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CrystalMoon
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Ohhhhh wow B, I absolutely love Scorpions..... these are spunkalicious.... Badddd crystal used to
keep these from tha wild too(nods sagely and smacks wrist)Ohhh I knew not what I did LOL
I fed mine on moths and crickets etc it must've been good for them cause they lived well
till ex made me set them free when he found them..... glad I set me freeeeee PMSL........
you have the most interesting creatures
C x
keep these from tha wild too(nods sagely and smacks wrist)Ohhh I knew not what I did LOL
I fed mine on moths and crickets etc it must've been good for them cause they lived well
till ex made me set them free when he found them..... glad I set me freeeeee PMSL........
you have the most interesting creatures
C x
snakeluvver
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Nice, looks like a Lychas buchari, or maybe Isometroides vescus? Where'd you get it?
Sorry mate, but that looks nothing like either of those species?!
Buchari: http://www.thegreenscorpion.com.au/admin/photos/buchari2_male.jpg
Vescus: http://www.thegreenscorpion.com.au/admin/photos/2005_0105speciesscorp0002.JPG
Smithers
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Thanks C,...I went to my local, ( Reptiles Inc ) to get some crix and fuzzies saw this lil fella and the rest is history
snakeluvver
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Look at the claws. Urodacus have large, chunky claws while the small thin claws on this scorpion suggests its a buthid, and I'm 90% sure its a vescus. But its definitely not a Urodacus sp.
Mate have a look at the claws of the Vescus in the pic I linked too, then have a look at the claws in the OP's pic. The Vescus has nearly no bulge at all near the claw but the OP's has a noticeable one. The tail is also wrong for a Vescus in my opinion.
snakeluvver
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Do you know how to adequately care for it? I hear they arent beginner scorpions. Pet stores as usual, selling unidentified scorpions to people, probably gave bad advice, too. How did they tell you to care for it?
Is it just me or does it look gravid?
My mistake, it was a bad angle but yes it appears it is not a buthid (sorry I'm tired). May be a yaschenkoi, in which case you need a false bottom setup for it otherwise it wont last (I'm guessing the petstore didnt tell you this?) Yaschenkoi are notoriously hard to keep alive, so good luck if it is one :|
Is it just me or does it look gravid?
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Smithers
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Dude chill, it's a bug. Casting generalisations about pet stores is probably as bad as what you claimed they have done. I got info on how to look after it, thanks.
Hey Ryan, this one was not labelled a species name. Cheers for the suggested possibilities
No worries, I've put up a post on AIF to get a positive ID for you, then can help you out with some care suggestions if you like.
snakeluvver
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Yes but if its a yaschenkoi, its a fairly hard to care for "bug" :|
Alex is unfortunately right, them not providing you with the actual species name isn't a good start. What info have the provided regarding substrate?
snakeluvver
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Im sorry but yeah, they didnt give you the species name so I'm worried about what info they gave you, heres a link to a yaschenkoi caresheet.
Im sorry but yeah, they didnt give you the species name so I'm worried about what info they gave you, heres a link to a yaschenkoi caresheet.
Smithers
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Honestly thanks SL I know your in it for the creature and your passion is admirable. If it does dye I will not be to upset and 15 bucks lost. Cheers for all who are kind enough to care to help
Honestly thanks SL I know your in it for the creature and your passion is admirable. If it does dye I will not be to upset and 15 bucks lost. Cheers for all who are kind enough to care to help
Not really the best attitude to have mate, Yaschenkoi's can live in captivity 7-10 years if looked after properly, however if you are not using a false bottom set-up its not a case of if it will die, its when.
snakeluvver
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Sorry off topic but woah $15 thats cheap, especially for a pet store!
Thanks smithers, just try to keep it alive, making a false bottom setup is super easy and will give your scorp a much higher chance of surviving.
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Thanks smithers, just try to keep it alive, making a false bottom setup is super easy and will give your scorp a much higher chance of surviving.
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Smithers
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Your correct was a bit of a stupid comment,..I will look after it as much as it needs for as long as it needs and do appreciate your advice/help fellas.
No worries, its unfortunate that pet stores sell these and don't provide the right information with them. They probably also didn't tell you that Yaschenkoi's are not very surface active scorpions, they will sometimes stay in their burrows for months on end. The substrate you have it on is very unsuitable for it, it needs red desert sand at least 150-200mm deep using the false bottom set-up that Alex provided you a link to.
Still trying to positively ID it, it could be a Urodacus Yashchenkoi or a Urodacus Elongatus. Once we figure out which it is I can provide more detail on care as there is a big difference. How big is it currently?
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