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[OzRocks]

hey guys thought i might shed some light on the topic, cos I work at a petshop and we keep scorps, bird eaters and centipedes.

now the reason wool is put in water bowls is scorpions dont drink from open water, espescially from a water bowl that they might fall in to, and besides, they should hardly ever drink from the bowl wool or not because the substrate should be damp enough that they can gain moisture from it.

for the 2mm of substrate, we use about 2-3cm. this is because as stated we dont want them to burrow, and then reck their burrow when we wnat to show them to people. so we place pieces of cork, flat rock or hide rocks in their so they have a burrow that we can still access.

and for the substrate, a variety of substrates can be used, because scorpions live in varied environments, but what we find best is coco-peat or peat-moss. this holds moisture, allows heat to pass thru from the heat mat, and the scorpion can 'dig' thru it

we try and have the best conditions for our animals, and also give the best advice. So I hope this thread just doesnt give the impressions that all pet shops are just un-educated money hungry people

cheers, Matt