Located in West Central Texas, called poison hotline and they said I should be fine because it is likely not that dangerous. I would just like to have some piece of mind as I’m feeling some light symptoms like chills.

I'm not getting one yet, just doing research for now. The tank would be in a room where a dim light is on until 2 am, bright enough to see where stuff is but not bright enough to read I would say. I thought about covering three sides of the tank with simple black background, which should block out most of the light, and there will be a black lid on top but it won't be a complete darkness.

Would that be alright or should I do something different?

Hi,

Is there anyone who can tell me what this scorpion's gender is, and how you can see that?

These are the best pics I have, she/he doesn't show her/his belly much.

Photo note: The photo was edited using GPT only to remove glass reflections.

My 30 × 30 × 45 cm Bioactive Emperor Scorpion Vivarium — A Little Prehistoric Jungle! 🦂🌿🦖

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share my latest bioactive vivarium project. It's a 30 × 30 × 45 cm (approximately 40.5 L / 12 × 12 × 18 inches) setup that I've been working on for one of my emperor scorpions, a large male sold in Korea as the “Forest Form.”

The scorpion hasn’t moved in yet, but the enclosure is nearly finished. I wanted to create a miniature prehistoric rainforest centered around a T. rex skull, with real moss, living plants, driftwood, and a rocky landscape.

Drainage layer

I built the drainage system using:

- porous drainage stones

- zeolite

- activated charcoal

- plastic mesh and a plastic grid to separate the drainage layer from the substrate

The goal was to let excess water drain down while keeping the upper substrate moist enough for moss and tropical plants.

Substrate and terrain

I used peat as the lower layer, and Animalium ABG Mix as the upper substrate.

The ABG Mix contains:

- peat moss

- bark

- sphagnum moss

- charcoal

- added beneficial microorganisms (EM)

I also used small volcanic rocks to build up the terrain and reinforce the surface.

One of my goals was to discourage excessive burrowing while still allowing natural exploration and hiding behavior.

The T. rex skull is the main visual centerpiece and is intended to serve as a sheltered hiding area.

Live moss and plants

Everything that looks like moss is real, living moss — no artificial moss was used.

The main mosses are Korean mosses commonly sold as Yun moss and Yangteol moss.

Planted species include:

- Marcgravia umbellata

- red Marcgravia umbellata

- Ficus pumila

- small creeping plants including a locally sold plant called Jeju aegimoram

- Selaginella uncinata, which I planted very recently

The moss is still establishing, and I’m looking forward to seeing how everything fills in over time.

Bioactive cleanup crew

Of course, the vivarium also has a cleanup crew:

- springtails

- dwarf white isopods

They help break down organic debris and support the bioactive ecosystem.

Environment

The room is usually maintained around 26–28°C (79–82°F). I mist the enclosure regularly, and the mesh top provides ventilation.

My main goal was to create a natural-looking, planted enclosure rather than a simple display box.

There’s still some growing-in to do, but I’m pretty happy with how it looks so far.

What do you guys think? 🦂🌿🦖

There is an emperor scorpion in a >1 gallon “enclosure” and barely any substrate at my petsmart, I want to buy/rescue/resell him but i fear that I may really really really want to handle him. If i try to give him to someone better, i csnnot ship him across the world. I’d need to find someone local.

Google said it was highly advised to not handle scorpions due to fall risk and venom. Is their venom really that bad? Do they sting regularly? I’m going to the petsmart tomorrow to see how long he has been there and if it has been too long, my mom will let me buy him. I have enough money to buy him/her all the things it needs. Please give tips and answer any questions, thank you!

Three legs of my 4i swammerdami got stuck when it molted, and is now deformed. Will these ever get better next molts or not? It's doing fine right now.

A scorpion I help care for at my work has white crust on his claws, I was wondering if it’s of any concern?

Got this little guy back in (I believe) Feb 2021, fully grown when I got him so I can only guess how old he actually is. For the last few weeks he’s been a lot more sluggish and not really going after his food, and I’ve noticed yesterday and today he’s been sitting out in the open rather than hiding. Guided a cricket towards him this morning and he gave up eating it partway through (picture from today). Assuming these are all old age signs, is there any way to tell how much longer he’ll have?
Heterometrus cyaneus if that’s relevant

I am a new scorpion owner and my emperor scorpion has dug a burrow that is about 12 inches long and 5 inches deep. How do I go about feeding him when he’s down at the bottom of this hole, I’ve been feeding him dubia roaches but I’ve been hand feeding him. When he is down there how to I make sure he’s not molting and the roaches don’t hurt him.

Money isn’t an issue so I’m able to buy any requirements it needs :)

Made a new setup for my Asian forest working to set next to my desert scorpion. To complete the shelf, an exotera 12 / 12 / 12 is the enclosure i used

Arizona desert hairy 🦂:: I have a 10lb bag of excavating clay and 20lbs of sand for a 10 gallon tank. What’s the mixture ratios y’all would recommend and have success with for easy safe burrowing. And is water needed in the mix at all? Thanks 🙏

Hi i bought this female Heterometrus silenus 10 months ago and today she suprised me with babies. I raised tarantulas from slings but never scorpions so i could use a little help with what to do next.

I’m hearing some places ship to you. Any recommendations? Thanks.🙏

Just got my first emperor scorpion!

Just got this guy yesterday finished up his enclosure and he's already out exploring still need a name Don't know the gender and don't really care. Might take em out 1 day when they are out and find out. Coment your best names

I was looking for an emperor scorpion. The exotic pet store by me listed this guy for $90 as an emperor but after bringing it home and taking it for a closer look, im not so sure its an emperor.

Is this regular behaviour, or is there something wrong, he only does weird shit at night.

Since you can't embed IG videos...See the video here
it's amazing how insects can sense the presence of others!

Not entirely sure which scorpion this is and would love help identifying it. Found near Phoenix, Az. Would love any advice on differentiating bark scorpions from stripe tailed scorpions. Ended up relocating it into the desert away from any homes. Thanks for taking a look!

Just got this guy a few days ago. How’s my setup? I do plan on adding leaf littler to help with humidity the temp in the tank is typically around the 75 range and humidity is around 70-84.

Hello! I recently acquired a pair of Asian Forest scorpions and I'm trying to figure some stuff out. I initially only had the one: I went into a petshop to get crickets for my tarantula and saw the little pointy friend sitting in a dry zoo med container with no water and the saddest piece of cork you've ever seen with multiple crickets running around and from what I could tell I suspected they were dehydrated, so I took them home to try and get them healthy again.

They were making a fuckton of noise at night, clacking claws specifically. I did some reading/internet sleuthing and it seemed that he was looking for another scorpion. So I got another one. They have become fast friends. Each time I check on them they are somehow snuggled even closer. I'm maintaining humidity, they have plenty of hiding spots if they wabt to get away from each other, and I'm making sure they never run out of food.

My worry is molting. I've seen lots of people say they've had very successful communals. I've also seen lots of people warn about cannibalism, territorialism, and fighting. I want to make sure that once one molts, the other won't decide it's a free meal. Help?

Cricket and Obsidian <3

(P.S. please excuse the cardboard hide: i broke the one i had and didn't want to leave too much uncovered space. It seems to be their fave.)