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Old 23-10-2009, 12:31 PM
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i have decided to get into scorpions i would like to know what would be a good beginner species to start with and i am thinking of a communal setup

any advice any one can give or links to sites would be greatly appreciated as im not scared to do a little research first just havent a clue where to start i have heard emps are a good beginner species
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scorps are alot easier to look after then T's and if your using long tongs to clean then out etc... then any non DWA scorp is fine as a starter as they are rubbish climbers. personaly i prefer desert species to emps but thats probably just me.
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Emperors are communal providing there's enough food. I find these a good introductory species aswell.
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well at the moment im torn between Heterometrus spinifer and Pandinus imperator are they both communal?
i dont want to handle then unless i have to (in cases of emergency)
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Old 23-10-2009, 12:57 PM
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well at the moment im torn between Heterometrus spinifer and Pandinus imperator are they both communal?
i dont want to handle then unless i have to (in cases of emergency)
Unsure on the communal level of forests... Will check that up for you.
I'm definitely sure P. Imperators are communal and to me they look the same.
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Old 23-10-2009, 01:17 PM
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cheers thanks there are subtle differences between them
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no oldish photo but most recent
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From what I've found, they'll be fine communally (H Spinifer) given enough space and food.
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From what I've found, they'll be fine communally (H Spinifer) given enough space and food.
awesome thanks hun im thinking of getting a group of 3 do i need to be careful mixing genders or are they ok ?
i plan on putting in 4 or 5 hides and any idea what would be the best size faunarium to get and as for food i plan on putting in extra as i am used to feeding a group as my leos were kept together whilst they were young and i got into a habit of putting in extra so everyone got enough
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