is my scorpion pre molt
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titanT
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Hi daviz, dont wory about it, scorpions can slow down there metabolism and can go for almost a year without eating if they have to, ive been waiting for my heterometerus swammidami - instar 2 to molt for 2-3 months and he/she has looked swollen like yours the entire time, but this species is legendary for the amount of time they take to molt and mature to adulthood, as long as 4 years, rather than a year for most scorpions, just make sure it always has water and it will be fine, or increase the temp to speed up the process
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The fact that its temperment is slugish and barely moving is a good sign that its ready to molt, but im not sure what you mean about his chelicerae poking out, unless its in the process of molting now, but if its shell is cracked thats bad! And i would make a new thead to see if anyone knows who has more experience. Good luck
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Can you get a better pic, i would like to see what you mean about the chelicerae poking out?
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Keep in mind what Patcho said, you can get used to noticing a position of the chela that is common just prior to molting and that is it in your first pic. If you see it in that position more often, it's a sign it's close to molting.
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Make sure the temp is good and you don't disturb it. I lost a P. imperator recently due to complications during a molt.