Tanzanian Red Claw Scorpion Molt

[Little Wise Owl]

It's so neat how much it looks like a live scorpion. I'd show a picture of the little dude himself but he bolts from the camera and myself.

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[Trent]

Cool pic!!!

[Little Wise Owl]

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[Corey209]

Can you handle scorpions?

[Little Wise Owl]

Some people do but it stresses them out. We don't do it.

[Corey209]

Some people do but it stresses them out. We don't do it.

I'd get an invert but I'd hate to never be able to hold them. Which is why I like snakes because I can take them out once or twice a week.

[Little Wise Owl]

They're more like fish.

[Corey209]

They're more like fish.

Are there any inverts that make good show pets? The reptile place I go to has a whole bunch of inverts and they're always hiding.

[Little Wise Owl]

I don't know, honestly. I only really like Emperor Scorpions and Red Claws and both hide constantly.

[DragonsEye]

Always cool when you can catch sight of an arachnid as it is molting. It's an intriguing process.

Are there any inverts that make good show pets? The reptile place I go to has a whole bunch of inverts and they're always hiding.

Depends somewhat on the invert in question. T's are by in large nocturnal as are most scorps. Some are by nature far more reclusive than others. In any event, when one considers the vast array of predators inverts have to worry about, it makes perfect sense for them to spend their time in hiding instead of parading around in a brightly lit area.

That said, there are those that will be less shy. My G. rosea (chilean rose hair) and B. smithii (Mex. Red Knee) both tend to sit out in the open most of the time. My C. cyaneopubescens (Green Bottle Blue) is often visible in its webbing but will dart out of sight at the slightest disturbance. Most of the true spiders are quite visible as they hang out in their webs.