This is a specific care sheet for Brazilian Yellow Scorpions (Tityus serrulatus), for more in this genus see Category:Tityus.
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Most commonly known as the Brazilian Yellow scorpion.
| Scorpion Information (for a more detailed Scorpion care review see Scorpion Care Sheet | |
| Regions Found: | South America Midwest and southeastern Brazil |
| Class: | Terrestrial |
| Longevity: | unknown |
| Adult Scorpion Size: | 3 cm |
| Temperament: | Deffensive sometimes aggressive |
| Claws: | Small yet strong pedipalps |
| Sting Potency: | Severe envenoming and even death |
| Tityus serrulatus Housing Requirements | |
| Scorpion Housing: | Minimum 3 gallon tank with 1-3″ of moist substrate |
| Temperature range: | 21-32°C |
| Humidity range: | 70-80% |
| Special Requirements: | Can be housed in groups |
| Tityus serrulatus Breeding | |
| Breeding Difficulty: | easy breeding, reproduces by parthenogenesis |
| Birth Size: | 20 |
| Danger to Male: | unknown |
| Tityus serrulatus Diet | |
| A scorpions diet should consist mainly of livefood insects such as crickets, locust, butter worms, meal worms, superworms, houseflies and cockroaches. | |
| Recommended Pet Supplies for Tityus serrulatus | |
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Habitat
The young are best housed individually in vials or deli containers with a vertical piece of bark and several small holes for ventilation. The young will use this bark to aid with molting and also to distance themselves away from the substrate if it becomes too moist. A water dish does not need to be provided until around the 4th-5th instar. If the juveniles are fed regularly, they will obtain enough moisture from their prey and they may also obtain additional moisture when the substrate is moistened.
The adults can be housed together in plastic storage boxes with holes drilled into them or in aquariums. A water dish should be provided for the adults to drink from. Also there should be an ample number of hides, depending on the number of adults.
Place 1-3 in. or 2.5-7.5 cm of peat moss or coco fiber on the bottom of the enclosure and keep it moist. When the substrate begins to dry out re-moisten it.
Temperature
Maintain the temperature at 70-90°F or 21-32°C. To ensure the temperatures are being provided you should monitor them by using accurate thermometers in a few locations within the enclosure.
The higher the temperature (within this range) the faster the scorpions will grow, breed, and give birth.
Humidity
Humidity should maintained between 70-80%. To successfully maintain the desired humidity conditions for your tarantula you are going to need a hygrometer. A hygrometer is a device used to measure relative humidity within the enclosure.
Feeding
Feed the scorpions crickets or roaches that are smaller than the scorpion itself. Feed the adults once every week and the juveniles twice weekly. 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.