Hadogenes troglodytes Care

Distribution: South Africa

Housing: Plastic storage containers, aquariums, etc.

They can be housed in plastic storage boxes with holes drilled in them or in aquariums. A water dish is needed for this species. There should also be an ample number of hides, consisting of flat rocks (as there common name implies). They are not communal, so housing them together will most likely result in cannibalism.

Substrate: Dry peat moss/ coco fiber or sand

Place 2 in. or 5 cm of a 60% peat moss or coco fiber and 40% sand mixture on the bottom of the enclosure or use 100% pure peat moss/ coco fiber and mist the substrate, approximately every month as needed.

Temperature: 70-85°F or 21-29.5°C

Maintain the temperature at 70-85°F or 21-29.5°C. The higher the temperature (within this range) the faster the scorpions will grow, breed, and give birth.

Humidity: 60-70%

Diet: Crickets or roaches

Feed the scorpions crickets or roaches that are smaller than the scorpion itself. Remove prey if it has not been eaten within 24 hours and also remove any remains of eaten prey, such as legs, wings, etc. If the remains are left for an extended period of time an infestation of mites may occur.

Reproduction: Sexual

Sexing: Both males and females of this species have elongated, flattened bodies, but a male's metasoma is much longer.

Venom level: 1 of 5

The venom of this scorpion is mildly toxic. When placed on a scale from 1-5, where 1 is mildly toxic venom and 5 is extremely toxic venom, it is a 1.