Another day another brood.

David Burns

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I was going thru my scorps, feeding and found this. Must be a few days old.

H.hottentotta
 
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Scorpfanatic

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definately looks like 2nd instars already! nice.. good luck with those!
 

moricollins

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David, you are mass reproducing scorps nowadays...

congrats
 

Alakdan

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I am really jealous. I really want a H. hottentotta. They are parthenogenic right?

I'm willing to adopt any unwanted babies.{D
 

G. Carnell

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2nd instar IME..


good luck getting them off her back before she eats them :p
 

H. cyaneus

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G. Carnell said:
2nd instar IME..


good luck getting them off her back before she eats them :p
Do they not come off there mom's back by themselves?

Mike
 

G. Carnell

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ah sorry, i meant 1st instar


they come of at 2nd instar, but H.hottentotta are known to cannibalise young, one of my females ate the whole brood at 1st instar :(
 

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George,

I guess making a meal of the "kids" is no biggie when you can drop a load whenever you want!

Luc
 

David Burns

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Since this female was checked 4 days before I found her like this, I think they are probably 1st instar. Also this is my second brood of this species (from 2 seperate females.) So I have some experience with what a 2nd instar looks like.

If she eats them, so be it, I have 4 adult females, so I don't think I will have a shortage of scorplings of this species.
 

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yes those are for sure a first instar. they still have that "shinier" exo, after molt 1 , they become more mat looking.

cheers, steve
 
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