Private breeder of Tarantulas, Scorpions, 4 types of Roaches and Superorms. Resides in sunny S. Ca. This blog is all about my collection of various critters. You'll find care sheets, tutorials and various information on my Reptiles & Inverts.
My single pair of adult Blaberus fusca (Dwarf Cave Roaches) produced some babies. I only have 6 or seven babies now. The female layed an egg case almost 2 months ago which produced nothing and just recently noticed a second egg case which produced a few babies. So if these little guys and gals survive, they should be breeding themselves in 3-5 months.
I originally found this pair in my B. dubia roach bin a few months back after they had matured. And just a few days ago, I pulled an egg case just like the ones produced by single pair, out of my B. discoidalis roach bin. I yet to find a female among my discoids. Please note, these B. fusca roaches appear to be egg layers and live baring. On the Internet there are a few sites that say there live baring, some say egg laying. Mine layed egg cases that hatched externally. What’s your experience? Leave comment! This is a start to a new colony of roaches for me. So I was pretty excited for the new additions.
Valid comments on/about/experience are all welcome. Spam, hate, offensive, etc… will be ignored/deleted. Thanks for reading, Greg Hagedorn.
Story first…I received a P. lugardi about 3″, unsexed, back in May 09. It had been eating normal, webbing up, etc. A couple of times while my son was feeding my Ts, it wouldn’t except and food. So were thinking, pre molt. A couple of weeks went by and my son checks in on the P. lugardi, and says, “this thing looks smaller”. I asked him if there was a shed skin in the container, and he replyed, “no”. So I looked at the setup and right below where it, now “she” was sitting, I could see a faint orange color below a thick web mat. I told my son, “she” layed an egg sac, and I pointed it out. You can see the original video I posted on YouTubehere. If you look close you can see the color. She never rolled the sack up, just covered it and sat there.
Mom after laying eggs sitting on sac...8.2.09
She layed the sac between July 29th and August 2nd. I had dated to pull the sac today, the 19th. I went to do so, and to my surprise, there were about a half dozen cute little orange cream colored slings walking about. I am so unprepared. This is my first encounter with baby Ts. I would have to guess the ones I saw walking around are 1st instar, correct me if I am wrong. I plan to post a video of the babies later today when I get my camera back. So I will update you all later as to there progress.
I pulled mom from babies and hope none of the new borns escaped through her air vent holes. I put the container in a larger container just in case of any escapes. So far it looks to be about 50 or so slings.
Newly born P. lugardi slings...8.19.09
Newly born P. lugardi slings...8.19.09
DISCLAIMER: Information contained herein represents various resources and my own personal experience with this particular species. Valid comments on/about/experience are all welcome. Spam, hate, offensive, etc… will be ignored/deleted. Thanks for reading, Greg Hagedorn.
This an update to my Centruroides sculpturatus (Arizona Bark Scorpion) babies. They are now 3i far as I can tell. Still a few 2i as well. There getting bigger and eating well. Started with 14, down to 12 now. As you can see in the video, their pretty active.
I have had people ask how I care for this species. It’s not difficult. C. sculpturatus a small species of scorpion, no bigger than 3″. Now even though there native to Arizona, where its hot and dry, your probably thinking, water not needed. Wrong, all desert species require water to survive. For scorpions, even desert dwellers, if you don’t provide some kind of moisture, they will desiccate and dry up
I keep a full 2oz deli cup of water in the enclosure to provide some humidity. They need some humidity to molt. To provide moisture, besides the food they eat, I mist the bark 2-3 times a week. I have them on play sand and pieces of bark off a Joshua Tree work well for a hide.
Important note about Centruroides sculpturatus. They don’t only hide under bark, rocks, etc…they cling to the underside as well, an accident waiting to happen. So when cleaning, feeding, or examining these scorpions in their enclosure, be sure to use tongs, etc… to pickup or move there bark hides. Otherwise you may be in for a painfull, rude awakening.
The Centruroides sculpturatus (Arizona Bark Scorpion) is said to be the most venomous scorpion in North America. Its venom can cause severe pain (accompanied with numbness and tingling) in adults, lasting between 24 to 72 hours. I heard some describe stomach cramps durring this time frame. You may also experience loss of breath for a short period of time. Due to the extreme pain from these little beauties, some victims describe a sensation of electrical jolts after being stung. Fatalities from this scorpions sting in the USA are rare. Mainly limited to small animals (including pets), small children, and adults with a weak immune systems.
DISCLAIMER: C. sculpturatus are not recommended for beginners due to the nature of this species. I am not an expert on scorpions. The info herein is from my own personal experience with this species, a little common sense and extensive research done via the Internet. Always do your research before going out and catching or buying this species. It could be a painful experience otherwise.
All valid comments and questions welcome. Thanks for reading, Greg Hagedorn.
Buffy finally layed her eggs today, 3rd clutch this year. I put her in her laying bin this morning, and she finished laying late this afternoon. My son gave her a bath to clean off all the peat moss, while my wife carefully uncovered the clutch of eggs. When all done, she found 19 eggs. Put them in a 8×8 Sterilite container half fullof damp vermiculite. Then the container was placed into a reptile incubator set at 84°F. If all goes well, eggs should hatch out around mid October.
All comments welcome. Thanks for reading, Greg Hagedorn.
