Habits shy away from spiders and scream when they do not promote a friendly attitude to them.A sinister cinematic scenes with scorpions attack and people dying in agony, to create a truly murderous reputation.At best, people treat them tolerable - say, God's creature, has a right to exist ... Very few people can be persuaded that the emperor scorpion - being in its own beautiful and interesting to watch.However, throughout the world they contain many familiar and highly recommend to follow their example.
Why choose "Emperor»
Frankly, in the homes of lovers of arachnids inhabit not only the emperor scorpion.Experienced fans meet a variety of members of the family.However, these have features which preference is often given to them:
- Contrary to popular belief, more than a thousand species of scorpions are dangerous to people only about 25 poisonous they are definitely all - but the wait can be serious consequences fromfew.Among these "harmless» - Hadogenes, Hottentotta, Heterometrus and emperor scorpion Pandinus Imperator.
- This type of spider the largest, which is reflected in its name.Adults can grow to 20 centimeters.That is watching them much easier.Besides these there is a rather slow, which is also favored by "spying".
- emperor scorpion no different aggressiveness.This reduces the risk of attack - unfriendly and suspicious behavior only females with children.
- Compared with other species, "Emperor" can be called a fairly undemanding.In nature it is, a few days without food and drink.Yes, and the deterioration of the living conditions of killing him is not right - he was hiding when the temperature drops, it becomes sluggish, but can last as long as you repair heating.
terrarium equipment
If you are interested in the emperor scorpion, the content begins with choosing a home for him.The minimum size of the aquarium - 35x35 cm (if you are limited to one - two individuals).The height of the walls - 15 cm;too high simply not needed because the scorpions on the walls are not smooth climb and hunt only in the horizontal plane.On top is covered with a mesh cage or plastic with vents.The landscape obligatory shelter: large pieces of bark, half of small clay pots, artificial hollows.Lighting is not particularly necessary - emperor scorpion in the home is a nocturnal creature, and from the glare and trying to hide at all.However, some parked ultraviolet lamp or red only for aesthetic reasons: their pet rays mysterious light.Most scorpions - loners.Little of!Deadly fighting for territory between them - a common occurrence.Black emperor scorpion in this respect - the exception, it is desirable to include a small "flocks" or at least in pairs.
Litter required!
bottom of the cage certainly lined with moss, peat or soil for houseplants from the tropics.You can use bark, moist vermiculite or coconut.A layer of litter - at least five centimeters, emperor scorpion dig them asylum.Litter should always be kept moist, but not wet, did not appear to mold and rot.With the same purpose it changes 3-4 times a year.
Comfortable temperature
emperor scorpion feel well between + 20-30 degrees.In our homes, this stability is not there, so at the bottom of the cage is underlain by constantly running termokovrik.He will be the substrate to dry litter, so for her it is necessary to keep an eye moistened.
tropical rain
Humidity is necessary not only prostelennomu substrate, but also to "Emperor" - the home he regularly pours from the sky, in the same, and he needs you at home.Special tools are not required, rather conventional spray and regularity.Spraying is necessary and soil, and the inhabitants of the aquarium every day, but without going over, so as not to stagnate pools and did not flow down the walls of the condensate.The terrarium should be drinker - emperor scorpion drink constantly, and even take a bath in it.The frequency of "sprinkling" is reduced to two to three times a week at the beginning of September, when the home of animal rainy season ends.
Menu for scorpion
daily feed these arachnids are required.The adults eat no more than two times a week;the younger generation - three or four times.However, delay in feeding is not: the shortage of food they can eat each other.By overeating and obesity emperor scorpion is not inclined, so to determine the amount of food is enough a couple of times to watch them and draw conclusions.The basis of the diet - insects and worms.Adults easily'll eat a mouse or lizard (better to kill them in advance - scorpions eat the victim alive, and what to watch someone suffering?).Normally food is composed in a saucer, but some prefer to feed your pet with it.
male or female?
emperor scorpion readily breed in captivity.Would you like to get their offspring - are brought together couple.Usually podsazhivayut gentleman to the lady.To determine who is who, when buying have purchased items to compare: males are smaller tail have longer and narrower;Scallops on the belly is bigger, and the teeth of the "comb" longer.You do not trust yourself - ask directly at the store or bring along a friend connoisseur.
mating period and poslesvadebnye
efforts to stimulate sexual interest among prismotrennoy pair is two weeks to create the illusion of the rainy season, that is the abode of spray twice a day (but a smaller volume of water does not appear to mold).Courtship "emperors" is very impressive, but it is rarely possible to observe them as they place the dead of night.But the bearing of the female seen many skorpionovody: through the abdomen clearly visible future offspring.It is desirable for the period of "pregnancy" to transplant it in private apartments.As a mother skorpioniha very caring.It does not start there until all are fed offspring.Food and supplies it kills the nymphs on the chelicerae and claws, and until they will find "adult" color (born skorpionchiki white), carries them on his back.Separate from the young mother can be when they slezut with her and start an independent life.That's when you can make a friend (or enemy) an exotic gift: the emperor scorpion, whose price starts at two thousand rubles, it will come with a surprise for the valuable hint.
Caution - above all!
Despite the fact that the "emperor" of a person to kill or severely poison can not, it is very relative safety.The poison produced by him in the wound, can cause allergies.Yes, and the process can not be called pleasant.Therefore, deciding to "cuddle" pet is to make sure that he does not mind.The combat position - a clear warning about the reluctance to communicate.Do not make sudden movements - frightened scorpion responds instantly.It is better to substitute his hand, so he climbed up on her own, or to transplant it into his hand, took a pair of tweezers with soft paws tail.
