What is my Flatrock scorpion doing?!?!

[brancsikia339]

She keeps continually doing this, and sometimes her front is higher than her back. Either way, her legs hold her high up in the air. The photo is turned sideways.

 

[rs4guy]

Molting? I dont know...

 

[brancsikia339]

Well she's adult so she's not moulting...

 

[brancsikia339]

Does anyone know?

 

[CoolMantid]

How long has she been doing this?

 

[brancsikia339]

The past few days. If i touch the cage, she gets annoyed

 

[CoolMantid]

Try changing the cage. Moving things around and adding new things. Try giving her something to hide in

 

[brancsikia339]

Try changing the cage. Moving things around and adding new things. Try giving her something to hide in

This was only part of the cage.She has a hiding spot, food and water. My main concern is that she may be pregnant! She's never acted like this before, and soon after i bought her (about 7 months ago) i thought she was pregnant, but i read the flatrocks have strange gestation periods

 

[CoolMantid]

You know. I am not an expert but if she is digging around and acting very strange she might be very pregnant, how often do you feed her?

 

[brancsikia339]

She always has crickets, so i guess whenever she's hungry

 

[CoolMantid]

I would guess she is pregnant

 

[agent A]

Well she's adult so she's not moulting...

when an arachnid becomes mature they still grow and molt, just less often

i think insects r the only arthropods who stop molting after adulthood, but im not positive

 

[brancsikia339]

when an arachnid becomes mature they still grow and molt, just less often

i think insects r the only arthropods who stop molting after adulthood, but im not positive

Yeah i know but she isn't in a molting position. I think she's preggers

 

[agent A]

Yeah i know but she isn't in a molting position. I think she's preggers

Who's the father???

 

[CoolMantid]

Yah. Contact the person who sold you it

 

[brancsikia339]

Yah. Contact the person who sold you it

He's a pet store owner and we all know that pet store owner really don't know what they're selling when they're selling inverts

 

[brancsikia339]

Who's the father???

No one knows

 

[agent A]

here is my theory

the supplier went and caught a mated female scorpion

then it was sold to you

and now u have to pay child support lol :lol:

 

[brancsikia339]

here is my theory

the supplier went and caught a mated female scorpion

then it was sold to you

and now u have to pay child support lol :lol:

yup! except for the child support thing... :blink: