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stirbird said:
They are real. I saw something very like that at the Monterrey Aquarium a few months ago. I think they're a species of seahorse.
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stirbird said:
well for one, it NEEDS to sting you.
the scorpion I have is an Emperor & very docile.
from all I have read Emperors have very mild venom & it is comparable to a bee sting, so if I take her out to show her I always ask if the person is alergic to bees.
rule of thumb is the larger the claws the LESS LIKELY they will sting.
it is the ones with needles for claws that can paralize/kill humans.
from day one I have handled her & she is used to being picked up & placed on my palm to have her back rubbed. when she has had enough she will "shoo" my finger away with her tail, but not sting.
just like any animal, care for it & treat it well & it is a good pet... abuse it & it will turn on you.
all of my pets are very loved & handled regularly to maintain good temperament
the 3 pics are of my other one I had a couple of years ago... they have a short life span for a pet, but a long one for a bug.
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Stegral said:well for one, it NEEDS to sting you.
the scorpion I have is an Emperor & very docile.
from all I have read Emperors have very mild venom & it is comparable to a bee sting, so if I take her out to show her I always ask if the person is alergic to bees.
rule of thumb is the larger the claws the LESS LIKELY they will sting.
it is the ones with needles for claws that can paralize/kill humans.
from day one I have handled her & she is used to being picked up & placed on my palm to have her back rubbed. when she has had enough she will "shoo" my finger away with her tail, but not sting.
just like any animal, care for it & treat it well & it is a good pet... abuse it & it will turn on you.
all of my pets are very loved & handled regularly to maintain good temperament
the 3 pics are of my other one I had a couple of years ago... they have a short life span for a pet, but a long one for a bug.
The theory states smaller animals need the venom to kill their prey but the larger ones are physically strong enough to kill without the venom.
Pretty cool pet by the way, care to provide some information on it ?
What does it eat?
How often does it eat?
How long does it live for?
What kind of environment do you keep it in? (sand, mud, woodland type)
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Retrieval said:
actually the desert scorpion with needle like claws has a neuro toxin strong enough to paralize a small dog & they are ONLY about 3 inches long.
The Emperors can actually regulate the poison so depending on how threatened they feel is how much they inject.
this one eats crickets about 2X a week I am going to try a mealworm tonight as she will not eat pinky mice (my other one did)
From what I have read & basing it on my first one, they live about 2 years if kept in optimum conditions.
right now she is on reptibark, but I will be changing that over to peat moss & potting soil this weekend. she has a hide & a shallow water dish but no direct light as it seems to stress them. She is in the same room as the snake cages so she is nice & warm all the time...
anything else??
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