized babies inside her. Nothing moving yet though. I thought they were encased inside a thin egg membrane while inside the mother? And that they "hatch" from that just prior to being born? So should I even be able to see movement?
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I don't know a lot or anything really about scorptions but I know they sell wingless fruit fly cultures that might be great for the babies to eat! I used to use them when I raised baby tree frogs. Good luck with the new ones
Regards,
B
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Re: Advice for soon to be Emperor mama..
Originally Posted by Wh00h0069
Thanks again. I have a twenty gallon at the house that I could set up. My humidity where I live is very low all year round, so I would probably need to hook up the misting system.
Do you ever feed pinks?
I only plan on getting one. Would a twenty gallon be alright?
I've never fed pinkies, but I know people that have. A 20 gal. would be fine, and it gives you more room to play around with hides and if you want to do anything else. I would definitely hook up the misting system, just keep an eye to see how it keeps the humidity and make sure that it doesn't overly mist.
Last edited by Neal; 03-16-2011 at 08:05 PM.
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I don't use a misting system but it would probably be beneficial. They should be set up pretty much identical to a dart frog enclosure. Except with very deep substrate to burrow in. My ecoearth is about 4-5 inches deep with a layer of hydroballs on the very bottom so I can pour plenty of water in.
I also added a colony of tropical springtails so I never need to change the bedding. If you add springtails to keep a little ecosystem going, you need to use spring water or distilled in the tank. Faucet water or filtered drinking water can kill them off.
Just don't try to plant any tropical vivarium plants until well after your scorpion has dug it's burrow or it will dig up the plants lol!
Just tossing in some dried leaves is a great way to keep the mulching properties of the ecoearth and springtails healthy and going strong. I just pick out feeder bug shells that the scorpion leaves behind. I leave them in for awhile though, to give the springtails a chance to do their job.
Since my female has gotten bigger she has also gotten restless. She roams the tank a lot at night and climbs around. She also stands arched. Holding her belly high off the ground with her tail stretched out. Like she's uncomfortable. It's been interesting to see her behavior change over the last few months.
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Re: Advice for soon to be Emperor mama..
Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents
I don't use a misting system but it would probably be beneficial. They should be set up pretty much identical to a dart frog enclosure. Except with very deep substrate to burrow in. My ecoearth is about 4-5 inches deep with a layer of hydroballs on the very bottom so I can pour plenty of water in.
I also added a colony of tropical springtails so I never need to change the bedding. If you add springtails to keep a little ecosystem going, you need to use spring water or distilled in the tank. Faucet water or filtered drinking water can kill them off.
Just don't try to plant any tropical vivarium plants until well after your scorpion has dug it's burrow or it will dig up the plants lol!
Just tossing in some dried leaves is a great way to keep the mulching properties of the ecoearth and springtails healthy and going strong. I just pick out feeder bug shells that the scorpion leaves behind. I leave them in for awhile though, to give the springtails a chance to do their job.
Since my female has gotten bigger she has also gotten restless. She roams the tank a lot at night and climbs around. She also stands arched. Holding her belly high off the ground with her tail stretched out. Like she's uncomfortable. It's been interesting to see her behavior change over the last few months.
What are springtails? I've never used any of that.
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1.0 - Naja n. woodi - Hades (Black Spitting Cobra)
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coming at some point in the future
Naja annulata (Ringed Water Cobra)
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They are tiny little bugs that live in the soil. Teeny little bugs that keep a natural ecosystem healthy. You'll often see them in your potted plants when you water.
I got mine from joshs frogs. There are 2 types and you want the tropical ones. As long as they are put into a tropical moist substrate, they live and reproduce, and keep everything clean.
Many dart frog people colonize their vivs with them because the froglets will eat them and they keep you from needing to change out substrate.
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Re: Advice for soon to be Emperor mama..
Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents
They are tiny little bugs that live in the soil. Teeny little bugs that keep a natural ecosystem healthy. You'll often see them in your potted plants when you water.
I got mine from joshs frogs. There are 2 types and you want the tropical ones. As long as they are put into a tropical moist substrate, they live and reproduce, and keep everything clean.
Many dart frog people colonize their vivs with them because the froglets will eat them and they keep you from needing to change out substrate.
So what happens when they die, or overrun a tank?
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1.0 - Naja n. woodi - Hades (Black Spitting Cobra)
0.1 - Naja nigricollis - Athena (Black-necked Spitting Cobra)
coming at some point in the future
Naja annulata (Ringed Water Cobra)
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Mine have been going strong for almost a year now. I don't think they would overpopulate. I don't know too much about them but frog people don't have problems with that. I can only really see them when I pour water in to keep the bottom layer of hydroballs in water. Then they come to the surface and tiny moving specks can be seen. I'm sure they probably just die naturally as such insects have short lifespans anyway. Then the living springtails clean up the dead ones.
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