So they're not poisonous, look tough and cool, are giant, they're relatively low maintenance and can season your salad with a spray? What's not to like about these guys
I raised a house centipede from a very early stage, less than a centimeter in length up to adulthood (over an inch) for a few years. It was an awesome pet, very active and fun to watch. It eventually got sick and died, I think because I was feeding it with caught insects in the house mostly, and pesticides probably eventually built up in its body. I can’t recommend them highly enough. They are creepy to look at at first, but once you get used to seeing them they are amazing to watch, I have seen them jump and catch moths out of the air before like a cat.
I had something similar with a wolf spider (I currently live in Germany and they have a smaller species of wolf spiders here, I don’t know their proper name tho) which I catched under a drinking glass. At first I wanted to throw her out, but then I fed her with flies which I put into the freezer first, so they would hibernate and then later wake up in the spiders little box. Unfortunately she died rather soon, I think it might have had something to do with the flies I was feeding her, but she preferred them over the relatively large crickets my geckos get.
I got a little female back in june and she's a sweet little thing. She's like a little princess cause she likes to be tong fed and she neatly rearranges her enclosure. It's naturalistic enclosure so she has plenty of places to dig burrows and climb, and it's amazing just watching her make these lovely tunnels under the driftwood in her tank. She's putting the final touches on her wintering burrow because of course it must be perfect for her XD
@@Aquarimax Thanks :3 it was funny watching her struggle to decide where to put this one stick. She eventually stopped moving it around so I think she's satisfied where it is now.
It’s an amazing pet, so unique. But the hibernation period, it is something many few are aware of. Great video and a very interesting invertebrate. Thank you very much.
100% the best pet tuner on RUclips who doesn’t just care about the money and actually gives their animals good care. Thanks for your amazing and interesting videos. You definitely earned yourself a subscription and a shout-out on the Reptiles Amino.
There was a British TV show called Primeval I used to watch that featured "giant prehistoric scorpions" designed after these creatures, and I've been fascinated with vinegaroons ever since.
He also said that in all the years of owning one, it's defensive acidic spray never got in his eyes, and only stung once when he handled it with a cut on his hand. Also if you think about it, any pet in the world can possibly hurt you in some way
Justin Puga hypothetically speaking, if we stopped keeping up with those shots for our animals, they would eventually have rabies and in turn attack us... soooo there still is a possibility 🤪
I'm thinking about getting my first invertebrate, and with all the research and video watching I've done so far, I think i really want to start off with a Giant Vinegaroon :)
Oh, how cool!! I was just talking with my dad about these guys a few days ago, I've always thought they are so neat. Definitely a pet I might consider down the road. Always excited to see your videos.
I have had mine (2) for about 9 months and while I like them I rarely get to see them. Somehow I missed the hibernation part in my research and now am concluding that the recent drop in temperature might be sending them to their tunnels for the winter. I am going to assume that they might have started hibernating and stop feeding unless I see them actively searching for food. Thank you always for your comprehensive information! PS. I was sprayed once and only felt a little itching and a pinkish spot between my fingers where the skin is more sensitive. It lasted a few days and healed with no further issues.
I got a vinegaroon for my birthday about 11 months ago. He was doing great, and became very fat. He went into hibernation around November. After checking on him in March/April, he didn't reappear. I thought he was molting, but in his closed burrow, he was carrying a large clutch of eggs. It was a shock to know that Vinny was actually female. They've darkened up and look fertile .I'm really hoping for babies. :D
YES, great overview :) First (and best) exotic pet i had ! probably my favorite animal too. (profile pic is a rare vinegaroon fossil, Mesoproctus rowlandi from the cretaceous of Brazil)
Found your videos after I watched Life In A Jar do a video about isopods and you showed up in the sidebar. This is a great channel, thoroughly enjoying watching your past videos. Looking forward to more great content and more isopods! Thank you!!
I love the vinegaroon. I'll never forget the time I was walking at night in New Mexico and spotted one walking around hunting. The only one I ever saw outside so I took it as a pet. Very unique animal.
Hey Rus, just found your channel and immediately subscribed. I have a growing interest in isopods and ecospheres and the amount of info I've gleaned from your videos is astonishing. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you! This cleared up some misconceptions I have had about this creature! When I lived out in the desert they told me if you get bit by one, everything will taste like vinegar for a while! Turns out, they are a cool bug! 👍
@@Aquarimax yes you do, I have had the best luck keeping them in cages flipped upside down, since they like to climb upwards, allowing you to sneak your hand in via the "bottom" for cleaning and such without aggravating them unnecessarily.
@@periplanetamissionary Now you've got ME interested. Is wild caught the only way to get a hold of a queen, or are they like ants where I can find a seller with, for lack of a better term, alates they need to get rid of?
@@videogameman72 depending on the area ypur in you csn find queens in the spring, match April. You can tell by their behavior, they are always checking out potential nest sites, you can always take a small nest as well, or a nest that is facing extermination. And yes no one is captive breeding these guys.
I remember playing with Vinegar Runes at camp down in Carlsbad, New Mexico. If gently prodded with a stick, they spray the stick and it really does smell like vinegar. Cool bugs.
I was thrilled at this video! We acquired a giant vinegaroon sometime this year, early spring I think. And I found your video very educational, as we approach hibernation season it was good to know what to expect. I'm sure I'll have many questions for you about this but my time to rattle on is short right now, LOL. I think it would be awesome to include them in a live sometime, it might be easier to answer the million questions from everyone. Thank you Russ!
These really freak me out. We have them in Southern NV. Although they are lighter in color and do not have a whip tail, they are very aggressive. Thnx for sharing this🤓
I have actually noticed that vinegaroons will actually go for water crystals. They'll use the pedipalps to hold them as they drink from them. I found this out after actually putting a piece of brown sugar jelly in my vinegaroon's enclosure, not expecting much out of it. I came back a few minutes later to see the little guy holding onto it and eating it, and so I tried with water crystals with the same result.
We have a local version also here in Jakarta. When I lived in Mampang Area, I sometimes found one in my room. I thought it was a cockroach, but I realized it's something I've never seen before and it sprayed acid when i tried to shove it to bathroom drain.
I live in Arizona and I love going on night hikes. I often times come across the tailless whip scorpions and love handling them and showing them to my hiking buddies before releasing them, but I have yet to find a vinegaroon. Someday I suppose.
Funny fact, almost all shelled arthropods are like this when you hold them, in the wild they do this to warm rock to heat up since they due to their size the lose body heat quickly.
Curious about whether you check on them during their hibernation period. I was a professional zookeeper for 15 years and we brumated a lot of snake and lizard species for several months at a time. However, those species were all fairly easy to check up on, on a daily basis. You could open an enclosure and assess how the snake/lizard was doing. However, something that burrows is a lot more difficult to assess how it's handling the brumation/hibernation period. Also, if they're voluntarily undergoing this seasonal torpor, is it triggered by keeping them cooler later in the year, or perhaps varying photoperiod? I know with many snakes/lizards, they typically need a gradual cooling and/or change in photoperiod (gradually shorter days), in order to stimulate the brumation/torpor period.
Velo Celt Once these go down into hibernation, I try to leave them alone, although once when I thought they had been down too long, I checked abdv they had molted and were doing fine. I am not sure if it is mostly temperature or some internal mechanism that triggers hibernation in vinegaroons... my animal room does vary about 10 degrees F between summer and winter. 👍
I think I found the perfect pet for me! I had Tarantulas, gekkos and some other "exotic" pets before, so I have some experience, bht these guys look and yound perfect! And awesome!
I think the only downside is that they hibernate, but I suppose that's not a huge deal when you think about how you technically dont have a pet to feed for a few months.. do they do well in planted enclosures?
I remember the Fear Factor show I watched when I was a kid. They made the participants eat the whip scorpions alive (not the same species as this one but they look intimidating). It was really hard to watch and I could see them really got terrified. Oh my god how can people eat these arachnids alive? it's really terrifying to me.
I've got a plastic container that I was going to use for a creature, but I tested it by putting some substrate in but after a day the substrate in the container smells chemically anyone had these problems and have remedies? I think it's the type of plastic. And yes I did wash the box before putting in the substrate.
I'm not gonna subscribe because this isn't really in my interests, but I just wanted to say you have a very pleasant way of presenting information that I appreciate. Great channel!
so super cool and crazy looking....would love to watch one 'hunt' and eat. Our 'whip scorpions' do not look anything like that here in central northern New Mexico
I figured this vinegaroon is kinda useful for controlling cockroaches population. Found one inside my house, I freaked out so I wanted to kill it but then I saw the tail was different to typical scorpions, so I Google it and turns out to be harmless so I just picked him up and put it outside. Next morning I found him ate a cockroach on my garage corner
I would really like one of these but so far I've had no luck finding stock of them where I live. I do know that they are sold here because I saw an ad for one. I live in a tropical climate, so will a vinegaroon hibernate if its warm all year round? Will not hibernating affect their health?
On the one hand, I hate these in a way I hate no other invertebrate. On the other hand, when no pictures are present, they are extremely interesting animals that I enjoy reading about.
Oh neat, I had no idea you could keep these as pets. Also, where I am from everyone calls them vinegarones. They always scare my mom when she runs into one.
Needs some advice please, here's my experience with this alien : First of all, OH MY GOD! This alien really freaked me out, how? This is a new year, so I slept on the floor with my latex bed in the living room. I slept quite early, but then i woke up at 3 AM and found this giant monster watching me sleep from the edge near the electric socket. It tooks few minutes for me to wandering wtf is this creature? Should i kill it or just threw it, should i do it with my bare hand or with tool? Then i looked closer and take a picture (thank god it didn't spray it vinegar to me). I tought it was tarantula but realize it's not hairy enough, so is it spider with only 6 foot? Then i look closer again IT HAVE CLAWS AND TAIL or maybe a sting that looks like a whip, then suddenly this realization hit me that it has the same anatomy with scorpio! I don't wanna die, so i swept this giant alien to the front garden with my broom and hoping that my witch power can get rid of it, but then my angel heart keep it stay alive. Then i sought some information online to find what species is it, i read a feature from University of Florida who wrote that this miniature monster from a horror movie is really a fairly benign creature, and watch your video who pet this alien LOL. When i shared this experience with my dad, he also found this alien twice time in our house. So i need some suggestion, is it possible that there are more that one alien or it could be the same alien since i read that this Vinegaroon has long-live at least 7 years. Also i need to find it nest and maybe evacuate this alien to out of space-my house. Because this must be interesting to watch them in the box, but not when it's round around freely in your house-feels like alien invansion. Thanks if you read my long story! P.S. It is in tropic contry, Indonesia
I actually think these are super cool even though they creep me out a little, ha. For some reason I find the tailess whip scorpions creepier? Something about those triggers some weird lizard-brain style fear in me even though I know they aren't dangerous in any way.
I think it's time for me to move out to the west coast and sell my services to the film industry as a Vinegaroon and Tailless Whip Scorpion Wrangler. I heard the one who worked on the second Indiana Jones movie made a killing, retired, and is now living like a king in Patagonia. Like if you get the reference!
I live in Southest Texas and I have never seen a Vinegaroon!!!! What do they eat!!! Does anyone sell them, I would like to get one or two as pets!!!!! I have a couple of pet spiders, and I enjoy watching them!!!!
I freaking love scorpion like creatures, but this one in particular is not dangerous to keep right? Like, they wouldn't attack a human as quick as they would with their prey?
These are generally pretty safe. Avoid getting the spray in your eyes, and wash it off just in case if it does spray you. I have never had any real problems with them.
So they're not poisonous, look tough and cool, are giant, they're relatively low maintenance and can season your salad with a spray?
What's not to like about these guys
Nickname 🤣👍 Right?!
They look like they crawled out of hell.
I've always wanted a creature that can spray vinegar in my eyes.
@King 0f Gotham Bwahaha
You too
And if you want something to spray bleach in your eyes just date a woman
😂😂😂
So true, the alien look is what makes it so endearing among invertebrates.
Thijs van Ruissen true...they have such an otherworldly, fascinating appearance 👍
Somewhere & sometime in history, a Crayfish got busy with an Emperor Scorpion and this is what happened.
🤣 I can totally see that!
I raised a house centipede from a very early stage, less than a centimeter in length up to adulthood (over an inch) for a few years. It was an awesome pet, very active and fun to watch. It eventually got sick and died, I think because I was feeding it with caught insects in the house mostly, and pesticides probably eventually built up in its body. I can’t recommend them highly enough. They are creepy to look at at first, but once you get used to seeing them they are amazing to watch, I have seen them jump and catch moths out of the air before like a cat.
komreed I find house centipedes fascinating! So incredibly fast!
komreed you mean a scutigera ?
Yes
I had something similar with a wolf spider (I currently live in Germany and they have a smaller species of wolf spiders here, I don’t know their proper name tho) which I catched under a drinking glass. At first I wanted to throw her out, but then I fed her with flies which I put into the freezer first, so they would hibernate and then later wake up in the spiders little box. Unfortunately she died rather soon, I think it might have had something to do with the flies I was feeding her, but she preferred them over the relatively large crickets my geckos get.
They legit smell like Salt & Vinegar Lay's and I love it.
FloundrrPoundrr LOL! True enough!
That's weird af lmfao
Anthony Hawk it is a little weird, but cool at the same time. 🤣
Even though this isn’t really my thing, your passion is absolutely commendable.
SoulfuzZ I really appreciate that! I am glad you are willing to recognize my love for these creatures, even if you don’t exactly share it. 😊👍
I got one about 2 weeks ago at an expo. I've had them in the past and wanted to get another. They are amazing little guys
Victor G Definitely amazing! Enjoy your new one 👍
I got a little female back in june and she's a sweet little thing. She's like a little princess cause she likes to be tong fed and she neatly rearranges her enclosure. It's naturalistic enclosure so she has plenty of places to dig burrows and climb, and it's amazing just watching her make these lovely tunnels under the driftwood in her tank. She's putting the final touches on her wintering burrow because of course it must be perfect for her XD
Keetah Spacecat sounds like an awesome little Vinegaroon palace for your princess 😊👍
@@Aquarimax Thanks :3 it was funny watching her struggle to decide where to put this one stick. She eventually stopped moving it around so I think she's satisfied where it is now.
It’s an amazing pet, so unique. But the hibernation period, it is something many few are aware of. Great video and a very interesting invertebrate. Thank you very much.
Ísleif Otero García Glad you enjoyed it! True, people don’t always think about the hibernation cycle when they consider one of these.
100% the best pet tuner on RUclips who doesn’t just care about the money and actually gives their animals good care. Thanks for your amazing and interesting videos. You definitely earned yourself a subscription and a shout-out on the Reptiles Amino.
Mr Green Anoles You’re very welcome, I really appreciate the positive feedback 👍
There was a British TV show called Primeval I used to watch that featured "giant prehistoric scorpions" designed after these creatures, and I've been fascinated with vinegaroons ever since.
Archosaurus I remember that episode!! 😊👍
I think I'm convinced. I wanna care for one! Its low maintenance, and loves to hibernate. Its just like me!
Title: This invertebrate will make a great pet!
Video: This scorpion-related arthropod will shoot vinegar in your eyes.
He also said that in all the years of owning one, it's defensive acidic spray never got in his eyes, and only stung once when he handled it with a cut on his hand. Also if you think about it, any pet in the world can possibly hurt you in some way
Justin Puga hypothetically speaking, if we stopped keeping up with those shots for our animals, they would eventually have rabies and in turn attack us... soooo there still is a possibility 🤪
I'm thinking about getting my first invertebrate, and with all the research and video watching I've done so far, I think i really want to start off with a Giant Vinegaroon :)
Alex Cherroni that is a good choice! They are fascinating and fairly simple to care for.
Looks neat. Reminds me of something out of an HP Lovecraft novel!
Thomas Zaccone yes, I can totally see that!
Oh, how cool!! I was just talking with my dad about these guys a few days ago, I've always thought they are so neat. Definitely a pet I might consider down the road. Always excited to see your videos.
Ian Alicia Perry Cool coincidence! They are pretty fun! 😊👍
Evolution has a sence of humor. This litle guy is cute and a bit funny looking.
Kaka Dudl Cute and funny looking fits in pretty well! 👍
Honestly what did he evolve from? More like God has a good sense of humor 🙏
Austin Blanchard that too!
Austin Blanchard he evolved from a more basal arachnid form, so something that shares features found in spiders and other arachnids
marrues ham prior more basal forms
Can vouch for the hibernation period. "Missing" from December to June...so glad i was patient and didn't go digging.
Why is this the type of content I decide to watch at 3 am
Swapper I am glad you did, though! 🤣
I have my vnegaroon for 8 months now he is doing just fine :)
The legendary scorpion Off to a great start! 😊👍
I have had mine (2) for about 9 months and while I like them I rarely get to see them. Somehow I missed the hibernation part in my research and now am concluding that the recent drop in temperature might be sending them to their tunnels for the winter. I am going to assume that they might have started hibernating and stop feeding unless I see them actively searching for food. Thank you always for your comprehensive information!
PS. I was sprayed once and only felt a little itching and a pinkish spot between my fingers where the skin is more sensitive. It lasted a few days and healed with no further issues.
I got a vinegaroon for my birthday about 11 months ago. He was doing great, and became very fat. He went into hibernation around November. After checking on him in March/April, he didn't reappear. I thought he was molting, but in his closed burrow, he was carrying a large clutch of eggs. It was a shock to know that Vinny was actually female. They've darkened up and look fertile .I'm really hoping for babies. :D
Looks like he's got a mean right hook
GORGEOUS P.WET.E Indeed! There are a lot of deceased crickets that can attest to that fact. 👍
Thats a she.
EmeraldDeadEye yes, the pedipalp size would indicate that 👍
YES, great overview :)
First (and best) exotic pet i had ! probably my favorite animal too.
(profile pic is a rare vinegaroon fossil, Mesoproctus rowlandi from the cretaceous of Brazil)
that’s a pretty cool profile picture
@@bored5262 Thanks, had to put something cool and serious on this account
Julien TCHILINGUIRIAN That is a super cool profile pic!!
@@Aquarimax thanks :D
Found your videos after I watched Life In A Jar do a video about isopods and you showed up in the sidebar. This is a great channel, thoroughly enjoying watching your past videos. Looking forward to more great content and more isopods! Thank you!!
Alejandro Sánchez Glad to hear it! I’ll keep the videos coming! 😊👍
Here from Clint's video you guys did. Wanted to see your video about these guys.
Thanks for checking out my video!
I love the vinegaroon. I'll never forget the time I was walking at night in New Mexico and spotted one walking around hunting. The only one I ever saw outside so I took it as a pet. Very unique animal.
Cardboardbear unique indeed! So fascinating! 😊👍
I’ve always wanted a scorpion for my bug collection kinda want this guy
The Wild Watchers 7 it would be a worthy addition 👍
Hey Rus, just found your channel and immediately subscribed. I have a growing interest in isopods and ecospheres and the amount of info I've gleaned from your videos is astonishing. Thanks for all your hard work!
Scott H That is the kind of comment that makes my day! I really appreciate the support, Scott! 😊👍
Thank you! This cleared up some misconceptions I have had about this creature! When I lived out in the desert they told me if you get bit by one, everything will taste like vinegar for a while! Turns out, they are a cool bug! 👍
Awesome pets! Love these guys, I have 3 immatures, 2 males and 1 female, hope that once they all mature I can breed them!
Aquatinsect awesome! Good luck !
Best invert ever? Yes.
Also you need to try keeping Polistes wasps. They are fun yet challenging
Periplaneta Missionary I need to look that genus up!
@@Aquarimax yes you do, I have had the best luck keeping them in cages flipped upside down, since they like to climb upwards, allowing you to sneak your hand in via the "bottom" for cleaning and such without aggravating them unnecessarily.
@@periplanetamissionary Now you've got ME interested. Is wild caught the only way to get a hold of a queen, or are they like ants where I can find a seller with, for lack of a better term, alates they need to get rid of?
@@videogameman72 depending on the area ypur in you csn find queens in the spring, match April. You can tell by their behavior, they are always checking out potential nest sites, you can always take a small nest as well, or a nest that is facing extermination.
And yes no one is captive breeding these guys.
that bug's got some cool mittens
duallist _ 🤣👍
I remember playing with Vinegar Runes at camp down in Carlsbad, New Mexico. If gently prodded with a stick, they spray the stick and it really does smell like vinegar. Cool bugs.
I have a Tai Red Leg Vinegaroon.. I love it..
Great video- Seems like this is an 'Everything you ever needed to know' kind of video. Tons of info! Great job.
Supreme Gecko Thank you Wally! I always realize after the fact that I leave out a few pieces of info, but that is the goal 🤣👍
@@Aquarimax I always do the same Rus.
Love my vinagaroon and African brown burrowing scorpion and manti
Robert Ogura very fun creatures all! 👍
I was thrilled at this video! We acquired a giant vinegaroon sometime this year, early spring I think. And I found your video very educational, as we approach hibernation season it was good to know what to expect. I'm sure I'll have many questions for you about this but my time to rattle on is short right now, LOL. I think it would be awesome to include them in a live sometime, it might be easier to answer the million questions from everyone. Thank you Russ!
They are very cool. I have had many arachnids, but never a vinegaroon
They are pretty amazing!
At 0:41 that whip Skorpion looks like it’s about ready to box somebody
These really freak me out. We have them in Southern NV. Although they are lighter in color and do not have a whip tail, they are very aggressive. Thnx for sharing this🤓
Aggressive? Hell naw thats scary
Are they easy to stomp?
B Lee's Pets I wonder if you have Stenopalmatus species? They look something like these...
@@Aquarimax Oh they are called Sun Spider
B Lee's Pets aha! Yes, solfugids. Related, but quite different.
That vinegaroon looks like it legit has boxing 🥊 gloves on very cool video thanks for sharing keep up the good work
Nicole & Harold Gillenwater it totally does look like that! 🤣👍 Thank you for watching!
I have actually noticed that vinegaroons will actually go for water crystals. They'll use the pedipalps to hold them as they drink from them. I found this out after actually putting a piece of brown sugar jelly in my vinegaroon's enclosure, not expecting much out of it. I came back a few minutes later to see the little guy holding onto it and eating it, and so I tried with water crystals with the same result.
Silver Universe Interesting! I may try that myself! 👍
We have a local version also here in Jakarta. When I lived in Mampang Area, I sometimes found one in my room. I thought it was a cockroach, but I realized it's something I've never seen before and it sprayed acid when i tried to shove it to bathroom drain.
TheKotridge ah yes, there are quite a few species of whipmscorpions in that part of the world !
I have avdamon diadema and I love her!
I live in Arizona and I love going on night hikes. I often times come across the tailless whip scorpions and love handling them and showing them to my hiking buddies before releasing them, but I have yet to find a vinegaroon. Someday I suppose.
Landon Rasmussen I hope you find one! In the meantime, enjoy those night hikes...I would love to do that In Arizona someday!
Shes a WELL fed beast.
FeedMeSalt the really bulge when they are preparing to hibernate. 😊👍
Very cool pet. I had to share this one with my family. 🙂
Loosing My Favorite Game glad to hear it! 😊👍 Thanks for sharing.
Also, it helps to give them 6 or so inches of slightly moist substrate so they can burrow and hibernate.
Aquatinsect Yep, just like I said in the video 👍
It’s important for them to have micro habitats that have high humidity to regulate themselves. It’s all about the gradient.
Marie 666 yes, a humidity gradient is best.
It's an amazing creature Soo awesome. Not scary or creepy at all decent. Live Love Learn n Grow
Almighty Sosa Glad to hear you feel that way! 😊👍
Cool lookin little guy. So chill while it's on your hand too.
I like it :)
Brandon Musgrove pretty fun creature! 😊👍
Funny fact, almost all shelled arthropods are like this when you hold them, in the wild they do this to warm rock to heat up since they due to their size the lose body heat quickly.
Curious about whether you check on them during their hibernation period. I was a professional zookeeper for 15 years and we brumated a lot of snake and lizard species for several months at a time. However, those species were all fairly easy to check up on, on a daily basis. You could open an enclosure and assess how the snake/lizard was doing. However, something that burrows is a lot more difficult to assess how it's handling the brumation/hibernation period. Also, if they're voluntarily undergoing this seasonal torpor, is it triggered by keeping them cooler later in the year, or perhaps varying photoperiod? I know with many snakes/lizards, they typically need a gradual cooling and/or change in photoperiod (gradually shorter days), in order to stimulate the brumation/torpor period.
Velo Celt Once these go down into hibernation, I try to leave them alone, although once when I thought they had been down too long, I checked abdv they had molted and were doing fine. I am not sure if it is mostly temperature or some internal mechanism that triggers hibernation in vinegaroons... my animal room does vary about 10 degrees F between summer and winter. 👍
Very interesting creature.
Bob Charlie indeed, glad you appreciate it 👍
I never thought they'd look cute.. but they do...
Rukshar Alam somehow they manage! 🤣👍
I think I found the perfect pet for me!
I had Tarantulas, gekkos and some other "exotic" pets before, so I have some experience, bht these guys look and yound perfect! And awesome!
Samu Krizsai With the experience you have had, I think you will love these! 😊👍
@@Aquarimax yeeyyy, and my mom said they are cute!
Where can I buy one?
Samu Krizsai try bugsincyberspace.com 👍
@@Aquarimax k boss :D
I yust noticed how many typos I had made....
I love whips! One of my favourites!
Hope you are well!
Kason Furnas Hi Kason! I am doing well, and the isopods I got from you are breeding well. How are you?
@@Aquarimax I am well, just working a lot. Enjoyed your video, as always!
I woke up to the bathroom at 1 am and I saw one. I got freaked out and killed it because I didn't know what it was. I live in New Mexico.
Jesse Porras I can imagine that would be disconcerting in the wee hours of the morning!
Someone is a fan of Clint's Reptiles...
Truth in Entertainment Yes I am! Clint’s videos are great!
@@Aquarimax you are the insect version of Clint. Or at least that was my first impression. Very informative. Thank you!
Lee Murrison Well, I am glad to be put into the same sentence with Clint. He is a gifted educator. 😊👍
Monster Bug Wars featured a fight between a vinegaroon and a centipede. I recommend everyone watch it.
I think the only downside is that they hibernate, but I suppose that's not a huge deal when you think about how you technically dont have a pet to feed for a few months.. do they do well in planted enclosures?
I remember the Fear Factor show I watched when I was a kid. They made the participants eat the whip scorpions alive (not the same species as this one but they look intimidating). It was really hard to watch and I could see them really got terrified. Oh my god how can people eat these arachnids alive? it's really terrifying to me.
I know what you are talking about, any I totally don’t understand why they would do that either...
I've got a plastic container that I was going to use for a creature, but I tested it by putting some substrate in but after a day the substrate in the container smells chemically anyone had these problems and have remedies?
I think it's the type of plastic.
And yes I did wash the box before putting in the substrate.
Thank you russ of aquarimax pets, very cool! 😎
bbSeal You are welcome!
Invertebrates as pets:
The Virgin Tarantula vs. the Chad Vinegaroon 😂
Thanks again for a great video. Keep it up!
Miranda Demers You’re very welcome! 😊👍
I like vinegaroons!!
Me too!
Yup still want one thanks for the vid.
Big E I hope you are able to locate one 👍
Good info, I learned a lot from you, thanks
kaiserstan you’re very welcome!
The thumbnail gave me flashbacks of my first encounter with basilisks in the depths.
Yes! I love vinegaroons!
Pro their hunting is really cool
I'm not gonna subscribe because this isn't really in my interests, but I just wanted to say you have a very pleasant way of presenting information that I appreciate. Great channel!
I think it'll be perfect for the temple of doom I'm startin up.
MondoJohnny I can see that!
so super cool and crazy looking....would love to watch one 'hunt' and eat. Our 'whip scorpions' do not look anything like that here in central northern New Mexico
Sean Meister I have a vinegaroon feeding video, so your wish is granted! 😊
@@Aquarimax I had a funny feeling you might have a feeding video! Can't wait to see it.
Sean Meister ruclips.net/video/ZtGkQY5UqSw/видео.html
Mine has not ever really hibernated but it seems ok. I might have to put it somewhere dark, and maybe adjust its enclosure
cab4 a nice deep substrate so it can burrow down to a dark spot should help, but they don’t always hibernate anyway. 👍
Oh wow... I just,,, so cool.
They are surprisingly friendly towards humans.
Fox Davion right, generally very docile creatures!
I figured this vinegaroon is kinda useful for controlling cockroaches population. Found one inside my house, I freaked out so I wanted to kill it but then I saw the tail was different to typical scorpions, so I Google it and turns out to be harmless so I just picked him up and put it outside. Next morning I found him ate a cockroach on my garage corner
irfan ataulawal Yes, they are beneficial predators 👍
I would really like one of these but so far I've had no luck finding stock of them where I live. I do know that they are sold here because I saw an ad for one. I live in a tropical climate, so will a vinegaroon hibernate if its warm all year round? Will not hibernating affect their health?
Is that band-aid on your finger from where that thing ‘grasped and crushed’ it’s prey for a snack?
Mark McKnight no, just a little mishap with a hole saw. 🤣
On the one hand, I hate these in a way I hate no other invertebrate. On the other hand, when no pictures are present, they are extremely interesting animals that I enjoy reading about.
Arrowatch 🤣
But can you tape glock mags on it back to follow you?
Thats an interesting little fellow
Oh neat, I had no idea you could keep these as pets. Also, where I am from everyone calls them vinegarones. They always scare my mom when she runs into one.
freeofme They are big and unusual enough to cause that reaction in many people, but fortunately they are pretty docile.
Needs some advice please, here's my experience with this alien : First of all, OH MY GOD! This alien really freaked me out, how? This is a new year, so I slept on the floor with my latex bed in the living room. I slept quite early, but then i woke up at 3 AM and found this giant monster watching me sleep from the edge near the electric socket. It tooks few minutes for me to wandering wtf is this creature? Should i kill it or just threw it, should i do it with my bare hand or with tool? Then i looked closer and take a picture (thank god it didn't spray it vinegar to me). I tought it was tarantula but realize it's not hairy enough, so is it spider with only 6 foot? Then i look closer again IT HAVE CLAWS AND TAIL or maybe a sting that looks like a whip, then suddenly this realization hit me that it has the same anatomy with scorpio! I don't wanna die, so i swept this giant alien to the front garden with my broom and hoping that my witch power can get rid of it, but then my angel heart keep it stay alive. Then i sought some information online to find what species is it, i read a feature from University of Florida who wrote that this miniature monster from a horror movie is really a fairly benign creature, and watch your video who pet this alien LOL. When i shared this experience with my dad, he also found this alien twice time in our house. So i need some suggestion, is it possible that there are more that one alien or it could be the same alien since i read that this Vinegaroon has long-live at least 7 years. Also i need to find it nest and maybe evacuate this alien to out of space-my house. Because this must be interesting to watch them in the box, but not when it's round around freely in your house-feels like alien invansion.
Thanks if you read my long story!
P.S. It is in tropic contry, Indonesia
Haiva Nurani I think gently putting it outside is the best thing to do. They probably just wandered in in search of insects for food. 👍
I actually think these are super cool even though they creep me out a little, ha. For some reason I find the tailess whip scorpions creepier? Something about those triggers some weird lizard-brain style fear in me even though I know they aren't dangerous in any way.
The Warlocke you are not alone...
Very interesting video, but I was holding my breath all the way through. Gave me the creeeeeeps
I get that, but I am glad you watched! 😊👍
I found 1 today on my farm..I don't know I just kept inside a plastic box and leave it.😃
I think it's time for me to move out to the west coast and sell my services to the film industry as a Vinegaroon and Tailless Whip Scorpion Wrangler. I heard the one who worked on the second Indiana Jones movie made a killing, retired, and is now living like a king in Patagonia. Like if you get the reference!
James TheDoctor Duncan there’s a shortage of perfect Vinegaroon wranglers in this world...in the meantime, rest well, and dream of large arachnids.
Aquarimax Pets nice! 😃
Screams and involuntarily squashes it....Guess I'll have to take your word for it.
Clint Reptiles did a cover of this. ;)
I saw it, it was great! Stay tuned for some collaborative content! 😊👍
@@Aquarimax Would be awsome. I will watch some of your other videos now. you are more in fishes and aquariums then clint?
I live in Southest Texas and I have never seen a Vinegaroon!!!! What do they eat!!! Does anyone sell them, I would like to get one or two as pets!!!!! I have a couple of pet spiders, and I enjoy watching them!!!!
Try www.bugsincyberspace.com, he sometimes has them in stock. They eat insects and other arthropods.
Can you do a feeding video?
Anon ymoose right here: ruclips.net/video/ZtGkQY5UqSw/видео.html
Cool
I know whip scorpion when I was a kid since I'm interested in bugs. I really thought it whips its prey before xD.
Pyrotechnic 17 I pguess it kind of ‘whips’ them with its antenniform legs as it hones in in on them...but the pedipalps do they damage. 😊👍
Lots out here in West Texas high desert. Stink when stepped on. Nasty little bugs...and they get bigger than the one he holds.
All bugs are nasty, but this one seems harmless enough
Das is cool dog
Cody James Singleton 🤣👍
I freaking love scorpion like creatures, but this one in particular is not dangerous to keep right? Like, they wouldn't attack a human as quick as they would with their prey?
These are generally pretty safe. Avoid getting the spray in your eyes, and wash it off just in case if it does spray you. I have never had any real problems with them.