scorp question?

[mattyj]

hey guys how do u seperate 2nd instar scorpions from their mother and how long does it take for them to darken?

 

[urodacus_au]

Dont take them off her back, let them disperse. I used to put a heap of leaves and bark in for the 2nd instars to hide in or they may become the females first meal. Theyll darken as the cuticle hardens, time frame would vary dependant on conditions. I used to move my T spiderlings around with a spoon or by scooping up the scorp plus some substrate in my hand.

Jordan

 

[hornet]

yup, when the move off mum use a spoon to move them into little deli cups

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

It all depends
I have 1st instar bubs who have already started to wander away from mummy but they do return to her... so shall be seperating them after 2nd instar when they're exoskeleton has hardened (typically at the 2nd instar stage - which is when they begin to darken) and they fail to return to her. It's important not to take them away too soon. As Jordan suggested, bark in the enc. helps for those bubs to hide and a spoon works wonders

 

[mattyj]

ok thanks guys and bout the deli cups, how big should they be i ahve small containers with a diameter of 5.5cm and height is 4cm..could i use these:|

 

[hornet]

i use the little ones you get the tarter sauce in from fish and chip shops, ask them for a few

 

[mattyj]

oh really...i'll take a lil trip then..and 1 utha question ive noticed that mum and the children have been hiding away in the burrow for about 15 days after the babies first molt and mum seems to be reacting very slowly, is this normal after birth? and mum hasnt been eating either

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

Very normal
I use chinese contaners or small click clacks for the bubs.

 

[mattyj]

they've started to darken btw..the babies

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

Good stuff Exoskelton hardening. Sounds all good.

 

[mattyj]

oh btw you sed that ur bubs have already wondered away from their mother..dont the desiccate and die if off mums back b4 their 1st molt

 

[urodacus_au]

G'day Tennille
Have you had the 1st instars shed once theyve left the females back? Ive seen the 1st instars dropped by a few species and it always ended with dead or eaten young.

Jordan

 

[mattyj]

my second instars still havnt left mum yet...how long does it usually take

 

[Adandiluvsmyreptiles]

G'day Tennille
Have you had the 1st instars shed once theyve left the females back? Ive seen the 1st instars dropped by a few species and it always ended with dead or eaten young.

Jordan

Hi Jordan,
They had shed and wandered for a day and went back to mum lol

Still with her now...