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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 76525" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>from what i've been reading sometimes they'll eat the ones that fall off as they're the weak and maybe sick. IF you're quick and smooth enough to replace them you can do that. There's 2 schools of thought on this, some say use tongs so you don't scent the scorplings, others say it doesn't matter. I'm with the use tongs side on that one, with all the sensitive chemosensors they have they may reject and kill/eat the young that you touch and replace. Plus tongs keep you out of reach of being stung by a pissed off momma thinking you're messing with her babies <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>What i have found is that the newborns need to stay moist, really most, but not wet. That's the main reason they're on the mom's back, to stay off the dirt and absorb moisture from her until they molt. Once they molt they can move into their own habitat.</p><p></p><p>A rubber scorp can be used in place of the mother, very lightly mist it I'm guessing for the moisture to transfer, then the normal condensation from their bodies on the rubber should create moisture also to continue keeping them hydrated.</p><p></p><p>There's a thread in the American Tarantula Society about this, </p><p><a href="http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11333" target="_blank">http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11333</a> </p><p></p><p>pretty good read. </p><p></p><p>Also has a link to another website on raising the scorplings from first instar from The Venom List - <a href="http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13146&st=0&gopid=156427&#entry156427" target="_blank">http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13146&st=0&gopid=156427&#entry156427</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 76525, member: 4199"] from what i've been reading sometimes they'll eat the ones that fall off as they're the weak and maybe sick. IF you're quick and smooth enough to replace them you can do that. There's 2 schools of thought on this, some say use tongs so you don't scent the scorplings, others say it doesn't matter. I'm with the use tongs side on that one, with all the sensitive chemosensors they have they may reject and kill/eat the young that you touch and replace. Plus tongs keep you out of reach of being stung by a pissed off momma thinking you're messing with her babies ;) What i have found is that the newborns need to stay moist, really most, but not wet. That's the main reason they're on the mom's back, to stay off the dirt and absorb moisture from her until they molt. Once they molt they can move into their own habitat. A rubber scorp can be used in place of the mother, very lightly mist it I'm guessing for the moisture to transfer, then the normal condensation from their bodies on the rubber should create moisture also to continue keeping them hydrated. There's a thread in the American Tarantula Society about this, [url]http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11333[/url] pretty good read. Also has a link to another website on raising the scorplings from first instar from The Venom List - [url]http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13146&st=0&gopid=156427&#entry156427[/url] [/QUOTE]
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