Leiurus Quinquestriatus Brood

I had grand plans to bring all the pictures and info over here of my Lq birth thread but I've been horribly busy and in combination with my crippling laziness. Well you get the picture... But tonight while taking pictures of my Emps I decided to feed my 5 4i Lq's and 1 3i stubborn slow to molt Lq. I found this.



This little lady molted from 3i to 4i in 43 days but now has molted from 4i to 5i in only 41! I have a 3i sister of hers who has been chilling at 3i for 92 days now. They get offered food on the same days. They are in deli cups which get rotated around the heat lamp daily to make sure they get equal heat. The only thing I can think of is that as they have been getting older I've been reducing the frequency of my misting. #2 there (which if memory serves me I named DolbyR back in the day) had been kept fairly dry this week until I misted last night. So maybe I triggered the early molt with a monsoon? Oh well at least I have somewhere to post up my Lq baby pics now.

yames wrote:I had grand plans to bring all the pictures and info over here of my Lq birth thread but I've been horribly busy and in combination with my crippling laziness. Well you get the picture... But tonight while taking pictures of my Emps I decided to feed my 5 4i Lq's and 1 3i stubborn slow to molt Lq. I found this.



This little lady molted from 3i to 4i in 43 days but now has molted from 4i to 5i in only 41! I have a 3i sister of hers who has been chilling at 3i for 92 days now. They get offered food on the same days. They are in deli cups which get rotated around the heat lamp daily to make sure they get equal heat. The only thing I can think of is that as they have been getting older I've been reducing the frequency of my misting. #2 there (which if memory serves me I named DolbyR back in the day) had been kept fairly dry this week until I misted last night. So maybe I triggered the early molt with a monsoon? Oh well at least I have somewhere to post up my Lq baby pics now.

That seems plausible about triggering the molt with misting.

Great pictures!



Joey

A very impressive specie some very good photos there and a great example.

Thanks Dune. I'm glad you like them.

On a Side note I've recently found out that I have Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus. Which can be seen in the 5th segment of the tail. The gradient from dark to grey is the indicator. It was news to me too.

Interesting that how long have you kept this specimen?

I've had my Lq for 9 months now.

I used to keep one had mine for a year and he died I believe he was an old specimen anyway, was a WC.

Yeah it's tough to know the age of a WC scorpion. I think that's what appeals to me about raising my own. Knowing their actual age and keeping them around nice and long.

Oh I agree if I get another he will be CB but maybe wait until summer now.

The lone male in my group #1 GS as he's been named finally joined the gals at 5i he is starting to really show his lack of size compared to the females. At 4i premolt he looked like a 3i girl in a side by side comparison.

But here he is in all his 5i glory!

It's really a joy to watch them grow up healthily under your care. Good job!