Scorpion Health Problems

One of the most common causes of death for scorpions in captivity is improper molting. What happens is the scorpion is unable to fully exit its old exoskeleton, so it dies with some of its appendages still stuck. Generally, when a scorpion has difficulty molting, it is due to the humidity being too low. If the humidity is raised, that will usually be enough to ensure that the next scorpion will not have difficulty molting. Below is an image of a Hottentotta hottentotta that was unable to molt successfully because the environment was too dry.

Image of Hottentotta with Molting Difficulty