Marvellous, I'm happy there's a vid on these species. Also loving in the UK, I was amazed to find out very recently that we have a species (albeit not indigenous) in the country. I'd love to keep these! Keep up the good work on the vids! - Ash
Thanks Ash! They are certainly an entertaining little species. Since doing this video I’ve decided to keep them separately due to losing all my original animals. Luckily I did manage to obtain offspring from one of them.
Nice nice. Do you know if capturing any would be allowed to keep as pets, considering they're not endangered and they're already considered an invasive species here? If so I'd be inclined to observe them in their natural habitat and safely and carefully try to claim a couple for my invert keeping hobby. Cheers - Ash
@@ashleybonner5423 so I’m pretty sure as long as you’re collecting them, and you’re the one keeping them as pets you would be fine. The wildlife and countryside act 1981 is what I think you’d need to read to be definite. I know that you can collect and keep some native species of reptile (can, doesn’t necessarily mean should however), but killing them or trading them would be prohibited, whereas other species have further protections and even touching them without a licence could land you in trouble!
So I think I bought 7 adults in total, and tried to keep them communally but kept losing them, until I was left with one very pregnant one. I didn’t breed them as such, and now think the source I got them from may have been collecting them from the wild. The one that had young I think would have been pregnant when I got her.
@@timreptile I have kept dozens of species of scorpions for about 9 years now, and I've found that nearly all of the species commonly described as "communal", although they might be like that in the wild, will generally resort to cannibalism even if you provide the required conditions (enough space, plenty of hides and plenty of food). I've given up any aspirations for communals, and that worked well for me :) Also: I've found that T. flavicaudis like it fairly dry, with just a little bit of water once a week in a particular spot so that they can drink. My 11 instar 2/3 are growing quite quickly that way, and I have lost none so far (knocks on wood) :) I did lose a whole bunch of Euscorpius italicus babies back when I purchased gravid females a few years ago, but I think that might have been due to me keeping them in fairly humid conditions.
@@Emielio1 I think you’re probably right! I lost all the adults eventually, and the young I was tearing no passed onto more experienced keepers, but some of them have struggled.
Hey man, cool! I just managed to set these guys up in culture as well! A real grail species for me. What isopods are you using? Oh, and hey, 200th sub! It would be rude not to ☺️
Cheers!!! I went to have dinner and come back to 201 subs!!! I’ve tried feeding them Isopods and they don’t seem that bothered with them 🤷♂️. 2nd instar crickets seem to be their favourite! Have you managed to get your scorpions breeding?
@@timreptile I have had a few offspring, and have several gravid females at the moment. My lot do eat isopods (p. scaber "ghost"). I also have springtails which provide food for juveniles. I breed roaches and mealworms for food. Crickets vary rarely. I have found mine much prefer a vertical hide when given a choice
@@shadowynne I offered tropical grey isopods and they weren’t taken. I’m culturing a couple of other species too, so may give them a go in the future. Oddly I’ve tried mealworms before, and they went uneaten for quite some time too. Springtails have colonised their tub, despite it being pretty arid in there, so there’s baby food ready, and I normally have a few cultures if fruitflies on the go too.
@@timreptile I don't keep any of the tropical woodlice in culture any more, nor do I keep p. laevis "giant orange" as they can be quite protein hungry and can overwhelm and consume moulting inverts. Mine take mealworms quite happily, and relish juvenile Dubai or hissing roaches. Scorplings seem to do well on springtails, juvenile isopods, bean weevils, and the occasional fruitfly. My tank is slightly damp, but not wet. I have removed my water dish, and lightly mist 1 a week or so. I have converted my tanks to have predominantly vertical hides, and I provide a deep layer of leaf litter. A point of interest I have found is that the scorplings frequently burrow in the substrate, whilst the adults never exhibit this behaviour.
Hi Tim, what's an ideal size enclosure for one these guys and scorpions in general? I've read everything from three times to eight times their body length. No idea how accurate that is.
I’m no expert on scorpions, but I I think 3 times is a little small. Id say the 8 times would be better. All my adults have now passed away, but I’ve kept 4 babies back and keep them individually now
Marvellous, I'm happy there's a vid on these species. Also loving in the UK, I was amazed to find out very recently that we have a species (albeit not indigenous) in the country. I'd love to keep these! Keep up the good work on the vids!
- Ash
Thanks Ash! They are certainly an entertaining little species. Since doing this video I’ve decided to keep them separately due to losing all my original animals. Luckily I did manage to obtain offspring from one of them.
Nice nice. Do you know if capturing any would be allowed to keep as pets, considering they're not endangered and they're already considered an invasive species here? If so I'd be inclined to observe them in their natural habitat and safely and carefully try to claim a couple for my invert keeping hobby. Cheers
- Ash
@@ashleybonner5423 so I’m pretty sure as long as you’re collecting them, and you’re the one keeping them as pets you would be fine.
The wildlife and countryside act 1981 is what I think you’d need to read to be definite. I know that you can collect and keep some native species of reptile (can, doesn’t necessarily mean should however), but killing them or trading them would be prohibited, whereas other species have further protections and even touching them without a licence could land you in trouble!
Did you know that euscorpius flavicaudis became Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis in 2019 ?
(By the way, very good video)
I saw the taxonomists had been meddling 😂. Do you know if the rest of the genus has been reclassified?
Hey Tim, great video. Cheers! How easily did you find this species bred?
So I think I bought 7 adults in total, and tried to keep them communally but kept losing them, until I was left with one very pregnant one. I didn’t breed them as such, and now think the source I got them from may have been collecting them from the wild. The one that had young I think would have been pregnant when I got her.
@@timreptile I have kept dozens of species of scorpions for about 9 years now, and I've found that nearly all of the species commonly described as "communal", although they might be like that in the wild, will generally resort to cannibalism even if you provide the required conditions (enough space, plenty of hides and plenty of food). I've given up any aspirations for communals, and that worked well for me :) Also: I've found that T. flavicaudis like it fairly dry, with just a little bit of water once a week in a particular spot so that they can drink. My 11 instar 2/3 are growing quite quickly that way, and I have lost none so far (knocks on wood) :) I did lose a whole bunch of Euscorpius italicus babies back when I purchased gravid females a few years ago, but I think that might have been due to me keeping them in fairly humid conditions.
@@Emielio1 I think you’re probably right! I lost all the adults eventually, and the young I was tearing no passed onto more experienced keepers, but some of them have struggled.
Is geeksxotics still up and running? Seems like their Instagram doesn't exist anymore
I don’t think they are! Find us on FB or Insta and drop me a message!
Hey man, cool! I just managed to set these guys up in culture as well! A real grail species for me. What isopods are you using? Oh, and hey, 200th sub! It would be rude not to ☺️
Cheers!!! I went to have dinner and come back to 201 subs!!! I’ve tried feeding them Isopods and they don’t seem that bothered with them 🤷♂️. 2nd instar crickets seem to be their favourite! Have you managed to get your scorpions breeding?
@@timreptile I have had a few offspring, and have several gravid females at the moment. My lot do eat isopods (p. scaber "ghost"). I also have springtails which provide food for juveniles. I breed roaches and mealworms for food. Crickets vary rarely. I have found mine much prefer a vertical hide when given a choice
@@shadowynne I offered tropical grey isopods and they weren’t taken. I’m culturing a couple of other species too, so may give them a go in the future. Oddly I’ve tried mealworms before, and they went uneaten for quite some time too. Springtails have colonised their tub, despite it being pretty arid in there, so there’s baby food ready, and I normally have a few cultures if fruitflies on the go too.
@@timreptile I don't keep any of the tropical woodlice in culture any more, nor do I keep p. laevis "giant orange" as they can be quite protein hungry and can overwhelm and consume moulting inverts. Mine take mealworms quite happily, and relish juvenile Dubai or hissing roaches. Scorplings seem to do well on springtails, juvenile isopods, bean weevils, and the occasional fruitfly.
My tank is slightly damp, but not wet. I have removed my water dish, and lightly mist 1 a week or so. I have converted my tanks to have predominantly vertical hides, and I provide a deep layer of leaf litter.
A point of interest I have found is that the scorplings frequently burrow in the substrate, whilst the adults never exhibit this behaviour.
@@shadowynne if anyone is up for selling a couple of these let me know!
Hi Tim, what's an ideal size enclosure for one these guys and scorpions in general? I've read everything from three times to eight times their body length. No idea how accurate that is.
I’m no expert on scorpions, but I I think 3 times is a little small. Id say the 8 times would be better. All my adults have now passed away, but I’ve kept 4 babies back and keep them individually now
@@timreptile I thought it seemed a little on the snug side, especially as the males tend to wander a bit more in search of a meal. Thanks mate!
@@jammywesty91 no worries, they do like to get around hunting.