Got an emp!

[Alexandra V]

Really? I thought the whole idea with ectotherms is that they can't produce their own body heat, and therefore require an external source. Regardless, I live in Minnesota, and room temperature gets pretty darn cold. It's like 65 in my bedroom in the day. Night temps are what? About 60?

May I ask why it's unnecessary with scorpions, specifically? I'm curious, that's all.

They are ectotherms but but most scorpions, tarantulas and invertebrates (with the exceptions of a few select species) are fine at regular room temperatures about 68 - 78 F. That's how I keep all my T's and my good friend keeps his scorps the same. Generally if you're comfortable at the temperature of the room then your inverts will be too.

I don't know the specific science behind it all, but inverts have been found to not even really need a heat gradient like reptiles do, even though they don't generate their own body heat. They just seem to be very good at adjusting their metabolisms and activity levels to suit the temperatures they are kept at.