BABYCURUS JACKSONI / Rusty Thick Tail Scorpion
Family: Buthidae
Common name(s): Rusty Thick Tail
Location: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda (East Africa)
Size: 6cm - 8cm
Faunarium: medium size for one adult specimen or a pair
Substrate: Moisture retaining soil, peat or coco-fibre
Temperature: 28°C throughout daylight hours, 23°C at night
Humidity: Between 65% and 75%
Toxicity: No known LD_50 value at this point, must assume it is atleast moderately venomous, caution advised (3 out of 5)
Keeper level: advanced
Food...
Adults will eat small, medium and large crickets; small, medium or large locusts (hoppers) and other feeders. Scorplings will eat pinhead crickets and small hoppers.
Overview...
They like to climb.
They are typically not aggressive scorpions, although quick.
They come in a variety of different colour morphs.
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Personal Observations...
So far I have not observed too much with this species.
There are conflicting reports online as how best to keep this species in terms of humidity and
temperature. One thing I will say is that my specimens prefer moist areas of the enclosure to
drier parts. That said, one specimen prefers the hot side of the enclosure while the other prefers
the cooler side. Although I would believe that they can tolerate a range of temperatures and that
both sides of the tank fit into that range.
Currently they are very docile, slow to use their sting at any annoyance. They do not grab with their
pincers or go into a defensive posture. You could equate their reaction to any disturbance as more "playing dead" that anything else, although I believe this reaction will surely change as they mature.
Finally, being a member of the Buthidae family and probably having atleast moderately potent venom, this species should only be kept by advanced and experienced keepers in the hobby.
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