What are the signs of a rainforest scorpion molting? What to look out for?

If the joints of the feet turn white and refuse to eat, it means that they are about to molt, at this time, pay attention to provide sufficient water, do not disturb the scorpion, disturbance may lead to molting failure.

1.The signs are as follows: refusal to eat, ignoring the prey or flicking it away with the tail, the body becomes swollen, generally a slightly flattened oval, and the fat food is the kind that is round like a rugby.

2.The body color becomes lighter, and according to my observation, the process is that the skin is more transparent just after molting, then slowly turns black to show the color it should have, and finally slowly fades and prepares to molt again.

3.I don't like to go into the nest, I always like to stay in a place where there is no smooth soil, my activity is reduced, my movement is slower, and I won't run around like before.

4.Rainforest scorpions belong to two reptiles and have high requirements for temperature and humidity, too high or too low will make scorpions refuse to eat, and too low humidity will cause scorpions to have difficulty molting.

5.In winter, when the temperature is too low, it is necessary to warm the air in the breeding environment, and it is best to provide a slightly dry and warm place to put some shelter in the breeding box for them to perch.

The signs are as follows: 1: Refusal to eat (not eating), ignoring the prey or flicking it away with the tail.

2: The body becomes swollen, generally a slightly flattened oval, and the fat eaten is the kind of whole round like a rugby.

3: The joints are whitish, and the tail joints are more obvious, whiter than usual, showing the white section by section.

4: The body color becomes lighter, according to my observation, the process is that --- has just finished molting and the skin is more transparent, then slowly turns black to show the color it should have, and finally slowly fades and prepares to molt again.

5: I don't like to go into the nest anymore, and I always like to stay in a place where there is no smooth soil.

6: Less activity, slower movements, no longer running around like before, probably accumulating strength to nourish the spirit to meet the molt.

7: The body will be elongated a little.

8: The back nail is slightly turned and slightly erect.

9: The folds of the belly on both sides are more pronounced, showing a knotted shape.

10: Sweep the tail, I haven't seen this phenomenon before molting, but it is written in the breeding data of East Asian pincer scorpions, maybe the rainforest or East Asia will be this, and it is the most reliable from practice.

Hello, scorpions will die when molting, mainly referring to the tendency to die or kill each other when molting. The following points should be noted: (1) It is necessary to create suitable environmental conditions for the growth and molting of young scorpions, and the difference in living conditions causes inconsistencies in the length of molting time.

The first molt of young scorpions after birth is more concentrated, generally the molting time of the same litter of young scorpions is about 6 hours, and the time is inconsistent from the second molt, about once every 40 days or so. For example, improper management methods, excessive density, lack of food and single feed, or unreasonable structure of the scorpion nest, etc., will produce serious killing phenomenon, or physiological sudden death due to inability to shed the skin. (2) Scorpions are afraid of high temperatures during molting and prefer an environment with moderate temperature and high humidity.

Young scorpions generally migrate to the middle and lower parts of the scorpion nest before molting, and the higher the outside temperature, the deeper the migration. Scorpions are generally semi-dormant before molting, do not eat or move, have weakened activity, rough skin, obvious body segments, and hypertrophy of the abdomen. When the scorpion molts, it grasps the stones and soil with its feet as an attachment point, and before molting, due to the absorption of a large amount of water, the body pressure increases, so the old skin is split from the horizontal direction between the cephalothorax pincer angle and the dorsal plate, and the cephalothorax is shed first, and the appendages are folded on the ventral surface, and the new part of the molt is sometimes twisted as a driving force, and it falls out from the head to the abdomen in turn.

The total molting process takes about 3 to 6 hours. If the temperature and humidity conditions are not suitable, the molting time will be prolonged or even die halfway. (3) When the young scorpion molts, the average daily temperature is required to be between 25 and 35, the soil moisture in the scorpion nest should be 10 15, and the relative humidity of the air should be controlled at about 75.

Density standard: 2 3 instar scorpions per square meter below 10,000, 4 6 instar scorpions should be controlled at about 5,000 scorpions. The gap between the brick and tile layers should not be too large, preferably between centimeters, and some minerals such as gravel or burned coal ballast and weathered soil should also be placed in the scorpion nest to help the young scorpion molt mechanically.

After achieving the above requirements, special attention should be paid to the nutritional combination of scorpions. In addition to feeding the 1 3 instar mealworms with a certain amount of high protein, the larvae should also be fed with some soil elements, rat women, mealworm larvae, etc., in order to achieve comprehensive nutrition. Those who do not have these insect sources can be fed with some appropriate amounts of cystine, vitamins, oxytetracycline and maternal feeding in the feed of mealworms.

Summary. After peeling, the scorpion is white and white, stationary, like a "dead scorpion" in general, in a semi-dormant state, 6 pairs of appendages are neatly stacked on the abdomen, like a long-tailed crawler, but that will soon be revived, the "dead scorpion" is resurrected, Hongyuan scorpion breeding professional scorpion body rapidly expands and expands, the body is elongated, appendages, and begins to move. However, because the new skin has not hardened, the body is soft and unable to resist diseases, insects and other predators, and after a few days, the body turns brown and the outer bone marrow hardens.

Hello. Hello dear. The signs of molting in scorpions are that in appearance, the abdomen is obviously hypertrophied, the body segments are clearly visible, **rough, and there seem to be cracks; In terms of activity, the scorpion moves underground, or moves to the middle of the scorpion nest (except for the 1st instar scorpion), does not eat or move, enters a semi-dormant state, and other metabolic activities are in a weak state.

Looking forward to you. After peeling, the scorpion is white and white, stationary, like a "dead scorpion" in general, in a semi-dormant state, 6 pairs of appendages are neatly stacked on the abdomen, like a long-tailed crawler, but that will soon be revived, the "dead scorpion" is resurrected, Hongyuan scorpion breeding professional scorpion body rapidly expands and expands, the body is elongated, appendages, and begins to move. However, because the new skin has not hardened, the body is soft and unable to resist diseases, insects and other predators, and after a few days, the body turns brown and the outer bone marrow hardens.

2l rainforest that is just under the ground, the bedding is coconut soil, coconut soil is the best, the humidity should be high, about 80%, because the most important thing for scorpions in molting is that the humidity should be high, or it is not easy to illuminate the molting difficult, serious will die... In addition, it will not eat before molting, and after molting is the most vulnerable time for scorpions, don't feed live animals, and it won't eat if you feed it... Wait for the scorpion shell to harden and turn brown before feeding, I hope it can help you.

Before the whole scorpion molts, the abdomen is obviously hypertrophied, the body segments are clearly visible, **rough, as if there are cracks, and do not eat or move, enter a semi-dormant state, and other metabolic activities are in a weak state, ready to molt.

The first molt of the baby scorpion is special. Since it has not yet left the mother's body, when molting, first hook the mother's somite space with the tail spine, hang the head downside down and constantly twist the body, the cephalothorax gradually ruptures, slowly revealing the young and new cephalothorax, and then continue to twist the body and exert the gravity of the inverted suspension, and gradually shed the whole scorpion body.

From the second to the fifth molt of the young scorpion (2nd instar), it becomes moist and soft because the epidermis absorbs a lot of water. It began to gradually crack a slit in the back of the cephalothorax, and its steps grasped the attachment, twisting its body continuously, and slowly the cephalothorax first shed. After that, the anterior abdomen, hind abdomen, and tail are shed in turn, and the whole molting process is completed.

After molting, the whole scorpion, the body is tender, motionless, semi-dormant, 6 pairs of appendages are neatly stacked on the abdomen, like a crawler close to the ground, but it will soon recover, the body rapidly expands, expands, elongates, appendages, resumes activity and hunts for food.

Whitening of the leg joints Unnatural tail wagging.

Scorpion molting requires adequate nutrition and physical strength. Due to the softness of the freshly shed scorpion, it is often the target of other scorpions when there is a lack of food. Molting is a sign of the growth and development of a scorpion, and since the skin of a scorpion cannot grow larger as the body grows, the scorpion must shed its old skin for the body to grow.

The scorpion molts once and its body grows once, and the scorpion has a total of 6 molts in its lifetime. Due to the different living conditions, the molting is not very consistent, only the first molt on the back of the female scorpion is more concentrated, the littermate of the baby scorpion in about 6 hours to complete the molting, the next 5 times of molting time difference is larger, sometimes the difference is as long as 3 months. The above is seen from the business platform of one acre of agricultural products, and there is a lot of detailed information about this, which can be referred to.

Their bar owner is a connoisseur, so ask more. According to him, the body of the scorpion grows rapidly after each molt, and it is determined that the first molt grows about 0.5 cm, and each molt grows about 0.7 cm between 3 and 6 times.

After the first molt, the weight of the 2nd instar scorpion increased from 55 per gram to 42 per gram.

The molting of scorpions, like other arthropods, is due to a series of physiological and biochemical changes in the body of the scorpion, directly under the action of ecdysone produced in the body, the old skin is shed and replaced with new skin, but in addition to the special role of ecdysone, the molting of scorpions also needs other necessary conditions, first of all, the body should have enough nutrients to provide energy to generate power, those scorpions that lack nutrition and energy are difficult to molt, often slow to molt, or lack of motivation in molting and aborting molting to die.

Just like snakes and crabs, when they grow to a certain size, the original skin cannot contain the new body and begins to peel off.

Precautions for young scorpion peeling For a long time, it is difficult for young scorpions to shed their skin and is prone to the common disease of physiological sudden death, so in the practice of breeding, pay attention to the following points will improve the survival rate of young scorpions.

1. Create a suitable environment. The first peeling time after the young scorpion is born, generally about 5 hours, from the second peeling start time is inconsistent, every 40 days or so peeling 1 time, such as improper management methods, lack of food, single feed or the structure of the scorpion nest is unreasonable, etc., will cause the phenomenon of killing or can not shed the skin, physiological sudden death, so when the young scorpion sheds its skin, the density of 2-3 instar scorpions is less than 3000 per cubic meter, and the gap between the brick and tile layers can not be too large, preferably between 15 cm, You should also put some gravel or weathered clods in the scorpion nest to help the scorpion mechanically shed its skin. In addition, special attention should be paid to the nutritional combination of scorpions, in addition to feeding a certain amount of high-protein insects, should also be fed with some earth turtles, mealworms, etc.

2. Create the right temperature. In the process of scorpion peeling, it likes an environment with moderate temperature and high humidity, such as suitable temperature and humidity, and the process of all scorpions peeling is about 2-5 hours; If the temperature and humidity are not suitable, the time will be prolonged or death will be delayed. When the young scorpion sheds its skin, the average daily temperature is between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius, the soil temperature in the scorpion nest should be between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius, and the relative humidity of the air should be about 75.