I’m inching towards a tarantula stock take but not quite there yet!
So, this month’s offer, to cut down on my stock before the festive break, is the ever popular “Make Me An Offer On Tarantulas”
I may not always be able to fully match your offer but it is worth asking! (really depends how much I have paid for them and how much time I have put in). Just drop me an email, tell me which tarantula/tarantulas you would like and how much you would like to pay. Remember once the reduction appears on the website you will need to order quickly or someone else may bag the bargain! (the price may only be reduced for a day or two so please don't ask unless you are ready to buy) If you would like a photo of the actual spider (any size)
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Common Name: Giant Asian Forest Scorpion
Scientific Name: Heterometrus spinifer
Size: Adult Female
Status: Wild Caught
A large shiny, black forest scorpion, active and easy to keep. These scorpions glow a beautiful iridescent blue colour under ultra-violet light.
How I keep mine
I keep my Asian Forest
scorpions 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 scorpions as I have lots of species 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. The Asian
Forest scorpions need quite a high humidity so the box/tank must never be
allowed to dry out or they will perish. I feed all my scorpions on crickets or
cockroaches once a week. The adult scorpions seem to eat “when they feel like
it” which can be quite infrequently but the juveniles which I tend to house together
can get through quite a few crickets in a week. I sometimes feed maggots to the
juveniles as they will eat both the larvae and the adult flies when they hatch.
The maggots will burrow into the substrate and hatch after about ten days (very
useful if you are going away on holiday). I also find maggots are a cheap food
as you can buy them from a fishing shop and keep them cool in the fridge for
several weeks. I always house the adult scorpions individually, I know this
species has been successfully kept communally but I’m not brave enough to risk
it!
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer) Adult Female
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