Possibly by the spring i will also post about breeding/reproduction and care.
What made me think of this is a bad YouTube “star” who seems only interested in “unboxing” vids and his scorpions are all improperly cared for and housed. He was freaking out because his female Hottentotta Hottentotta was eating her babies from her back. He had the wrong environment for her, gave her no hide just a huge rock which she was unable to hide he also left her under bright fluorescent bulb overnight and im pretty sure he underfeeds them as their feeding responses ( of the others) were hyper I’ve never had my scorpions act in that manner. Female scorpions are good mothers until their babies leave her back. Being underfed prior to having babies plus all the stress had her eating her young. Hottentotta Hottentotta are partheneogenic most partheneogenic scorpions are communal however once the babies leave her back after their 1st molt they may be eaten by her or tank mates best to separate them immediately after. Until the babies leave her back she will protect her babies.
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