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DeesBalls
07-28-11, 11:33 AM
just picked him/her up! drove an hour and a half to get him/her. just got her in her tank... i got a large reptile lounge (large critter keeper) and it is nice, but its short, im scared of him/her getting out... any way, no name yet but i did get a few pics. tonight b4 work i am picking up some other things better water dish, some cork, ect...

here she is... (im saying she)
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1344.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1345.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1346.jpg
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1348.jpg

here she is on top of the snake rack.. im really iffy about the cage, i may just use a 10 gal. i have, or pick up a 5.5 gal.
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1350.jpg
KD35WIN.AS.ONE
07-28-11, 11:36 AM
Looks great, if you send me a picture of it from underneath (close up) ill tell you if its a male or female. Also he wont be able to get out of that. They do climb sometimes though.
DeesBalls
07-28-11, 11:41 AM
Looks great, if you send me a picture of it from underneath (close up) ill tell you if its a male or female. Also he wont be able to get out of that. They do climb sometimes though.

i have a video where you can see the bottom of her pretty good, ill post it... also, she can, when i had the lid off she uses her tail and gets up, then gets a grip with her feed in the ventilation holes. lol. what do you suggest for a cage... im trying to stay away from 10 gal though

video where you can see underneath
VIDEO0055.mp4 video by DGilliland22 - Photobucket (http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/?action=view&current=VIDEO0055.mp4)

its a bad video but from like 10-16 sec, there is a great close up of her underneath... also shows in the begining how she can get up...
stephanbakir
07-28-11, 12:57 PM
Looks awesome.
DeesBalls
07-28-11, 01:22 PM
THanks!!!!!
KD35WIN.AS.ONE
07-28-11, 03:01 PM
You've got a nice looking male. Kind of hard to be 100% sure its not as clear as a picture. When you pause it, it gets a little blury. Pretty sure its a male though.
DeesBalls
07-28-11, 04:16 PM
Cool, thanks!! Do the makes get bigger?? Or stay about the same size.
Freebody
07-28-11, 04:23 PM
GRATS!! he looks awsome!
KD35WIN.AS.ONE
07-28-11, 04:28 PM
Cool, thanks!! Do the makes get bigger?? Or stay about the same size.


Not so much bigger, but more they have a different apperance then females at maturity. I personally like the look of older males, females get alittle hefty while males stay lean looking.

Ive heard it explained like this: Males look more like human males, with a toned look, while Females follow a more "curvy" look. kinda funny.

He looks to be a decent age. Has he eaten for you yet? mine took almost a week to adjust before they took there first meal.
DeesBalls
07-28-11, 08:21 PM
Have not yet fed him. The store said if was dating med. Crickets. I may try tonight.
DeesBalls
07-29-11, 11:09 AM
well, i just tried to feed him.. i killed the cricket,( i heard they were bad hunters, since they are an ambush predator?) anyway, i put it right by him, and he didnt seem interested, i fed Dexter, and turned back, and it was gone!!!! i was a large cricket that my beardie eats, but it was a smaller one, so id say medium.. ish...

last night he was on the top of the critter keeper!! bad pic, but you can see how he was..
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1351.jpg

few pics from today
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1356.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1357.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/IMAG1358.jpg

enjoy, still looking for a name............
Will0W783
07-29-11, 11:36 AM
Very nice scorpion. Best of luck with him/her.

If you want to see something really cool, shine a blacklight on it...it will glow neon teal. The blacklight won't hurt the scorpion at all, and it's definitely worth seeing at least once.
KD35WIN.AS.ONE
07-29-11, 11:49 AM
If you want to see something really cool, shine a blacklight on it...it will glow neon teal. The blacklight won't hurt the scorpion at all, and it's definitely worth seeing at least once.


I agree something every owner has to see atleast once.. very cool.
stephanbakir
07-29-11, 11:50 AM
I'm 99% sure that black light hurts scorpions in the long run if under constant exposure, cant remember where I read it... Been looking for a few minutes.
KD35WIN.AS.ONE
07-29-11, 11:56 AM
I'm 99% sure that black light hurts scorpions in the long run if under constant exposure, cant remember where I read it... Been looking for a few minutes.

Ive heard this but then ive heard from breeders that it doesnt. Im sure constant expousure might not be good... Too much of anything is bad. See if you can find it sited somewhere id like to see a reference to it, sense im not sure either. I dont even own a black light but ive seen them under one's at show's (lots of them) for probably the whole show, so im guessing thats not to long.
DeesBalls
07-29-11, 11:58 AM
i will do it one time, maybe 2 :) but i wont do it alot because i heard it hurts them too, better safe than sorry :)
stephanbakir
07-29-11, 12:01 PM
I know UV hurts some scorpions, but I heard that black light does a little, no hard in 1 or 2 times to try, besides a little stress.
Will0W783
07-29-11, 12:25 PM
An actual blacklight bulb is just a regular light bulb with coating on it. I don't think it would hurt at all to just shine it on for a few seconds. People often have them under blacklight at reptile expos to show the color. I wouldn't house one under blacklight constantly, but it certainly won't hurt for a few seconds-minutes.
I have a blacklight pen that I use to locate mine if I can't find them in the cage. They like to hide, and a quick pass with the pen reveals where they are. It's a good way to keep track of them so you can be assured no escapes have occurred.
DeesBalls
07-29-11, 12:43 PM
An actual blacklight bulb is just a regular light bulb with coating on it. I don't think it would hurt at all to just shine it on for a few seconds. People often have them under blacklight at reptile expos to show the color. I wouldn't house one under blacklight constantly, but it certainly won't hurt for a few seconds-minutes.
I have a blacklight pen that I use to locate mine if I can't find them in the cage. They like to hide, and a quick pass with the pen reveals where they are. It's a good way to keep track of them so you can be assured no escapes have occurred.

where can you get one of those pens at? i can never find mine :( i always freaking out that he got out!