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I found a custom enclosure (made for burrowing spiders) and I am setting it for my burrowing scorps. The enclosure is 24" wide x 18" tall x 3.5" deep.
I was planning on putting a divider so that I can put one scorp on each side but I am not sure if they need to have more room to run around on the top surface. Each scorp would have about 3.5" x 12" of space on the surface. From the info I can find, it seems like they will spend almost all of their time in the burrow so I am thinking that won't be an issue but want to make sure before i get it all set up. I could splice another enclosure onto the top of it to provide more floor space if they need it.
Was planning on setting up the bottom with pea gravel and tubes to introduce water so the scorps can pick the humidity level they are comfortable at.
For substrate I was planning on using about 60% sand, 20% excavator clay, and 20% shredded coco bark. Packed down while damp and allowed to dry completely before introducing the scorps.
Any other advice about the care or setup for these guys would be much appreciated.
Here is a pic of the enclosure
I was planning on putting a divider so that I can put one scorp on each side but I am not sure if they need to have more room to run around on the top surface. Each scorp would have about 3.5" x 12" of space on the surface. From the info I can find, it seems like they will spend almost all of their time in the burrow so I am thinking that won't be an issue but want to make sure before i get it all set up. I could splice another enclosure onto the top of it to provide more floor space if they need it.
Was planning on setting up the bottom with pea gravel and tubes to introduce water so the scorps can pick the humidity level they are comfortable at.
For substrate I was planning on using about 60% sand, 20% excavator clay, and 20% shredded coco bark. Packed down while damp and allowed to dry completely before introducing the scorps.
Any other advice about the care or setup for these guys would be much appreciated.
Here is a pic of the enclosure