pandinus emperator

[Samzo]

I got a few emperor scorps this morning and was wondering can they climb glass? As I always see them attempt to climb up the corners and my lid isnt finished (just missing few bits of wood) so I dunno if they could get out... if they did it would piss my parents off lol

This is the best pic I could get as I didn't want to use flash because i'm sure it wouldn't of been good for them heh

 

[Arachnids]

No they cant. Good luck with your new addition.

 

[Ian]

nice sam I know jack about scorps....so can't help ya there!

Cheers,

Ian

 

[infinity]

They can climb a height of about 2/3 the length of their whole body length... - so if they measure 6 inches from eyes to sting, they can climb a height of 4 inches... I found this out at my peril! - I was cleaning the tank and one pushed itself up the glass with its tail/ telson and pulled itself up with it's claws/ chela... so yeah, it just climbed right out and ran at me in attack mode.

One key thing scorpion owners need to know is they like to do a bit of redecorating once they move in... If you have set up the tank one way, in a few weeks, it;ll be hardly recognisable (including newly built ramps up to the corner of the enclosure )

To be safe, the complete length of the scorpion from substrate to roof

 

[ellroy]

Nice scorps! I agree, no chance of them climbing glass. I would make sure they don't dry out with no lid on,

good luck!

Alan

 

[Samzo]

Ok thanks for that. There is a lid but its missing 2 pieces of wood which means there are holes. I do mist alot to keep humidity up.

 

[Peloquin]

Yeah, just repeating everyone else really. They are good climbers but cant climb glass. They will do "press-ups" on their tail and WILL redecorate in their new home.

Using a flash wont harm them at all. They are a nice scorp but tend to hide most of the time. I've had them for years.

 

[Samzo]

ok cool, mine actuly run about alot lol built some interesting holes though. Anyway thanks for info

 

[Peloquin]

Yeah, they will run around for now, checking out their new home. As soon as they settle in you'll hardly see them. I'm sitting by my tank with 11 in as I type and can see..... 1 tail and a couple of claws. Temp is up around 85, humidity is around 85% and a red bulb is on. All is as it should be and I bet I havn't seen more than 5 scorps over the last 2 weeks.

Nice but pants scorps.

lol