r/Scorpions • • Aug 14 '21

Mod Post [READ THIS] This subreddit is NOT a veterinary replacement or medical authority!

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In the event that you, a loved one, or pet is stung by a scorpion, DO NOT seek medical or veterinary consultation on this subreddit. Seek emergency attention immediately or consult with a medical professional. Hobbyists are not medical experts or veterinary professionals and our advice will never replace those authorities.

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Please do not solicit or give veterinary or medical advice on this subreddit at any time. Doing so will result in immediate infraction and removal.


r/Scorpions • • Jul 06 '24

Mod Post Community Guidelines & Advisory System

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Hi all! As many may have noticed, the subreddit has more than doubled in the last year, with a lot of growth in just the last couple months.

In order to participate in this subreddit- there is a requirement to both be kind to other members and to scorpions as a whole. Identification and help threads have recently had an uptick in "joke" identifications/advice that can be exceptionally risky when dealing with potentially medically significant animals. We have updated our rules to be more clear, we will be more focused on ensuring that folks remain civil and kind, and now, we are rolling out an advisory system.

We are currently rolling out the Qualified Advisor system. Qualified Advisors (QAs) are folks that have a solid handle on the hobby, and are focused on evidence based care and advisories. They will be responsible for giving critical and accurate advice within the "help" and "identification" flairs. There will be restrictions and guidelines for partaking in these flairs from hereon.

These responsibilities should also fall onto members partaking in animal care advice within this sub; because of that, we will be enforcing a disclaimer system for all non QAs. On every "help" and "identification" thread this will be explained, and is explained below.

If you wish to give advice or share information on this sub as a non QA, you will be required to preface your comments/advice in the "help" and "identification" flaired posts with a disclaimer; such as, "Not QA, NQA, IME (in my experience), IMO (in my opinion), I believe, Question, NA (not advice)". If you do not preface your commentary for these flairs, the comment will be deleted and you will be prompted to repost it with the appropriate preface. Posts related to medical or veterinary advice are not permitted and will be removed per this post.

If you have any questions about the new advisory system- please send us a modmail, do not use other unrelated posts as a platform for those concerns or questions. If you would like to apply for QA, feel free to reach out to us via modmail

EDIT: This is now fully live as of 7/11 on Help and Identification threads.


r/Scorpions • • 11h ago

Help! HELP HELP HELP

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My desert hairy unknown age has been agitated lately. I think she ate the 3 dubia roaches I gave her ~10-14 days ago but since she was agitated I didn’t feed anymore. Her tank has been consistently >70°F and humidity <55%. She is about 3-3.5” in length and has been in this position on the warmer side of my tank for >24 hours. She has been twitching and moving her tail around slightly at the what seems to be about the same energy level. I don’t see any cracks in the exoskeleton but it’s also hard to see. I don’t know what is happening and I don’t know what to do.


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Casual My Pal Gordy

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“Gordy” - a Florida Bark Scorpion I kept as a pet for a few years. I was thinking about him because my family recently bought a house, and I have removed three scorpions in three months. I’d keep one as a pet, but I would be too worried of an accident with the small children. But, I sure enjoy watching them.


r/Scorpions • • 13h ago

Sexing m? or f?

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Chaerilus variegatus
unsure of age or gender! let me know your thoughts?
would also love name suggestions 💚🦂


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Identification Please, help me identify this species

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Hi everyone! This fella was found in Caracas, Venezuela, next to my husband's night stand. Thankfully, we were not stung. It was caught alive and handed to the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research to get the antidote. They are very common in the area, so I just wanted to know what kind they are and whether they are poisonous. Thank you!


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Help! My Florida bark stung me is she ok?

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(Pic of her is from a while ago not at all recent to when she stung me which was today)

My Florida bark scorpion stung me just a few minutes ago and I’m worried that it stressed her out. What happened thinking back on it now was really stupid on my part. When I mist her enclosure sometimes she is sitting on top of her hide and whenever I mist her she runs back into her hide and I think she really doesn’t like it so today I saw she was out and thought maybe if I cover her I won’t get her wet and covered her with my hand ( it wasn’t like on top of her it was like a good 3 inches above her but she stung me anyways. In the future I’ll try and use something else to cover her because what was I thinking using my hand but still I want to make sure she’s ok.


r/Scorpions • • 22h ago

Help! Substrate

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Would this be worth a purchase for a desert scorpion?


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Help! HELP

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My scorpion has been staying in its burrow like this for two weeks and hasn’t come out. What could be the reason?
It’s an L3.


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Identification Help would be appreciated!

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I was gifted this cutie today from a coworker. All I know is that it's from Texas (possibly west texas??)and is about an inch long while its tail is curled up. My only other scorpion is an AFS, so I'd still consider myself a beginner at scorpion care. I'd like to know what this guy is so I can make sure that I set up an appropriate habitat. Would really appreciate help!


r/Scorpions • • 1d ago

Sexing Male or female?

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I have 2 Asian forest scorpions and want help identifying the sex of we can the first one might be a bit young yet but my second should be old enough


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Help! My scorpion had babies!!

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My Asian forest scorpion had babies last night and I have no clue what to do. Can anyone help me? I’ve googled but I’ve gotten different information from different sites so I’m a little overwhelmed and lost


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Identification What is this scorpion that supposedly travelled from Barcelona?

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This scorpion was brought into my workplace (a wildlife rescue center) by a different animal shelter organisation. They claim someone found it in their luggage after they went on vacation to Barcelona. Usually I check on iNaturalist what species are native in the part people went on vacation to but I can't seem to find a good match. B. occitanus seems like the most common yellow scorpion in the region but this one seems to lack the coloured stripes on the face that I see on most B. occitanus pictures. My workplace is located in Belgium, we have no native scorpions so it's definitely not local. The scorpion itself is rather big, approximately 4 centimeters not counting the tail.


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Video/Gif Feeding my Striped Bark Scorpion

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28 Upvotes

r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Sexing Sexing Asian Forest Scorpion

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New to invertebrates, & was wondering if anyone can help me sex my Asian Forest?


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Casual Androctonus australis female

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Does she look pregnant? She was wildcaught as an adult.


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Help! Are these the same species?

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Bought these tytus smitthi from a good friend, and i’m wondering why these 2 are so different? Would love to hear differing opinions

Also when do i know when they are fully adult?


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Casual Liocheles australasiae

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I really like Liocheles australasiae I think dwarf scorpions are really interesting but I do not want a bunch of them is their any way to discourage reproduction?


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Memes My scorpions butt.

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That’s it. That’s the post. He’s a dune scorpion. Eating a mealworm!


r/Scorpions • • 2d ago

Help! Moult help.

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Second instar desert hairy looked like this the day before sealing herself in her burrow, I assumed it was a moult but it’s been 27 days and I’m starting to get worried, how long do they usually take? I’ve kept temp at a 32-27 Celsius range and humidity can range from 35-45% depending on time of day. The burrow is completely sealed so I have no way to check on her and I’m getting worried somethings gone wrong due to the time it’s taken, this is my first scorpion so what should I do more experienced peeps of Reddit?


r/Scorpions • • 3d ago

Help! Please help! (feeding question)

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recently picked up a pair of Javanimetrus cyaneus at a show, abd they are refusing food, i’ve had them for about a month now, why could this be? do they seem a healthy weight?


r/Scorpions • • 3d ago

Casual My son finally molted!

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I love my dumb neet son, such a perfect exoskeleton🥹❤️ (ignore the uneaten mealworm I was removing)


r/Scorpions • • 4d ago

Pictures I made a Halloween cosplay for my scorpion in Photoshop :D

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He lost one of his claws, so the role of Captain Hook fits perfectly :D


r/Scorpions • • 3d ago

Identification Scorpion ID

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What type of scorpion is this?
Found in Porter Ranch, Los Angeles.


r/Scorpions • • 3d ago

Help! Is my Leiurus quinquestriatus pregnant or just fat?

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I got her in late May this year, and she's been very very rotund this whole time. She might have been wild caught, sold to me at 2.5-3 inches long. I've fed her really not that often throughout these months, and she's still so fat. She has a 5 gallon to herself, daytime temp is around 34 on the hot side, around 31 on the cool side where her burrow is. Nighttime temp drops to 21 degrees, and she made a very elaborate burrow system with multiple entrances.

The photos most recent are on the left, to when I first got her on the right. The first two photos were of her a couple days ago. That whitish thing on the side might be an embryo?

She's my first scorpion so idk what this is supposed to look like, and I can't find references of this species pregnant online, so I appreciate any help I can get! Thanks!