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hey /an/..
i'm thinking of buying a scorpion as a pet...

the only decision now is: should i buy a emperors scorpion (pandinus imperator) or a hairy desert scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)?.. which one is easier to keep for a beginner in exotic pets?

pic related, hadrurus arizonensis (desert hairy)
>> Anonymous
Most definately an emperor scorpion. They are bigger and creepier-looking
>> Anonymous
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How about neither... The damn scorpion does not want to be your pet. It will not love you. I hope it gets a good chance to sting the fuck out of you. Get a real pet.
>> Anonymous
An adult Hadrurus arizonensis. They live longer and you don't need to worry about humidity with them.
>> Anonymous
>>341860
like a cat could ever love u
>> Anonymous
Being a native zoni, i am familular with the hairy desert scorps, and they are mean, but fairly easy to care for.
>> Anonymous
Desert hairy. They aren't docile and easy to handle like emperors but that shit gets boring after the first two or three times and balancing the necessary humidity and ventilation for an emperor can be a bitch. You get a bit of mold growing in the substrate, the spores get on the book lungs, and you've got a dead scorpion. It's just easier. They seem more inclined to use their tails when hunting than Pandinus scorpions, too, which can be fun to watch.
>> Anonymous
i got an emperor as a pet when i was just a kid and i had no trouble with it at all. no humidity, blablabla. it never struck, i handled it often.
i kept it inside and then outside on the porch after we moved. it lived for about 4 years.
>> Anonymous
>>341981
Unless it was around 4 years old when you got it, it died young.
>> Anonymous
The bigger the better. The small ones can kill you. Since the emperor is a good size and more widely-known I'd say get that.
>> Anonymous
>>341986
fair enough. i dont know how old it was when i got it, but it was the biggest one in the tank at the pet store.
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>>341987

So you're saying that this Superstitionia donensis could have killed me?

Generalizations based on body size or chela size are a poor way of telling whether a scorpion is dangerous or not. Androctonus species are some of the most dangerous scorpions out there, and they can grow to 5 inches in body length. Same with Leiurus quinquestriatus, which has the most toxic venom.
>> Anonymous
>>342693
I used to see those in my house all the time before we had a regular bug guy

they were actually pretty nice, none of them really tried to invade my space
>> Anonymous
>>342693
their deadliness is proportional to the size of their claws to how large they are

not just how large the scorpion is
>> Anonymous
>>342705
>blah blah generalizations

No.
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>>342705

Which of these is deadly and which is harmless? They are both near each other in size and their chela are hardly different in relation to their body size.
>> Anonymous
>>342745

Green one, as everyone knows that poisons are green.
>> Anonymous
big ones. good.

small ones. BAAAAD.
>> Anonymous
>>342745
I dunno about the green one, don't recognize it but you get hit by the other one you're in shit.
>> Anonymous
>>342745
fatscorpion is faaaaaaaat
>> Anonymous
Tried and true idiot method for scorpions: the bigger the tail, the more likely the that specific breed has a more potential venom, a smaller tail makes up with bigger claws.
>> Anonymous
>>343111

The "green" one is a Leiurus quinquestriatus, Israeli Deathstalker. It has the most poisonous venom drop for drop out of all scorpions. The fat one is a Hadrurus arizonensis, a slightly fiesty but ultimately harmless scorpion.