New pedes and flat rock

Looks like I got a girly (I think?)



Alipes sp.





Blue leg

nice pics!
didn't see the flat rock though...maybe it's under the Hadogenes sp?
maybe you have H paucidens there...but you'll want to get rid of it to show off the rock and how flat it is.

love the pedes, Alipes g grandidieri, if i'm right in that ID, is a prominent member of my zoo as well! poor thing though, it's hella-fun to wind it up! the tail-rattling!

the other pede is lovely too!

Yes, I seem to have missed the rock in that picture and got a scorp in, gah!

tsk tsk!
maybe that speedy scorpion darted in front trying to get her picture taken. vain!

I think this might be the case, I will correct it later!

you can easily tell male hadogenes from females, females have a short metasoma, males are stupidly long, and males also have ridiculously long pedipalps. Seriously males look very out of proportion!!!!

Steph, get a better shot of her underside, as in as much of her as possible... I think I have spotted something

i was hopeful for baby scorps so attacked her with a torch, but all I got were squiggles.



I know the photos are rubbish, it wasn't easy balancing scorp torch and camera.

That as my better half informs me is a gravid scorpion. Cheers Lisa

Oooo really! Too early to get a baby names book?

Thanks!!

Got plenty of babies in there and if they are that visible your looking at about 2 months. Put Lisa down for a couple when they drop please.

Aw, will do for sure!

(put her down for a couple, if that wasn't clear)

fantastic news!!! haha nice and lucky eh Steph?

Don't jinx me, talking about being lucky!

Although, I bet picking up all those pennies does help.

you have your work cut out for you Steph, this is one of the hardest species to raise!!! But I seem to have it weighed off so when she drops let us know, and I will let you know how I rear mine. I have never had a baby Hadogenes die on me yet

Mine gave birth out in the open as well so it you are lucky you will see all the action.

They can have on average 30 babies. my last brood was 32. but she gave birth to the first one then left it in her hide. Half way through she gave birth to one doubled over and was still born. (she ate this one) but the remaining 30 survived. I let some go at about 3mth old (still 2i) and had some until they were bordering on 4i.

They take forever to mature, 5-6 years. so breeding this species in captivity is a definite long term investment lol! Something I'm planning on doing anyway because hardly anyone breeds these.

Anyway good luck with the brood hun and many congratulations

My flat rock scorplings are taking forever to grow at all (although I think that was down to not enough heat, so hoping to see some growing soon), so if all goes well and this one gives birth to healthy babies, it'll be fun

Will let you know, any advice is appreciated.

Oh right lol, sorry I didn't realise you already had some... but it's useful information for anyone else who may stumble across the page.

And yes they do take forever to grow!

Have you just got paucadins?

Good luck with the flat rock scorp
Those pedes are awsome esp the first

Not sure what my little ones are! I had a thread up on scorpionforums about them, since I wasn't sure what they are... Think by the end most were saying H. troglodytes

As far as scorps go I have an emp and my weird Heterometrus too

paucadins and troglodytes are the most common in the trade. any other Hadogenes sp. are usually in the hands of collectors who have specifically collected in the wild.

I have 2 little 'trogs' and a 2i paucadins, so cute and flat hahaha!

Awwww! One of mine is anything but flat, its round as a beachball, but refusing to molt.