Stingbutt update

[Bry]

My stepdad came by today to take pictures of the scorps, and they all have officially left the mother. It doesn't look like she ate a lot, or even any at all. It's hard to tell when they're all crawling on top of each other on her back. So, when my stepdad emails me the pictures, I'll post them here. I'm working on putting them in a separate enclosure I already put together for them. Now that I can see the mother's markings better, she looks like a Paruroctonus boreus, I think those are called Northern scorpions. These range from northern Mexico to southern Canada. State ranges include: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. I'll be posting pictures of Mom and the babies later today, or tomorrow at the latest.

Bry

[Bry]

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This isn't my scorpion, but this is what a Paruroctonus boreus looks like.


Bry

[Barracuda_41]

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8)Hey Bry whats going on with your little ones and mom?? Hows all your babies, did they all molt?? Would love to see update pics of them....

[Bry]

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Cuda, I went over to Kugellager's house yesterday, and he helped me separate the baby stingbutts into their new home. Wow, that was fun. LOL They blended in with the substrate so well we couldn't see them unless they moved. And then there were the other stingbutts that were hiding in the holes in the cork bark. We had to poke and prod to try to get them out. Man, they really can hide well. Thank goodness for black light.

Then last night, while I was busy catching crickets to feed the scorps, I put the scorp cages on the floor in front of me (I was on the couch). Odie decided the little baby scorp cage would make a good launching pad and knocked the thing over. Fortunately, it doesn't look like any escaped through the holes in the lid. Most of them were safely inside the clay pots, or on the substrate, but a few were buried under the substrate. I spent 2 hours digging out the substrate looking for the buried ones. I found 4, and they all turned out okay. So far, I count 22, but I am sure there are a few others in the other clay pots hiding out of my sight. There are a few others in the cork bark in Mom's cage that simply refuse to come out. I'll keep trying to get them out. I'll go ahead and feed them their first meal tonight.

Oh yeah, I finally saw Mom eat last night. Wow, that was cool to watch. Looked like a painful death for the cricket though.

Bry

[Bry]

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Provided that all the babies continue to do well for the next 2 weeks or so. Do you want a few, Cuda? They do well in communal setups. I was right on the mark about their species in my first post. Mom looks like the scorp in the pic. This species is hardly considered dangerous.

Oh yeah, I forgot to add, John said he would trade me a few babies for a.... *drum roll*

1" Colorado Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma coloradanum)

Dude, I can't wait! These pics show what adults look like.




Bry

[Barracuda_41]

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8) Wow Bry nice T dude... hey when are we gona see pics of them babies ??? Let me know how they are and when your gona part with few..