| 2mm of desert sand would be standard practice in a pet shop for a Scorp. They don't want them to burrow, otherwise who would but something they are probably hardly going to see once it's home. I certainly don't agree with it, but understand why they would keep them in conditions like that. The cotton ball and water, now that's just mis-imformation I've even seen in books and I'd point it out the the shop owner. I agree if they are going to sell a certain species they should at least have some basic husbandry details right in the display tank.
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