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Okay, I just bought what seems to be a young male emperor scorpion from a pet store near me. And as all too often seems to be the case, I think they gave me some incorrect advice.
Here is my current setup for it, and I'd appreciate any information you guys could give to insure Jules lives a long and healthy life.
He's about 2 inches long right now..
1) They told me to feed it one cricket a week, and that any more would be over feeding it. Is this true?
2) They never recommended any heat source, and I read on here that 75 degrees or more is fine for them... In that case, the inside of my house is always heated to at least 75 degrees do I need any more?
3) They gave me reptibark to cover the bottom of the terrarium and advised I put in about 2 inches
4) They gave no recommendations on humidity.. but I assume I should give it a light misting with a water bottle occasionally?
Inside it's home is a shallow water dish, with a sponge inside (they told me to put it there, should I take it out?) and a small treetrunk kinda hidey hole thing.
Now any advice would be greatly appreciated as I would hate to cause this creature any undue suffering or unhappiness :/
I'm mainly interested in knowing what I'm doing wrong immediately and critically to insure Jules gets to live to a ripe old age.
(Edit: There is actually about an inch of the reptibark on the bottom now and since I've brought him in, it seems he hasn't moved much at all.. but I guess maybe he's just stressed from the move?)
(Edit2: Also, my AIM name is Godorstud and my msn is fergrimnightbreed@hotmail.com anyone who'd like to message me to talk and maybe help insure the poor little guy doesn't die prematurely should definitely do so )
Here is my current setup for it, and I'd appreciate any information you guys could give to insure Jules lives a long and healthy life.
He's about 2 inches long right now..
1) They told me to feed it one cricket a week, and that any more would be over feeding it. Is this true?
2) They never recommended any heat source, and I read on here that 75 degrees or more is fine for them... In that case, the inside of my house is always heated to at least 75 degrees do I need any more?
3) They gave me reptibark to cover the bottom of the terrarium and advised I put in about 2 inches
4) They gave no recommendations on humidity.. but I assume I should give it a light misting with a water bottle occasionally?
Inside it's home is a shallow water dish, with a sponge inside (they told me to put it there, should I take it out?) and a small treetrunk kinda hidey hole thing.
Now any advice would be greatly appreciated as I would hate to cause this creature any undue suffering or unhappiness :/
I'm mainly interested in knowing what I'm doing wrong immediately and critically to insure Jules gets to live to a ripe old age.
(Edit: There is actually about an inch of the reptibark on the bottom now and since I've brought him in, it seems he hasn't moved much at all.. but I guess maybe he's just stressed from the move?)
(Edit2: Also, my AIM name is Godorstud and my msn is fergrimnightbreed@hotmail.com anyone who'd like to message me to talk and maybe help insure the poor little guy doesn't die prematurely should definitely do so )