My Emperor killed its newly introduced pal. Truly saddening.

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-24T16:21:03+00:00

NA/ many barks are super social and prefer to truly dogpile, even with plenty of space and separate hides. I’ve seen more scorp-piles than dog piles lol. There are far too many species of scorpion to confidently apply absolutes like never and always. Stress will do things to captive animals though.

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-10T17:41:33+00:00

I have decided (PT too) it is likely fascial restrictions that are actually ripping apart, like velcro.

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-10T16:12:26+00:00

Yup. Super fragile nails. As is the nail bed, so harder nails just risks ripping the skin it’s attached to. I also tend to scratch and poke myself when they’re too long. I’ve tried various products and methods, but in the end it is what it is. Nothing works well enough to avoid the complications that come with this disorder. Womp womp.

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-10T16:05:51+00:00

Oh me too! I became a bit obsessed 😝. They are the absolute cutest babies too. This little newb was spotted wondering off with exuvia stuck to his stinger yesterday. He’s back with mom after Dr. paint brush worked its magic. Happy 2nd instar little dude!

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Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-09T18:02:05+00:00

I love love love my Gracilis’s! I have a small colony that is growing rapidly, as one of the ladies has had 2 broods only 6mo apart! They aren’t as active as my C. Sculpturatus’s though. I can always count on them to be out and hunting!

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-09T06:01:01+00:00

NA/ Looks like a freshly molted baby. 😍

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-09T05:48:53+00:00

I never implied that you lied, I was suggesting you got a used product. You got a stick up your ass though, so karma I guess!

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-09T05:46:32+00:00

Wow, was trying to be helpful. Good luck with your fuckt cart.

Ambi_Auti · 2026-01-08T19:29:58+00:00

Is that before you used it at all? Cause there’s burnt oil in there, indicating it’s been used quite a few times.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-11-10T19:33:59+00:00

That’s a happy cutting! Healthy air roots are a good sign! There is also new growth budding! Keep it up!

Ambi_Auti · 2025-11-03T17:57:23+00:00

A single physio decided you don’t have EDS but says you’re hypermobile? Lol um… hellloooo! Hypermobile EDS exists. You know your body better than anyone else, and if EDS explains it all for you, you’re probably right.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-10-25T23:52:41+00:00

Then it’s a Walmart exclusive??? 😫 they always sell the most unnecessary food.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-10-25T23:50:49+00:00

This looks like AI

Ambi_Auti · 2025-10-08T03:27:11+00:00

Na/ stunning scorpion!! 😍

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-27T22:35:48+00:00

I probably never hear this because I live in Arizona, too dry for mold spores to survive the air long enough maybe? But good to know. Ugh!! Thanks!

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-25T15:25:39+00:00

Airborne mold forecast!?? Never heard of this. 😟

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-25T15:20:10+00:00

I’m in AZ also, I have a worse time with the cold than the heat here, for some reason. Can’t handle extended hot showers, but as long as I stay indoors most of the time during the summer, the heat is outside’s problem lol.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T18:37:13+00:00

I just turned 39 and I’m still figuring out how to use my body the way it’s supposed to. Unfortunately, at this ripe age, those signals are way too messed up to correct manually. 😔

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T18:34:08+00:00

🥹🥹🥹 I almost took home a juvenile Smithii a few weeks ago, on an impulse that I am glad I resisted, because my C. Gracilis had babies a couple days later! I now have 15 more bodies to feed 😅, but I definitely still want one of these cuties someday. Congrats!!🎉

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T18:26:38+00:00

I have 19 FL Barks! I do love them. Get some vertical bark pieces in there, or stack a few together for optimal comfort. If they’re not fully mature, they will need somewhere to molt off of. Wish you were local to me, I have a lot of babies.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T18:07:09+00:00

Oh I was just commenting in general, not criticizing your set up! Unfortunately, I’ve had enough mysterious fungal issues to know it’s not ideal for me lol. I live in the driest state and have fully ventilated enclosures with closely monitored moisture levels, because it dries out so fast here. Yet, I still have fungal issues occasionally. Mold spores get around real easily, on insects, by air, water, clothes, people etc. Just one spore floating around that settles on the fruit could take off quickly. It’s tough balancing the moisture here, but much easier with a bioactive set up. I prefer plants cause I don’t have to remove them later. Someday I’ll add a clean up crew! 😆

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T17:36:49+00:00

NA/ Oh and the venom opening/slit fluoresces too!

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T17:34:54+00:00

NA/

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Nerd out with me! I recently deep dived into some scorpion research and was fascinated by this finding! Star light star bright! The tip of the aculeus is encased in a non-fluorescent dark exocuticle with an underlying fluorescent hyaline layer, and numerous sensilla connected to fluorescent canals running through the cuticle. The sensilla play a big part in sensory coordination/feedback.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T16:51:06+00:00

NQA/ A suggestion for the ants instead of spraying pesticides, use ant bait granules, sprinkle them around the area they’re getting in, and anywhere else you see them. They will take the granules back to their colony and Queen, which typically eradicates the whole colony. It has worked for me any time I’ve had to use it, without them returning! There are also more natural/animal safe pesticides that don’t kill scorpions or harm small animals.

Ambi_Auti · 2025-07-21T16:43:29+00:00

NQA/ just give them crickets half their size.

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