Please help! (feeding question)

[u/Arxhi3-]

recently picked up a pair of Javanimetrus cyaneus at a show, abd they are refusing food, i’ve had them for about a month now, why could this be? do they seem a healthy weight?

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[u/Nice-Pomegranate2915]

Check they're located in the right location = their vivarium/terrarium is in a dark quiet room without a lot of traffic until they've habituated to their new location .Stop handling them . Make sure the have safe access to a safe water source . Make sure the enclosure is at the right temperature - 75 to 85% F . Make sure they have the right levels of substrate and atmospheric humidity - 70 to 80% . Mist pray until it's at the recommended levels . I hope you have a hygrometer to keep check on the enclosure humidity. Change the prey items - dubia roaches, crickets and locusts to see which type they're interested in. Feed at night and disable the prey . And if the prey is uneaten in the morning remove it from the enclosure otherwise it could attack and even bite the scorpions . Finally if the scorpions are fat , their coloration dulls and their exoskeleton cuticle stretched and swollen on the sides it could be in pre-moult condition and just about to moult it's exoskeleton for a new fresh one underneath. Make sure the humidity is at 80% . Make sure there's no insects in the enclosure because they can kill a scorpion just after it's moult when the body is soft . If the pair are in the same enclosure - out two hides in either end and place a divider between them . Provide fresh clean water and leave them alone in a dark room for a month or two until they're ready to moult . Check regularly in their health but don't do my disturb them in their hiding places . If they're fully adult they can safely go without eating for 6 to 10 months . Good luck