Best substrate imo is a deep substrate of bead a beastHeat mat NOT on the bottom of the tank. They like to burrow down to get away from the heat so a heat mat on the bottom of the tank isn't a good idea. Make sure you have their tank nice and humid. A lot of people use false bottom set ups. This can sometimes be tricky to keep the humidity up and not get mold. You just have to keep a close eye on everything. If you give them a big shallow water dish they WILL use it to bathe in. Just make sure it is not too deep for them to drown in and that they can get in and out eaisly. Now, do I personally recommend people to handle their emps-No, ESPECIALLY if you are allergic to bee stings. Do I handle mine-Yes. If you choose to handle them the best way to do it imo is to get them in a deli cup and let them crawl out onto your hand. You can (and I have) tail them and put them in your hand. You just pick them up by the tail and put them in your hand. IMO this isn't as comfortable for the scorpion and they have usually always freaked out on me when I did it and was extremely skiddish in my hand. I never hand a problem with the deli cup method unless they were extremely aggressive in the first place. These are all just my personal opinions
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