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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 132182" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>I can't give you advice pertaining to this species in particular, but with scorpions they will stay on the mother until they moult, they don't eat during this time, then once moulted they will start to wander but come back to the mother, once they set up house somewhere in the enclosure and don't come back to the mother it's time to move them out. It's thought that they derive nourishment or at least moisture from the mother somehow , likely via osmosis, which is why first instars rarely survive without the mother and why second instars come back to the mother when first exploring. </p><p>My recommendation is to add clumps of sphagnum moss here and there around the enclosure so that the babies find shelter easily when the time comes, and so you can easily find them as slightly damp sphagnum moss will likely be their first choice when looking for shelter. </p><p>Most baby scorpions will co-inhabit while 2nd instar, but after that there is always a risk of cannibalism, especially as some will have moulted before others and be larger, most people I know remove 3rd instars when they are spotted and raise them separately. </p><p>Some species are more suitable to house communally than others, but there is always some risk. </p><p>Males tend to be easier going than females but gravid females of any species are likely to attack and/or kill tank mates if they feel they don't have enough private territory.</p><p>Another question is should the mother be fed while babies are on her back? Some say yes, some say only offer dead or crippled prey, some say not at all. To me, she'd have to be absolutely starving to eat her babies so I just feed at the same rate as usual, which is every two weeks usually, sometimes a month between feeding depending on the weather. </p><p>There's really not anything special to do until it's time to remove the young from the enclosure, just stick to the normal routine and the scorps will know what to do! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 132182, member: 27677"] I can't give you advice pertaining to this species in particular, but with scorpions they will stay on the mother until they moult, they don't eat during this time, then once moulted they will start to wander but come back to the mother, once they set up house somewhere in the enclosure and don't come back to the mother it's time to move them out. It's thought that they derive nourishment or at least moisture from the mother somehow , likely via osmosis, which is why first instars rarely survive without the mother and why second instars come back to the mother when first exploring. My recommendation is to add clumps of sphagnum moss here and there around the enclosure so that the babies find shelter easily when the time comes, and so you can easily find them as slightly damp sphagnum moss will likely be their first choice when looking for shelter. Most baby scorpions will co-inhabit while 2nd instar, but after that there is always a risk of cannibalism, especially as some will have moulted before others and be larger, most people I know remove 3rd instars when they are spotted and raise them separately. Some species are more suitable to house communally than others, but there is always some risk. Males tend to be easier going than females but gravid females of any species are likely to attack and/or kill tank mates if they feel they don't have enough private territory. Another question is should the mother be fed while babies are on her back? Some say yes, some say only offer dead or crippled prey, some say not at all. To me, she'd have to be absolutely starving to eat her babies so I just feed at the same rate as usual, which is every two weeks usually, sometimes a month between feeding depending on the weather. There's really not anything special to do until it's time to remove the young from the enclosure, just stick to the normal routine and the scorps will know what to do! :) [/QUOTE]
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