|
Post by Eatmice2010 on Aug 16, 2013 12:07:55 GMT -5
Common name | Emperor Scorpion | Subfamily | Scorpionidae | Genus | Pandinus | Species | imperator | Range | Native to west Africa and are predominantly found in forests of Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone, Ghana and the Congo region. |
Habitat | Hot and humid forests. They reside in burrows and prefer to live under leaf litter, forest debris, and stream banks. | Temperament | Docile | Growth size | Slow, this species reaches 6"-9" | Handling | Can be handles | Temperature | 60-90 degrees F. | Humidity | 60-70% | Enclosure | 5-10 gallon is fine. Provide plenty of obstacles such as bark and rocks for your scorpion to climb, burrow and hide in. Suitable shelters include cork bark, half a log, a flower pot, a clean dark container (prefer opaque glass over plastic as it won't off-gas), or ceramic items with arachnid safe or no glazes. | Substrate | 2"-3" of moist ECO Earth. |
Diet | Crickets, meal worms, wax worms, giant worms, Blaptica dubia or Blatta lateralis roaches. Please do not offer wild caught prey, as it may contain pesticides. | Water | Make sure to offer a water bowl, the size should be half the size of the species. Do not use any sponges, cotton balls or paper towel or water crystals inside of water bowl, just clean water. Small rocks may be added. Cleaning the water bowl once a week or when you feel it is necessary. Crickets or roaches may end up dead in the water, in which case you should clean it right away. | Life span | 10-15 years. | Maturity female | 4-7 years | Maturity male | 4-7 years |
|
|