Post by nick on Jul 23, 2006 16:45:38 GMT -5
Finally some information on pregnant scorpion, thank you to www.centralpets.com/animals/insects/scorpions/scp2560.html
Once again, this is some really rare and interesting information. This will help a lot of breeders I know it, for the longest time I could never find out anything about signs of pregnancy, but this seems to be the most likely and reasonable one.
This information of the membranes expanding seems more and more likely so I deffinently believe it to be a "true."
(From site www.key-net.net/users/swb/pet_arthropod/Emperor.htm )
Both male and female Black Emperor Scorpions take about three years to reach maturity, and will breed in another one to three years after maturity. After a successful mating there will be behavioral changes in the female after a short period of time. She will start to grow restless, and pregnancy will usually be visible. A pregnant female will have visible white masses located inside the intersegmental membranes. Young Scorpions do not hatch from eggs, but rather are born live. They must stay with their mother until they molt once to keep from dying of thirst. Young are commonly seen riding on their mother's backs until this time. Most female Black Emperors feed the young by crushing crickets and feeding them to her young. Mothers have been known to eat their babies. Some hobbyists report that this behavior can be decreased if the mother is well fed, but this is not always the case.
Once again, this is some really rare and interesting information. This will help a lot of breeders I know it, for the longest time I could never find out anything about signs of pregnancy, but this seems to be the most likely and reasonable one.
Fig. 4.--Close-up of mesosoma or "abdomen." Posterior end is to the left. Notice membrane on pleurae (sides) and between tergites (plates) on dorsum (top). In fat or pregnant scorpions these membranes expand greatly.
This information of the membranes expanding seems more and more likely so I deffinently believe it to be a "true."
(From site www.key-net.net/users/swb/pet_arthropod/Emperor.htm )
