Scorpion problem in my house...

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Yeah, I was joking because I think scorpions are cool. But I don't want them in my house around my kids either.

Agreed.

I can kill grasshoppers, flys, etc.. I don't see how people could kill a Scorpion though. If I find one in my house, or a big Wolf Spider..I usually just scoop them up and let'm out in the front/backyard. If it were somthing like a Black Widow, or a Fiddle Back.. It would be flushed ASAP.

Here's a crappy cellphone pic of the wittle baby:

 

[Darth Cruel]

OK...so I visited my family this past weekend. And found that they have found 10 baby scorpions in the house, 7 alive and 3 dead. 3 of the survivors killed the other four survivors so there are now three survivors...except for the 11th baby scorpion that I found in some things I wanted to bring back to Phoenix with me so I had them staged (read: piled) in my garage. That makes 11 total with 4 survivors for those who care to keep track.

The one I found, I have created a terrarium for and he has successfully figured out how to eat the crickets I bought for him so he is good there. He took a while to figure out what to do. Based on that and his size, I believe that to be his first meal since climbing off his mom's back.

The other three survivors...my kids have in a terrarium and want to keep. I am not necessarily comfortable with that, however, my son showed that he is capable of handling them (by being careful NOT to handle them without the use of an instrument that keeps them away from his hands, of couse) so I am letting them be...for now.

I will get pictures up of my new pet soon. I have been wowing some of the guys at work who were not aware that scorpions glow under UV light. It is cool how tiny...but perfectly formed he is.

I have calling it "he", but I do not know if it is male or female, yet.

Edit - I think he may be similar in size or maybe slightly smaller than Lar'ja Thwei's picture in the previous post.

 

[devilof76]

I want one.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

I want one.

So do I now. I think I'ma keep the next one I find wandering around my house.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I want one.

What's your address? Srsly.

 

[devilof76]

Can you put scorpions in the mail?

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Yes, yes I could. Send it to Lewiston Effin' Maine?

 

[devilof76]

Yep. Just tell 'em it's for me. They'll know who you mean.

 

[Darth Cruel]

I was just thinking that the scorpion is about perfectly sized for the 1:6 scale figures.


Hmmm...we have three desert GI Joes and I have a scorpion (actually 4) that is about the correct size for them...I feel a photograph idea brewing.

Maybe Dusty being tortured with Scorpions by the Desert Cobra Troops.

 

[Solidus]

I saw a special yesterday on Animal Planet, where one family had an infestation of scorpions in their newly purchased home. The little Mo-fos were living in their walls, by the thousands . After months of spending of money on exterminators and traps to no avail, they eventually decided to move.

As for me, if I see anything creepy-crawly in my apartment, I kill it. I don't have a problem with nature, as long as it stays outside of my living space.

 

[devilof76]

I was just thinking that the scorpion is about perfectly sized for the 1:6 scale figures.


Hmmm...we have three desert GI Joes and I have a scorpion (actually 4) that is about the correct size for them...I feel a photograph idea brewing.

Maybe Dusty being tortured with Scorpions by the Desert Cobra Troops.

A real, live 1:6 fight would be epic.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Just found another one, about twice the size of the one in the pic I posted.

I'ma keep him.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Just found another one, about twice the size of the one in the pic I posted.

I'ma keep him.

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

And now I'm worried about it having a shorter life in captivity..damnit.

I know that most Reptiles that are taken out of the wild and put in captivity die of stress..

Can't really find any info online about this..so if any of you know anything..

Thanks

 

[Darth Cruel]

I used to raise them so I learned a little about them. They adapt pretty well. Feed them and they will be fine. They are not likely to die of the stress...at least...not that alone.

For example, if they refuse to eat due to the stress, they will die of the starvation...not the stress...but most do just fine after being caught.

Also, don't forget to leave them a very small capful of water as you would any pet. Many people think they are fine without it...they are not. Though they get most of their hydration from the bodily juices of their prey, they still need a little water as well.

Use a cap that is too small for them to fall in to.

Edit - In fact...it is likely to be a robust specimen due to the regular and frequent meals it will get from you.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Awesome, thanks.

I bought him a little cage/container thing from petco today along with some bark bedding stuff and a small bag of crickets.. I'ma get him somthing for water tomorrow.

Less than 10 seconds after the crickets were in, he had clamped and stung one..ha. Watched him for about a minute then went to use the bathroom, came back and he was holding that cricket by the neck with his teeth, with his left pincher clamped on another.

Later on, he stung another cricket..but couldn't do anything else due to the others he was focusing on. I noticed it walked over to a rock and hasn't moved since..which was several hours ago, while all the other crickets are moving/jumping frantically every second. Guess the venom paralyzed it? lol

Really love the coloring on him too, kind of a dirty tan/yellow color with a dark brown back, and these orange spots on the back.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Woke up today, was about to take a shower and... Saw another Scorpion in the bathroom.

3 in less than 2 weeks..crazy.

I wonder if he'd be okay with the other one..

 

[devilof76]

If they fight to the death, please get it on video.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Woke up today, was about to take a shower and... Saw another Scorpion in the bathroom.

3 in less than 2 weeks..crazy.

I wonder if he'd be okay with the other one..

Not likely...they are loners. Scorpions do not get along well with other scorpions.


There are exceptions to that rule...but most species do not socialize.