I am now on holiday, taking a well-earned rest
The Monday bank holidays have caused chaos with my posting and this will continue when I return from holiday. If you place an order now, please be aware that your order will be sent towards the end of the month. I have the usual multitude of helpers looking after the animals, house and gardens but the paperwork is all on me, I will make a start when I return on May 20th.
Common Name: Giant Vinegaroon (Whip Scorpion)
Scientific Name: Mastigoproctus giganteus
Size: Juvenile (born July 2024)
Status: Captive born
A large black scorpion like creature, really different! Take care, the name Vinegaroon comes from their ability to squirt a vinegar like substance from their long tail!
How I keep mine
I keep my Vinegaroons separately in plastic boxes with peat or coir on the base and pieces of bark or half a flower pot to hide under. I place my boxes on a shelf with a heat mat on it, I use a strip heat mat (15cm wide) and this covers part of the base of the box (several boxes can fit on one long mat). Like most bugs it is a good idea to give them a dry and a damp area to choose from. I find the area above the heat mat is dry and the area not covered by the heat mat is more moist. I use plastic boxes for my Vinegaroons as I have lots of arachnids and don't have the space to keep them all in individual tanks but of course they do equally well when housed in a plastic or glass tank and are much more visible. I feed my vinegaroons on crickets or cockroaches once a week.
Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus) Juvenile
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