The Scorpion is comming back!

I am excited to have a scorpion again. It may had been one of the oddest pets i ever had but it has been one of the best caged creature i ever had. I find them more enjoyable to watch than a tank full of fish.

Right now i am in the planning of setting up the tank again. The type i plan on getting is the same one as Dwayne, my previous scorpion.

Black Desert Hairy Scorpion - Hadrurus spadix
This kind of  scorpion is a desert species which is from the higher parts of Arizona. You may think it lives in sand, but that is not the case. Its counterpart does tho, which people do get confused with (Hadrurus Arizonensis). This scorpion is great digger and loves to borrow. You must provide a good substrate that it can do just that. Also, you need to keep the humidity to a minimum with this creature as it does not tolerate wetness that much. I was told by KenTheBugGuy's that you should at least mist it once a month as it lives in higher elevations than Hadrurus Arizonensis.

Here are some pictures of Dwayne, my previous scorpion.

Gunner vs. Tundra

Playing Tug with Pacquia

Pacquia playing Knocking Pillows

Princess home therapy.

My dog day!

Gunner, not showing

Another announcement, Gunner is no longer going to show in the meantime. As soon as he gets fixed, we will monitor him to see if he grows to be a wonderful Australian Shepherd that fits under the standard of the ASCA requirements. If his chest drops and he forms properly, then he will be shown under the altered class.

But we are still going to the shows just to enjoy it! =)

Doggy Play Day at Pt Isobel.

Tundra, Gunner and Ginger enjoying playing with friends at Pt Isobel in the Water.

Dwayne looking good!

Dwayne going in his ScorpCave!

Dwayne searching for Food!

Dwayne Roaming around!

Dwayne Showing Off!!

Desert vivarium update

As u can see I changed the way the tank looks. I will list the type of plants are in it.
Right now I keep the tank around 80degrees and humidity levels lower than 50percent. I can see a change in the humidity when the scorpion digs but that's only for a short period until it goes back to normal.
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Correction on Terrarium

Actually, its not a terrarium,(i think) but a Desert Vivarium because it holds both live plants and animals.. =)

Dwayne the Scorpion!

So I am VERY Intrigued by Dwayne, this creature is amazing!!

I've been watching him for hours trying to catch a cricket.. crossing fingers, hoping he will catch one! BTW, Thepictures are red because of his Night Heat lamp... hopefully I will get a blacklight very soon and capture some really cool pictures of him under it.


Origin of his name:

Dwayne comes from the actor formerly known as "The Rock" when his was Scorpion King.. So I started to call him Dwayne, as in Dwayne Johnson!! lol I know stupid huh?

The Start of My Desert Terrarium

First I purchased a Fish tank setup.

Then changed the top to a open air mesh type cover so that moisture can leave the tank.

Right now I am testing plants in it which I like to call salvage succulents.

And of course I have my little buddy "Dwayne" the Black Hairy Scorpion.

The substrate: I am using at the very bottom of the tank, gravel for drainage, then I placed a thick layer of Cactus mix, fresh so that it wouldn't be contaminated. After that, I placed a nice thick layer of Sand in the front part of the tank for the scorpion to dig.

anyways, here are some photos from it!

Gunner just can't wait

Here we are waiting in the parking lot of linardis. And gunner just can't wait.
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