Scorpions! @ IOL - Mesobuthus martensii

Mesobuthus martensii (Karsch, 1879)

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Common name: Chinese Armortailed Scorpion, Manchurian Scorpion, Chinese Golden Scorpion

Scientific Name: Mesobuthus martensii

Range: China

Type: Opportunistic Burrower

Communal: yes

Full Grown Size: 3"

Growth Rate: Medium

Temperature: 80-85F (26-29C)

Humidity: 50-60%

Temperment: Semi Aggressive

Speed: Medium

Venom: 3

Diet: Young can eat Pinhead crickets, small roaches, meal worms. Adults can eat large crickets, roaches, super worms.

Housing: Adults medium critter keeper, 2 gallon tank, or rubbermaid type container. Young can live in small critter keepers or large deli cups

Substrate Depth/Type: 2-3" of peat/sand mix with rocks or hides. Pack down substrate and use flat rocks for them to create hides under

More info: This species is fairly communal, if provided with enough hiding spaces. A good rule of 1 scorpion per gallon of tank space is ideal. They also breed quite readily and begining to be a very common scorpion in the trade.

Common name:	Chinese Armortailed Scorpion, Manchurian Scorpion, Chinese Golden Scorpion
Scientific Name:	Mesobuthus martensii
Range:	China
Type:	Opportunistic Burrower
Communal:	yes
Full Grown Size:	3"
Growth Rate:	Medium
Temperature:	80-85F (26-29C)
Humidity:	50-60%
Temperment:	Semi Aggressive
Speed:	Medium
Venom:	3
Diet:	Young can eat Pinhead crickets, small roaches, meal worms. Adults can eat large crickets, roaches, super worms.
Housing:	Adults medium critter keeper, 2 gallon tank, or rubbermaid type container. Young can live in small critter keepers or large deli cups
Substrate Depth/Type:	2-3" of peat/sand mix with rocks or hides. Pack down substrate and use flat rocks for them to create hides under
More info:	This species is fairly communal, if provided with enough hiding spaces. A good rule of 1 scorpion per gallon of tank space is ideal. They also breed quite readily and begining to be a very common scorpion in the trade.