Need advice

[Gscottjr]

A co worker brought me a little gift this morning. To my surprise he caught a little scorpion. I am not sure what to do with the little guy. Didn't want to turn it loose so thought I would give raising it a go. Any advice on taking care of it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[kormath]

I couldn't even tell you what kind that is you need our resident expert @Telson

I do think i'm a gonna break down and get me one my son can get over his fear of them like i did with the T's lol

 

[Gscottjr]

I don't know for sure but I think the common name is striped bark scorpion. I've never thought about keeping scorpions but I have been looking at different ones today so I might end up with a few.

 

[Telson]

That looks like a darker version of our local scorps, Centruroides vittatus. They range in color, depends where you find them. Care is similar to a rosea, dry sub, low sided water dish with rocks in it. You can feed it any appropriately sized prey. Red runners, crickets, etc. Bark scorps need upright pieces of cork/wood to molt properly and be comfortable. The babies will drown in a waterdish, unlike spiders, but I've yet to see an adult do it. And that is an adult Hope this helps.

 

[Gscottjr]

@Telson Thanks for the info. I Used a water bottle cap for water. I assume he is drinking because it has substrate in the cap every morning. I have fed him pinhead crickets but he has only eaten one in a week. How often do they feed?
He mostly stays on the underside of the little bark hide upside down.