thread where people made aquastions that were unfounded.
Is that a clever little pun thrown in there because people are talking about water bowls or just a lucky mistake :lol:
thread where people made aquastions that were unfounded.
Actually liberty, I hate to pull you off your high-horse here, but this person who started the thread does know that T's aren't meant to be housed on bark chips, scorps are meant to have deep substrate, scorps are not meant to have cotton-wool in their water (as it harbors mould and fungi). T's and scorps are both not meant to be under bright fluro lights either... So that's that settled. It seems to be you that needs to 'be educated about the species'.this i my first post on here and all i can say is be educated about the species before u get on a public forum and have a go at people about what u have seen.
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
I have never kept scorps before so i am going by what i have read, i DO keep T's though and know how to keep them. And THANKYOU PhilK for defending me. Also they used Blakc sand for the rainforest sp whick cannot hold moisture and the cotton wool did not appear to be wet at all.
Thanks.
If the scorp doesn't drink from the wool, there is no advantage to having it in there. It's just a breeding ground for nasties.
As for substrates, you should always try to find out what substrate that scorp lived on naturally. I've seen yaschenkoi's housed on moist peat, and rainforest scorps on sand!
The heat mat should not be on the floor of the enclosure. When scorps get too hot, they burrow down to escape heat. If the heat mat is there, they'll just get hotter and hotter and cook themselves.
I'm disgusted with the fact that pet shops sell stuff to make money!
They should be doing for the love of animals.... and people. All the animals and products should be free! Except all the people who are using the product for wildlife care, they should pay.... maybe even subsadise the cost for everyone else.
You all disgust me!
even the products?
Even the products! Unless it is hair product.
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