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Posted by CID143ti on April 27, 2003 at 21:06:06:

In Reply to: Re: H. spadix update posted by XOskeletonRED on April 21, 2003 at 14:31:50:

Thanks for replying to my post. I guess I need a little more practice sexing Hadrurus sp. They are not as easy to sex as Centruroides sp. I was using the pectines sizes of each scorpion as a guide for sexing them. I was assuming the larger scorpion, or the hungry one, was a male since it had much larger pectines than the other two scorpions as well as a thinner mesosoma. I'll be sure to feed them until they refuse food before I
introduce any others into the large enclosure.

Thanks,

W. Smith

: If you scorp ate the entire other scorp, not to include the hardened exoskeleton of the other scorp, it is not a male. Males will not eat that much and will rarely get much separation between the top and bottom exoskeleton sections (tergite-top, sternite-bottom). Either you, or the dealer may have made the mistake of one sex for the other in distinguishing them. Feed them a large amount prior to introduction and keep them well fed (the females should achieve a large size [thickness] in a descently short time frame [as long as they are fed until they do not eat, you should be good and it'll only take a day to feed them to the point that they will not require food, much less to kill another scorpion] and only once every few days, run without food). They should be introduced with food in the enclosure.

:adios,
:edw.

:PS:It's bedtime. Sorry if this confuses you in some way. I'll read it when I wake up and I'll make additions or subtractions as needed then. I can't understand myself when I'm this tired.

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::Well, unfortunately I’m reporting that I have lost one of my H. spadix. The male decided that he would have rather eat the female than tolerate her presence. I don’t understand how he could have been hungry. I offered him plenty of crickets. In fact he ate more than the two females combined. I’m assuming that they got into a late-night territory dispute and made a meal out of connivance. The enclosure has at least five hides and two of the hides were rather large underground hides. I guess that’s just how it goes. I’m going to try again when I can find some H. spadix available. Any ideas on how to prevent this unfortunate turn of events?

::Thanks,

::W. Smith
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