Firstly most emperor scorpions will require supplementary heating and a high humidity in captivity.
Marbled scorpion care sheet.
A small slender species that is found under tree bark or on the ground under rocks and in leaf litter and sometimes in houses across southern australia.
Scorpions are ectothermic cold blooded so they require heat from an external source such as a heat mat hot rock or heat lamp.
Water should be available to drink at all times to prevent dehydration.
Provide your scorpion with a ten gallon aquarium or terrarium.
The most commonly encountered scorpion species in australia as it lives in urban areas.
Live or freshly dead insects once or twice weekly.
Insects about to the body size of the scorpion are recommended.
This is needed 24 hours a day all year round.
Care guide marbled scorpion lychas variatus food.
Developed with and approved by a qualified veterinarian.
If you need additional information refer to the sources on the back of this care sheet or contact your veterinarian as appropriate.
This care sheet can cover the needs of other species.
You should provide your scorpion s habitat with a shallow water dish as well as a hiding area.
The venom of an asian forest scorpion s sting is mild.
Dead insects may be fed to the scorpion via forceps or tweezers but they will also pick up freshly dead insects off the ground.
The information on this care sheet is not a substitute for veterinary care.
How to look after your pet scorpion caring for your pet scorpions scorpions are the most ancient lineage of terrestrial higher animals metazoans known with fossils dating back to the silurian era 400 millions of years ago.
Peat moss potting soil or eco earth should be used and be 3 4 inches deep.
Lastly it is important that your scorpion should be able to burrow or at least conceal itself under a hide if it is to behave naturally.
