Babies!!!

[x_raphael_xx]

I brought Xena home a year ago. Today I came downstairs to babies!!
So far I’ve counted 10, not sure if shes done or there are more to come.
H.silenus

 

[Enn49]

Congratulations.

 

[x_raphael_xx]

Also...curious...If she doesn't eat them all, and some survive to eventually get sold...
I don't know if she is WC or CB as she wasn't labeled, but if she is WC and the babies were born in captivity, would they get labeled as CB?

 

[Blackdog]

Hope you don't get overgrown if they are communal!

 

[x_raphael_xx]

Hope you don't get overgrown if they are communal!

They can be cannibalistic. Once they’ve had their first molt and come off the mum I’m going to separate them

 

[Tarantulafeets]

They can be cannibalistic. Once they’ve had their first molt and come off the mum I’m going to separate them

In my experience, I just left them in there with mom, and they were doing fine. I would give the mom a quite sizable roach and she would grab it and pinch it for a while before giving it to the scorplings. I would then give her another roach for herself. She did a pretty good job taking care of them, and I separated them in a few weeks after their first molt. Although if you if you decide to separate them right away that's fine too. It's best to leave the enclosure in a dark environment with little disturbances, otherwise it can stress her out and cause her to eat the babies. It's also quite fun seeing a baby scorpion feeding frenzy lol

 

[x_raphael_xx]

In my experience, I just left them in there with mom, and they were doing fine. I would give the mom a quite sizable roach and she would grab it and pinch it for a while before giving it to the scorplings. I would then give her another roach for herself. She did a pretty good job taking care of them, and I separated them in a few weeks after their first molt. Although if you if you decide to separate them right away that's fine too. It's best to leave the enclosure in a dark environment with little disturbances, otherwise it can stress her out and cause her to eat the babies. It's also quite fun seeing a baby scorpion feeding frenzy lol
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Thanks for the info!! I gave her a cricket last night. Hoping I can keep her well fed!

 

[Lawrence b]

Thats a long pregnancy period but think scorpion can delay giving birth. I have couple of H.silenus myself there not as big as some Heterometrus sp , am gonna add few more to my collection .