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09-11-16, 04:54 PM
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He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
So I took a scorpion from a friend who was leaving for Basic Training. Was told it was a male, turns out it is a female and just so happened to start giving birth today.
Never breed anything except for feeder rats so I am at a loss here. What do I need to do?
Thanks in advance. Sorry for the crappy pics.
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09-11-16, 08:41 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
OMG!
Gotta love the baby on the tail
So was she in contact with a male, or are they A sexual??
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09-11-16, 08:55 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Well, that's kinda neat....haha.
Hopefully someone who knows scorpians pretty well will chime in on what to do.
Good luck!
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09-12-16, 09:03 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Keep them at the same temps and things as the female is at, but a bit moister. I would separate them, but it's not necessary. Looking at the pic, looks like she may still have some more to go. Don't bother her too much! They are pretty prone to eating their young if disturbed too much. Feed the scorpling small prey items like pinhead crickets and/or prekilled prey items as they will scavenge. If you're going to separate them, they will come off of the female's back when they are 2nd instar.
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09-13-16, 06:33 AM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
So far that's what I have read Bob. I am picking up some Deli cups this weekend, and yesterday picked up a can of the freeze dried crickets, along with a few live. Crushed up the live and put it in with the freeze dried and she seems to be eating them.
Going to do a spray now before work to up the humidity a bit.
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09-13-16, 07:53 AM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Alright, sounds good. Good luck!
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09-13-16, 05:45 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Thanks. Hoping that we get some survivors here, but if not its just the circle of life at play.
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09-13-16, 06:10 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Wow, I heard a real ugly story about these, were this 6 year old girl got one of these... It grew into this 8 inch monster... It got out one day and was sitting on their stairs... This little girl who is now 10, accidentally steps on it and it bits her... Two weeks later their grafting her behind tissue on to her foot trying to save it.. The flesh was all gone down to the bone... You could get me to own one of these...
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09-13-16, 07:35 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
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OMG!
Gotta love the baby on the tail
So was she in contact with a male, or are they A sexual??
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Just realized I never answered your question's...
It was sold to my buddy as a male, and started getting fat a few months ago. He got it from Petco, so I am sure it was co-habituated with a male at some point. But, the gestation period can be up to 14 months on these guys.
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09-13-16, 07:38 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
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Wow, I heard a real ugly story about these, were this 6 year old girl got one of these... It grew into this 8 inch monster... It got out one day and was sitting on their stairs... This little girl who is now 10, accidentally steps on it and it bits her... Two weeks later their grafting her behind tissue on to her foot trying to save it.. The flesh was all gone down to the bone... You could get me to own one of these...
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Never actually heard that story before, and would question it only due to the fact that this particular scorpion's venom is very mild. Typically only people with a bee allergy have anything to worry about (which I happen to have haha).
She is typical behavior from a Asian Forest in that she is incredibly defensive. However, we'll have to see if that changes after the babies are gone. Personally I have never held her, and may never.
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09-13-16, 09:53 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
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Originally Posted by aaron_cg
Never actually heard that story before, and would question it only due to the fact that this particular scorpion's venom is very mild. Typically only people with a bee allergy have anything to worry about (which I happen to have haha).
She is typical behavior from a Asian Forest in that she is incredibly defensive. However, we'll have to see if that changes after the babies are gone. Personally I have never held her, and may never.
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Agreed, Heterometrus sp. just don't have the venom to do something like that. I would not hold her. Inverts are very unlike snakes and other reptiles in that, they can't be "tamed down". They will always see you as a threat that's trying to eat it.
Good luck with those babies!
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09-14-16, 12:05 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
That's my philosophy on pretty much all animals. Very few actually "enjoy" company from us.
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09-14-16, 02:14 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Ya I'm going to kill my son-in-law... He told me this story a couple a weeks ago... I did some research online and I don't see anything this bad... Grrrrrr
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09-14-16, 08:08 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
Generally speaking, those who have never had a reptile, spider, gecko, etc... generally have the worst knowledge about them.
Had a ball python when the wife and I first got together. While I was at work, she was handling him and she fell asleep with him on her belly. Woke up a few hours later and she put him up. Stupid, but accidents happen and I keep my house pretty cold, so the snake just curled up on her to stay warm. Fast forward a few month when she is telling her Mom the story, and the Mother in Law to this day swears the snake was trying to size her up for a meal. A freaking B.P....
On the plus side she rarely comes over due to my reptiles.
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09-14-16, 08:47 PM
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Re: He, is a She! Asian Forest Scorpion
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Originally Posted by aaron_cg
Generally speaking, those who have never had a reptile, spider, gecko, etc... generally have the worst knowledge about them.
Had a ball python when the wife and I first got together. While I was at work, she was handling him and she fell asleep with him on her belly. Woke up a few hours later and she put him up. Stupid, but accidents happen and I keep my house pretty cold, so the snake just curled up on her to stay warm. Fast forward a few month when she is telling her Mom the story, and the Mother in Law to this day swears the snake was trying to size her up for a meal. A freaking B.P....
On the plus side she rarely comes over due to my reptiles.
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Totally understand... the spider stories (I'm a spider guy for the most part) people tell are crazy and sometimes make me visibly cringe.
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