Scorpion Emergencies!

Hiya! I welcomed a new girl into our family today and she is very chunky. Unsure if gravid or just due for a molt. Any advice welcomed!

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11730-flinders-ranges-gravid

I noticed a little mold spore in the enclosure I just switched a babicurus jacksoni to and as I was removing it I saw a little white mark on the scorpions tail. Could the mold have moved onto the...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11483-mold-on-scorpion

Please forgive a new thread but i have searched and searched and maybe am not putting in the proper words but found not one matching thread. My female H. petersii is STINGING HERSELF?!?! I think,...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11401-stinging-itself-to-death

My Malaysian forest scorpion just have birth about 2 days ago. What do I do? When do I separate the young and keep them by themselves? What do I feed the youngsters? What types of enclosures do I...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11656-h-spinifer-gave-birth-2-days-ago

hello first time using a forum in general. So i will start from the begining i bought my asian scorpion from a pet supplies plus. At first he seemed content with his new home. i put a giant piece...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11654-please-if-anyone-knows

i have a 4th h. laoticus that tried to molt 2 days ago, i has one, now mangled, claw stuck inside the molt. after following a post about an emp in a similar situation i have tried putting it in h...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11581-claw-stuck-in-molt

Hey guys, I am getting some white mold (i can wipe it off easily) on the wood pieces in my set up. I bought the wood from a pet shop. What to do? is it dangerous to my asian forest scorpion? ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11534-white-mold

I've joined here as those on this site seem knowledgeable. I'm new to scorpions. I have an adult H.spinnifer as heard this were good as a starter. She is in a 140 litre tank with 6 inch coco fibr...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11520-advice-please

I'll try to keep this as simple as I can be. I got a little Dune scorpion (at least that's what I was told it's called) 2 weeks ago, I think the person I got him from said he's a couple of months...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11544-dune-scorpion-molting-or-dead

Hey guys. I just got this female flat rock scorp, my first scorpion, and today three days after settling in to her new home, she just gave birth to a single dead scorpling, or at least it was dea...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11524-new-flat-rock-gave-birth-to-single-scorpling

I have a lovely emperor scorpion called Toxica, the last 2 days he/she hasn't moved at all I noticed a cricket walking on him/her, so I took the cricket out, the skin looks to have holes in, thei...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11537-help-please-is-my-emperor-scorpion-dead-or-shreading

I bought what I was told were bark scorpions on here a three years ago. Not realizing how venomous the arizona barks are. I now have a two year old and I'm worried about having them now. I will s...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11487-bark-scorpions

Hi, I have a young Asian forest scorpion that I got in February who appears to be very bloated, but the bloating has lasted for around a month, and he (she?) has basically parked himself under a ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11458-please-help-molting-gravid-overfed-or-sick

Hey all I've never been on this forum before so I'm only here for this emergency. I got my scorpion about 3 weeks ago from this pet store that obviously didn't know jack about him so anyways. He'...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11415-sick-asian-forest-scorpion

I noticed the other day my emperor was very unstable when handled. Easily slipping off of my hands and arms, as though no longer possessing the strength out grab hold. Today I found get in her co...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11325-non-fat-limp-scorpion-dying-or-molting

I bought a flat rock scorpion on oct 26. It's not an adult yet and I'm not sure how many times it has molted before I got it. The little guy hasn't eaten at all, wether it's meal worms or cricket...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11333-flat-rock

About 3 weeks ago my scorpion decided he was going to get super lazy I thought just because its a little colder (canadian winter came along). He would "Hibernate" so to say. For days at a time he...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11309-scorpion-very-lazy-crossed-legs-doesn-t-appear-to-be-molting-tried-everything

Nyx left a small pebble sized globule of clear liquid on my hand when first handling/disturbing her and later on my points as I was sitting on my sofa. At first I thought she was injured or ruptu...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11299-clear-liquid-coming-from-unidentified-area-of-scorpion-i-don-t-know-what-it-is

Should I be worried if my sub adult Emps have not molted yet? I've had them for 4 months now. And, much to my dismay, I went to do a routine cleaning of substrate etc. and noticed a foul smelling...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11237-help-my-sub-adult-p-imperatus-have-not-molted-in-4-months-and-the-tank-smells-like-eggs

Seems that the scorpion doesn't go in she burrow but goes and lays randomly in other parts of the tank? I'm scared that shes going to die, cause the sides she stays at the most does not have t...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10900-is-this-normal

Hi everyone, I recently got my first scorpion, a Pandinus cavimanus, and yesterday at around 1pm she started shedding everything seemed to be going ok she got her legs and chela out but her tail ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11200-please-help-scorpion-stuck-in-molt

So I have a bit of a situation.... My scorplings are just a few days old and the mama has been eating crickets nonstop in her burrow. Her burrow is very deep and I can barely see in except a SMAL...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11235-mites-and-babies-need-advice

Hi, Sorry this has to be my first real post but i'm a little concerned. Picked up my two new Emperors two days ago, they both seem to have settled in pretty well and both have eaten last night. H...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11150-new-emperor-has-a-dodgy-leg

Hello, my Flat Rock scorpion had a batch of 17 scorplings on 12/13, They seem to be doing Okay so far, have gotten lots of color compared to the white newborns. I put a couple crickets in the cag...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10812-need-advice-for-scorplings

I'm trying to save a scorpion that may not be taken care of appropriately. I already know it's habitat is not ideal. I'm conserved about the way it looks. And I do not have a reptile bet near me....

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11203-saving-the-scorpion

Hi there, Since I had my first pair of Rhopalurus junceus die already, I thought it might be a good idea to describe their behaviour over here. Maybe someone has some idea what it might be. My ne...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11195-rhopalurus-junceus-rapid-scratching

My hadrurus arizonensis has been starting to act weird. A few days ago, my scorpion was fine and adventuring around its terrarium. Now, it sits under it's hide and moves only a little. When I got...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11182-hadrurus-acting-strange

Haven't been here in a while but I can't figure out what's going on. So my Pandinus sp (sold as imp but looks Cav to me, been kinda out of the hobby a bit so I'm not sure), has had these white dr...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11141-pandinus-turning-white

is it ok to feed superworm to my H.H? she just pop yesterday...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11102-my-h-h-pop

I don't know much about scorpions. I have an Arizona Bark Scorpion, we feed him crickets. He's usually very active (especially at night) and lately, as of the past week, he has become "sluggish"....

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t11033-dead-or-molting

So I just picked up my scorpion at the expo... Got home, opened the container and its full of what I assume is mites. Thankfully I haven't put him in my tank yet. So they look like white mites, w...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10979-great-mites

Hey so i bought a new emperor scorp on monday and i was told it was about to molt. I am new to owning one even though i spent many weeks researching about care etc, i feel iv been thrown in at th...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10921-new-scorp-in-molt-advice-needed

Was away over last weekend, came back to discover one of my scorpions had died during the time I was gone. It did not display any sick/lethargic behaviour beforehand - It was active and ate regul...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10697-discovered-emp-dead-other-scorp-in-commune-displaying-similar-pre-death-behaviour

Sort of a follow up to my previous post about my scorp showing pre-death symptoms of my other emperor that died a few days ago: http://www.scorpion-forum.com/t10697-discovered-emp-dead-other-scor...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10701-help-is-my-scorp-in-rigor-mortis-if-possible-or-still-alive-but-gravely-sick

my empore scorp i think is dead at the time im writing this but maybe not. i have 2 and they live together. Alot of the time they shared hides and got on. but one of them (female) Started stingin...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10738-scorpion-dead-or-maybe-still-alive

someone help.  hi, i bought an emperor scorpion last Sunday and  received on Tuesday. When the scorpion came in it was practically dead and freezing. i put it in warm water and he regained comp...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10846-maybe-sick-emp-scorp

My emp, just got her a couple days ago, well, earlier on my old viv she was climbing around, and hanging onto a little ledge thing, and wouldn't come off, then fell to the viv floor an inch --NOT...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10819-emp-acting-weird-read-post-is-it-normal-or-is-something-wrong

I noticed one of my HH has an immobile pedipalp. Just on one pedipalp. He can't flex it to open or close and he can't stretch it anymore. I've read online that sometimes this happens to emps but ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10736-pedipalp-not-moving

So my female had babies a few months ago all the babies have molted at least 2 times I think maybe 1 or 2 are molting again? Or maybe those are just catching up to the rest, anyway they eat (same...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10460-baby-emp-claw-dragging-and-leg-twisted-over-it

Ok, I feel stupid posting this. Had a Desert Hairy for about a year with no problems. Tonight I went to feed him and noticed he wasn't in the tank or burrow by the glass at all... I'm trying to w...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10638-hadrurus-arizonensis-vanished

There's a white substance coming out of his leg and he's been standing in his water dish? It might be poop but I'm not positive.. If someone could help me that'd be great

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10600-something-s-wrong-with-my-emperor-s-leg

A few weeks back one of my Heterometrus sp (unsure of sp, sold to me as giant hissing scorpions, will put a photo in ID section when permitted) much to my delight presented me with a group of you...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10511-abandoned-babies

Hi everyone, so glad to have found this forum! I was recently given two Carolina Bark Scorpions by a friend that wasn't exactly thrilled to find them under her refrigerator. (She knew I had been ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10449-babies

i hadn't seen my emperor in a few days and wondered whats up. i picked up his little hide to find him stuck in his molted skin. it looks like his body and one pinscher is fine but the other is st...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10415-stuck-in-molt

Ok, so my emperor is out, and he's sluggish and hardly moves his limbs when I thouch him. Same thing happened to my gracilis, and one of my baby bicolors. Is my collection infected with something...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10400-dying-scorpions

Hello guys. I purchased a male for my female today but noticed this a few hours after him being home. Any idea's what this is? If it is an injury, it doesn't seem to be recent: I know the female ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10357-injured-male-what-is-this

I don't know if this is the right area of your fantastic site to post this question but hey, This morning a found one of my baby emperors dead....all ripped up...so I got a small blacklight to he...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10345-no-glow

The lady on the left is Mama Gnarly, and the little guy to the right is Chubs. The pet store pretty much gave me Mama Gnarly, they didn't have much hope for her, considering how deformed her claw...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10314-mangled-mama

Hello everyone, I just bought an Emperor scorpion a week ago. I had to go away for a couple of days and asked my friend to feed him as I didn't since I got him. Mistakenly my friend squeezed his ...

https://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/t10303-is-my-scorpion-hurt