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| Jules |
Scorps ARE fun to keep!!Okay, I have never been much of a pede or scorp fan. To be honest they really creap me out. However, after a year on the boards I eventually got my first (and still only) pede from Andrew a while back. Kass also got a P. imperator from Andrew as well.Anyway, I picked up a group of inverts from James (TheJackal) last week which included two P. silvestrii. They didn't seem to be getting along as roommates too well. They looked like they were threatening one another with their stingers. Maybe they were just really hungry but I decided to separate them. I had planned on bringing both to the BBQ in July. However, now we are keeping one! Kass has it set up in her room. They are so much fun to watch. I can't believe how fast they move accross the sand, dig like cute little dogs and attack their prey with a vengence! I don't know if they were especially hungry but one was eating two crickets at a time and going after a third!! Don't worry, I don't usually over feed my inverts. This was the first night we got them home. I know these are local species and probably not such a big deal to the big time scorp keepers. Kass and I just couldn't get over how much fun it is to watch this little dude. Anyway, here is the one bugger Kass has in her room now. I will be bringing the other to the BBQ this weekend to see if anyone wants it for trade or I'll donate it to the raffle. Here's our newest addition: 
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| ~Abyss~ |
Welcome to the Dark Side  .
I love P. silvestrii and have spread them across the Country and in a few years will be pretty big in the hobby. I made sure some of the top scorp keepers have them. They probably were hungry because most P. silvestrii will not indulge in multi-prey but given enough food they can be kept communally. |
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| Celeste |
Yeah -- I bought an Emperor Scorpion for my son at the May BBQ, and it pulled the same trick: one cricket in each claw. Musta been hungry...
I enjoy watching the Centipedes and mantises more -- they are the quickest and most vicious predators! I have the local house centipedes (Scutigera) and the Malaysian Giant Cave Centipedes (Thereuopoda), and they just *overwhelm* their prey. It is amazing to see. Congrats on the newest additions to your family! ;-) -- Celeste |
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| BugMom |
Jules, I would love to have it if you're willing to part with it. It would fit so perfectly into my boyscout presentations. | ||
| Jules |
I sent you a pm!
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| BugMom |
Just have to tell you how much we are in love with this little guy. He is the cutest thing EVER. I love how he raises up his tiny little claws in this little "You wanna piece of me?" pose and then pounces on the cricket. Thanks again for a great little scorp. 
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| Jules |
Your welcome! I'm so glad your family is enjoying him and knowing he/she has a great home. Did you ask anyone at the BBQ if they could sex it for you? I meant to but then completely forgot. We really like ours too. I honestly had planned on selling/trading both of them but found them to be really fun to observe. I didn't think about this at the BBQ but could you leave me a review on AB. I will be starting to sell some of my slings soon. Ryan (talkenlate04) just started a review thread for me yesterday. My screen name on AB is julesaussies. Thanks!
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| BugMom |
Will do. I had to run out of there before any of the experts could look at it, but based on the pectines and my strictly book knowledge, I'm saying it's a boy. If he will pose for me, perhaps I'll post a photo later on.
Thanks again Jules! |
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| ~Abyss~ |
Since these aren't in the hobby much there's almost no one that can sex them. I can usually tell them apart if I have both male and female but take a pic of the underside and I'll give it a shot. | ||
| Dystempered |
Hi Eddy, Are you sure the specimen(s) in the photographs are Paruroctonus silvestrii? If so, the PTC will be: Females: 18–22 Males: 25–29 Also, the basal pectinal teeth of the males will touch or overlap. In females, the pectinal teeth do not touch or overlap. Also, in the males of P. silvestrii the proximal cutting edges of the chelal fingers will be minimally (weakly) scalloped. In females, the cutting edges of the chelal fingers are basically, straight and smooth. The specimens in the photographs appear to be members of the Vaejovis puritanus complex. Even the body postures during prey acquisition and subdual tend to indicate Vaejovis instead of Paruroctonus, which tend to be more conservative in their body postures compared to Vaejovis spp. Luc |
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| ~Abyss~ |
Luc, i cant say for sure anymore since I cant see the pic at work but Im almost certain it was P. s. | ||
| Dystempered |
Eddy, If you say it's P. silvestrii then it's P. silvestrii. Cheers, Luc |
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| ~Abyss~ |
Well now I'm starting to doubt myself ::lol::. I'll take a second look at the pic when I get home. | ||
| Jules |
Hey guys, I can tell you the sex of this fine scorpion easy!! However, it would be great if I could get a definite ID on the species!
Check it out! http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/about2262.html |
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