Do u need a licence

[Blue_Streak]

Hi i was just wondering do u need a licence to keep scopions, and if so which one?

[earthmother]

No, you don't Blue. You can buy them over the counter if you find a store that sells them. I looked into it last year and then found out they're bitey! lol

[Blue_Streak]

really, like kill , kinda bitey, or im all defensive and paranoid bitey?

[Bryony]

i want to get a emporor scorpian they grow upto 30cm!
but you can't get them here and i don't think you can import them

[Fuscus]

Aussie scorpians have a sting that is very rarely fatal, if at all. Also dispaly them under a black light, they glow.

[Blue_Streak]

cool, whats the best type of scorpion to get? are they all the same?

[jimmy_the_kid]

Originally Posted by Bryony

i want to get a emporor scorpian they grow upto 30cm!
but you can't get them here and i don't think you can import them

u have a thing for exotics dont u y cant u b happy with the aussie animals lol

It depends which state, in NT corpians are protected I believe this is being introduced Australia wide VERY soon.

[Fuscus]

You can still collect them from the wild in SA.

[ackie]

i got bitten by a marbled scorpian bout 3 years ago. It was only like 2-3cm long but is a species with small nippers. A rule about scorpians is usually that the smaller the nippers, the stronger the venom coz they hav to rely on paralyzing rather than shear over powering. Damn it hurt.

[Hix]

Originally Posted by jimmy_the_kid

u have a thing for exotics dont u y cant u b happy with the aussie animals lol

I can understand Bryony wanting an Emperor. I'm not interested in getting an Aussie scorpion because they are not exciting at all. The ones I'v seen in pet shops are little brown things that are flat as anything and spend all day sitting in a corner or in a burrow doing nothing. :roll:

The Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator) is big (up to 20 cms), jet black, and impressive as all hell. They are fat and have enormous pedipalps (claws). Put one of these on your hand and it will impress anyone! None of the scorps I've seen for sale in Australia come anywhere close to these black beauties.

It's like comparing a large female Bird-Eating spider as a pet, to a Daddy Long Legs. I know which I would rather.

I should point out, in case anyone misunderstands, I am NOTcondoning the importation - legal or otherwise - of exotic scorpions, merely stating that once you've seen an Emperor, the Australian ones pale in comparison.

Hix

[earthmother]

The rainforest 1 I was looking at getting was from Qld, and it was all go law wise.
I know they're bitey enough to cause excruciating pain but not death. I'll take death with my excruciating pain please - - get it over with.

EM
{Not 1 of my Mother Theresa days)

[snakehunter]

Really there is no reason to get bitten or stung if you treat them carefully like any venomous creature

[instar]

Em, maybe ray hoser can make you a "scorpianoid" LOL

[Nome]

yep, you don't need a license to own a scorp, but people collecting them for commercial reasons now need a license to do so.

The apparent attraction with our scorps, is putting them under some sort of light, and they glow (?), so I've heard anyway. I love the tarantulas, and I personally don't have an interest in the scorps, but many have been subjected to wild collection for pet stores, like the tarantulas (bird-eating spiders), which is cruel. The are relatively easy to breed and grow fast, more so than spiders, so I'm not sure why more people don't do this.

Anyhow, they are like any pet of that sort. They aren't interested in you, and just want to be left alone. Most think they don't make an interesting pet. Also, if you take care, like spiders, it's unlikely you are bitten/stung.

~N