crash714
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My little HadrurusMy little Hadrurus has been doing some tons of digging for someone only about 1.25" long. Here are some crappy pics of his/her(I have not looked under it yet) burrows. You can't really tell in the pics but, the burrow seems to spiral, like I have been told they do by some hardcore scorp guys.
Eric
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rosenkrieger
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That's cool. What kind of substrate do you use? the sand I've got my girl on won't hold a burrow's shape.
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BamBaboons
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Nice.
that skull, canine for sure, but what?
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crash714
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| rosenkrieger wrote: | | That's cool. What kind of substrate do you use? the sand I've got my girl on won't hold a burrow's shape. |
I'm using good old sand used for sand boxes. I clean it and put it the oven just to sterilize it.
If you look closer you can see I have set-up described on a few invert sites (can someone remember where its described?). Its simply a rock/pebble bottom, a sheet of screen and then sand. A straw goes from the top to the bottom of the enclosure allowing me to put water in it. This creates a area that the scorp can decide itself what kind of moisture it needs, also a little moisture helps the burrows. There are a few sites that describe this set-up, just can't recall where? 
Eric
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crash714
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| BamBaboons wrote: | Nice.
that skull, canine for sure, but what? |
You are correct!  Coyote, Canis latrans
Eric
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rosenkrieger
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Alright. I've got mine on just really fine reptile sand that I had left over. I was told they like it really dry, so I didn't even think about the false bottom thing.
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BamBaboons
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| crash714 wrote: | | BamBaboons wrote: | Nice.
that skull, canine for sure, but what? |
You are correct! Coyote, Canis latrans
Eric |
That's what I was figuring, Coyote skulls are one of the easier ones to get along with cat skulls. <3 coyotes.
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WBurke17
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Dang you lil guy is quite the digger. cool lookin
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crash714
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| rosenkrieger wrote: | | Alright. I've got mine on just really fine reptile sand that I had left over. I was told they like it really dry, so I didn't even think about the false bottom thing. |
They do like it dry but, I have heard issues of smaller ones having bad/difficult molts. A few people have suggested this enclosure for the little guys since it creates a area where the scorp can choose the amount of moisture it needs to assist in the molt or to just be comfy. I have also heard that lots of CB Hadrurus scorplings are successfully raised this way, majority don't make it, that is why you see so many WCs.
If you look closely you can see the lower portion is slightly moist and the top bone dry, just like nature, kind of like what you hear about in Hydrology/Earth Science class. The scorp has been doing awesome, eating well and actively digging.
Eric
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rosenkrieger
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Alright. Sounds good. Thanks for the information. I'll have to re-do the cage tomorrow. no biggie though. Cage work is half the fun. :p
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SeanCasey
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Nice setup Eric.
I tend to keep my Hadrurus species dry, but will randomly (about once a month or even longer during the summer) provide a surface mist to simulate periodic rain (also gives the scorp a chance to drink if it needs it, usually they just run back to their hide). I have a couple young arizonensis that are nearing moult and once they are close to moulting I am going to give them a significant bump in humidity to help the moult and then after moulting go back to the dry environment.
Doing this reduces the issues of dealing with collapsing burrows (I have had a few burrows that collapsed when the scorp got a little excessive in its efforts).
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Celeste
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That looks like one happy scorp! :-)
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~Abyss~
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| SeanCasey wrote: | Nice setup Eric.
I tend to keep my Hadrurus species dry, but will randomly (about once a month or even longer during the summer) provide a surface mist to simulate periodic rain (also gives the scorp a chance to drink if it needs it, usually they just run back to their hide). I have a couple young arizonensis that are nearing moult and once they are close to moulting I am going to give them a significant bump in humidity to help the moult and then after moulting go back to the dry environment.
Doing this reduces the issues of dealing with collapsing burrows (I have had a few burrows that collapsed when the scorp got a little excessive in its efforts). |
I used to do the same and had a few deaths. What I do now is offer it 3 or more hides and every 2-3 week spray under one that gives it the option for humidity instead of forcing it on them . 
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