Holy crap slings are quick

[Dave S]

Had to tell the tale.
Last Night I was checking on the little ones, offer a cricket to my pink toe, mist the tank no problem.
Next I go to the gbb sling, check on the water offer a pin head no problem.
Finally to the smithi sling. ... open the lid, add a touch of water go digging around in the pinhead cup for a little one. Find one, look up and there goes the smithi like a rocket up the side, over the top, down the outside and on to the table. @$*t!!! I say as the little bugger is tearing across the table littlelegs a blur like "taz" from buggs bunny!
I throw the pin head in the tank. Smithi is at the end of the table now, I lose sight of it fir a sec ( ah crap if you made it to the carpet I'm boned I'll never find ya)
Then I see it. I put one hand behind it, one at the edge of the table and shush it into my had.
Ok now I can breath lol. Nope! ! There it goes up my arm heading for my shoulder, I block it with my other hand before it gets in my shirt. Now I'm like a circus clown juggling the little one between hands, as I'm trying to grab the tank or lid to get it back in.
Finally the little one gets coxed back in and the lid goes on. Lol what a night lol

 

[Denny Dee]

T's have a way to lull us into thinking they are slow but when they want to go, they go. Almost had a similar day yesterday with my P. metallica. Barely contained her in the enclosure as she made her move during feeding. If you have never seen a Poethilotheria spcies move at full speed, you have not seen anything yet . Always a good reminder to use safety at all times. Glad it all worked out for you and the Smithi.

 

[katiekatelyn]

My fastest T is my p.regalis followed closely by my OBT, thankfully they both burrow and I don't have to worry about escapees.

 

[LauraMI]

What 1st drew me into T's was how very deliberate every move they make is. One guy I know described them as "incredibly efficient". No energy wasted. Which is what can lull us into thinking they're cumbersome & clumsy.
But feeding my B. vagans... That little sling is quicker than a snapped-rubber band when it wants to be!!!

 

[Denny Dee]

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My fastest T is my p.regalis followed closely by my OBT, thankfully they both burrow and I don't have to worry about escapees.

I find it interesting that your regalis burrows. So does mine. But not like my terrestrials. Her burrow would be an insult to my other guys . She is still a juvenile and uses it when she gets stressed but she spends most of the time climbing around her arboreal enclosure. And she is quite fast when she wants. I believe when she reaches adult, she will no longer use the "burrow" but we will have to see. Pokies are definitely an advanced species because of their speed and they all can deliver a pretty nasty bite. Rough combination but their beauty is unmatched so worth the extra precautions.

 

[katiekatelyn]

@Denny Dee yeah she is in a Kritter Keeper, upended for the height and I have some wood in there for her to anchor some web on but she immediately made a burrow with three entrances when I introduced her to it. She's not a climber, not like my p.metallica. Pepper is very very shy. She's a juvenile now or pretty close to it. She doesn't like to be out in the open, I mostly just see her legs. I hope she calms with age!
I have two l.parahybanas also, are you going to breed yours?

 

[Denny Dee]

I have not attempted to breed any of my T's as of this time. I have "bred" some scorpions which gave birth literally 9 months+ after I acquired them. That was a surprise! Bad night for me trying to scoop them all out of the enclosure around midnight. Babies are a lot of work! I currently have 15 of them that I am rearing. Really not sure I want to go through that again. But we will see.

 

[katiekatelyn]

Sell them and make a ton of cash!

 

[Denny Dee]

That is the plan . Want to get them up to about an inch or so. Only concern is that these are very HOT species. Tityus and Hottentotta tamulus. Need to make sure they go to a very, very safe home....

 

[katiekatelyn]

It would be helpful if you require potential buyers to tell you some things about the scorpions, like what kind of habitat they prefer, what their diet consists of, just enough so that you aren't grilling them but can decide whether or not they've done their homework, and know it's not just an impulse buy. Also, if you make your own caresheet you can print copies and hand them out with each purchase, include websites for good tips on care and maintenance, and assuming you're selling them to locals, list stores where they could buy food and other supplies. That ought to alleviate some of your apprehension.

 

[Denny Dee]

Great suggestions Katelyn. Still have awhile to go but will definitely use these suggestions. I have never sold any of my inverts. I don't like subtraction from my collection just additions .

 

[MatthewM1]

Had an S. calceatum sling decided to sprint laps around my arm when I was unpacking it a little while back. Those little buggers can be obnoxious.

What Tityus sp.?

 

[katiekatelyn]

Yeah, I feel the same. I'd keep 'em all!

 

[katiekatelyn]

Had an S. calceatum sling decided to sprint laps around my arm when I was unpacking it a little while back. Those little buggers can be obnoxious.

What Tityus sp.?

Beautiful scorpions!

 

[Denny Dee]

Tityus asthenes. The Amazon Black Devil scorpion. My favorite of all my scorps.

 

[MatthewM1]

Tityus asthenes. The Amazon Black Devil scorpion. My favorite of all my scorps.

Ooooo, nice

When you decide to move some hit me up, if I've got some extra $ or we can work out a trade ill take some off your hands

 

[Denny Dee]

You got it.