Jack The black scorpion drinking from his water dish ! AMAZING FOOTAGE

Mr scorpion is quite active tonight. I think he was hungry. Plus Jack has a new brother in the house . Yoda and Jack are not quite yet on speaking terms. I fed Jack, and he seems to be thirsty as well.

This is why HE is the scorpion :)

Well, as many of you know from an earlier post my black scorpion is truly an amazing creature. Let me tell you a little story.... cuz it's good ;)

Well i decided awhile back that Mr. Scorpion was not eating as well as i would have thought he needed to be eating. So my idea was to change what i was feeding him so i went and got him some mealworms which BTW, are truly disgusting in themselves. I think of them pretty much as developed maggots. So after discovering that it takes about 1.5 minutes from the time the mealworm is released into the tank he buries himself into the soil so of course, MR scorpion lost out on a delicious meal ! Well, 2 weeks later THERE IS A BUG DEVELOPING FROM THE MEALWORM THAT HAD BURIED ITSELF 3 WEEKS AGO !!! Not only a bug, but a very large beetle"ish" looking thing that wanted nothing more than to get to the surface where MR scorpion resides. Well, he made it to the surface (let me say the beetle was nearly 2 inches long and pretty fat) and made MR scorpion a little nervous at first and i began thinking i was going to need to remove MR beetle so MR scorpion could be his happy self. .... Well I got home today to find MR beetle in about 30 pieces in the tank and MR scorpion back to his happy self after devouring that guy and leaving his carcass scattered in the tank.... WOW , i guess this is the reason HE is the scorpion. He may not have got the meal at first, but he got it in the end.... i think i chose my kind of pet here :)

Updated photo's for Jack the Emperor Scorpion

Here is some recent pics of Jack. He sure is getting a personality, and my friends all just LOVE him. He is pretty much what i was looking for in a pet. VERY low maintenance and very interesting as well.

Tank clean out... Jack gets out for a field trip :)

My buddy was only slightly pissed when i let him out.... or rather i should say CAUGHT HIM.

some pics of the new scorpion

Here is my office space with my new little friend watching me hehe







here is the little fellow now... isn't he adorable LOL

Week 1 Scorpion comes home

Here is my newest addition to the Family. He is an Emperor scorpion, he is black and a pretty interesting creature to have around. Definitely has a personality and is alot of fun to take some awesome photo's of(which i will be adding when i am on my home computer). A friend of mine tells me some species of Scorpion will glow when placed underneath a black light which i am enthusiastic to see if mine does this as well. Here is some basic facts i have learned about the species so far, with more to follow as i learn more about this friendly, amazing creature.

• The Emperor Scorpion is one of the most docile of all the scorpions kept in captivity. They are hardy, quiet, and easy to care for. They are impressive to look at and are much more handle able than most of their relatives
• Television shows play on the fierce appearance of this large, black scorpion. They are a large, shiny black scorpion with massive pincers and a thick robust body and tail. Despite their gruesome look, the sting of the Emperor Scorpion is mild, causing only localized pain which disappears after a few minutes.
• Typically scorpions are loners, but the Emperor Scorpion is a bit of an exception. The young will stay with their mothers and even as adults they can be kept in groups of three or more. They can get into occasional scraps, and it is usually over a cricket.
• The Emperor Scorpion is perhaps the most docile and easily handled of all the scorpions kept in captivity. Its large size and strong claws have obviously instilled in it less of a need for "fight or flight". It can be cupped in the palm of a your hand without mishap. If "tailed" they will often rear back and try to pinch. Their pinch is very strong and can be quite painful. Their sting is mild and they are usually unwilling to sting until they are pinned or grabbed carelessly.
• The pectines on the underside of scorpions can be inspected to give you an idea of your scorpion's sex. Place the scorpion in a clear plastic tub and hold it up to inspect the underside of the scorpion. Typically, males have longer combs on their pectines and females have shorter and often fewer combs on their pectines.
• After a gestation period of seven months, a litter ranging in size from 15 to 40 young scorpions is produced. The young grow in the mother, are born live, and then will climb onto the mothers back. They are white at first, becoming darker when they molt. The mother scorpion will feed her young by killing an insect and leaving it on the floor of their enclosure. The baby scorpions will then descend from the mother's back and feed on the dead insect.
• There is a tendency by keepers to feed their large, aggressive species lots of live mice. We suggest feeding even large scorpions a diverse diet consisting of adult crickets, grasshoppers, Tenebrio larvae, and only occasional feedings (once or twice a month) of mice.

Sounds pretty cool, as we speak this little black fellow should be digesting a large cricket, and hiding under his piece of wood awaiting me to come home and change his water and measure him. Keep posted for further updates.