My Scorpion Collection!

DISCLAIMER: Handling scorpions with potent venom is not advised or endorsed by author. In certain cases of envenomation, hospitalization has been required. Please use extreme caution when handling/dealing with any species of scorpions.

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My Scorpion collection is a small collection of some scorpions I raise and breed. I removed most of there bark in the video before filming to keep my time down. My P. imperator were the only ones to eat on camera, everyone else ate afterwards as you’ll see in the pics towards the end of video.

Keep in mind that when scorpions hide under bark, rock, etc… some species like Centruroides sculpturatus and Tityus stigmurus cling upside down under there hide. So use extreme caution when picking up there hides to check for them. You could get stung and have a very bad day. I generally use long tongs for these species. I don’t recommend handling scorpions because of there unpredictable nature. But if you do, research the species in question and be prepared for the worst. I personally don’t handle mine, don’t see a need to.

Below is a list of what I currently have, I am looking for new additions all the time. For those not familiar with the numbers to the left of each name, they are, The #s represent Male.Female.Unsexed

Scorpions (35):
1.1.14 Centruroides sculpturatus (Arizona Bark Scorpion) Very Venomous!!!
0.0.3 Babycurus jacksoni
0.0.6 Heterometrus spiniferis (Malaysian Forest Scorpion)
0.0.3 Leiurus quinquestriatus (Deathstalker Scorpion) Extremely Venomous!!!!!
2.1.0 Pandinus imperator (Emperor Scorpion)
0.0.2 Smeringurus Mesaensis (Dune Scorpion)
0.0.2 Tityus stigmurus “Parthenogenetic” Very Venomous!!!!

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Phormictopus cancerides “Hatian Brown”

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I received 8 Phormictopus cancerides slings on Friday from a trade I did with “whites inverts” on Arachnoboards. The trade was flawless and very positive. The slings are all about ½” and doing well. One even molted a few hours after rehousing as you’ll see on the video. I bought some tattoo ink caps that I’m using as water dishes. They actually work well. Before posting this video, I had noticed one of the slings drinking from it, very cool to see.

½" Phormictopus cancerides "Hatian Brown" sling.

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P. lugardi Slings Update!

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This is an update to my Pterinochilus lugardi (Tanzanian Blonde Baboon) slings that hatched August 19th, 09. After separating and molting to 2i, I ended up with 39 active healthy little babies. There about 3/8″ now and some are eating. There climbing and webbing up there deli-cups.

When they hatched, there were between 80-90 babies. When I went to separate them into deli cups (1st instar), I noticed bout 25 or so had died in the original enclosure they hatched out in. A few days after separating, I lost another 21. I don’t know the reason. They just swelled and died. Everything was right from what I have read and viewed on breeding and rearing slings.

The whole process was awkward from the beginning. Most breeders pull there sacs at around 25 days. I think because I had kept the mothers environment somewhat moist because of the eggs, along with high temps caused the eggs to hatch early, approx. 20 days.

I never pulled the sac, instead pull mom. Made sure the substrate was moist for high humidity. When I separated is when I noticed most of the dead had got stuck under the substrate and webbing. One interesting thing I noticed is that when they are 1st instar, they can’t climb very well if at all and they don’t start eating or webbing until 2i.

I raised many slings before, but this is a 1st from egg. I always planned on breeding tarantulas in a few years, but this female P. lugardi was shipped gravid, possibly unknown to the seller. It’s been a great learning experience.

If I have any left after existing requested orders, I will post them on my website here. If you have any questions regarding my experience with raising slings from eggs, comment and I’ll help where I can.

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Tarantula Feedin Video #5

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My female Acanthoscurria geniculata was freshly molted and hungry.

Brachypelma sabulosum also freshly molted.

My 5″ female Grammostola rosea is usually a good eater.

Hysterocrates gigas is an interesting species. She didn’t show off much in the video, but did manage to catch a few B. lateralis roaches. She is getting big. She was only 1″ seven months ago and now is about 3″.

Two of my Lasiodora parahybana performed well. These are my little pigs. I originally bought three slings about a 1½” and in 8 months they have grown to over 4″.  Out of three, two have molted out male.

Nhandus chromatus is also a recent molt and looking beautiful. She will be gorgeous when she is full grown.

Aphonopelma seemani recently molted and grew back her third leg on the left side. Look at it in the video and you’ll see it’s slightly smaller than the rest. It should be fully developed after her next molt.

Brachypelma vagans is another voracious eater. She rarely refuses food.

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