about instar

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

what does instar mean? and how can i tell my Chaerilus sp slings instar? thanks

Subject: Re: about instar Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:15 pm

Everytime a scorPIOn mOlts they have upgraded an instar. 1st instar means a scorPIoN doesnt mOlteD yet. A newly born scorpling is the 1st instar. At this instar the scorpling is on the mOtherS bAck and it wilL nOt eat. They get their nuTrients througH the osmOsis and the exoskeletons are soft. 2nd instar, 1-2 weEks after they are born the scorpion wilL mOlt for the 1st time and miGht stilL stay at the mOtherS bAck.

All other molts wilL raise the instar so if you see soMeoNE say 3rd instar it means the scorPling mOlteD twice.

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

will it turn black after first molt? my slings werent in their mothers back that long.after about 1 week they were already roaming around. . .

Subject: Re: about instar Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:11 pm

2nd instar color are stilL liGht and also bAse oN their sPp. Your slings are in the 2nd instar thats why they are nOt in the mOms bAck. It dEpends oN the temperature why your slings mOLted fast.

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

its a Chaerilus sp., possibly celebensis..do i need to separate them now? thanks a lot.

Subject: Re: about instar Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:34 pm

If alL the slings are noT on the mOms bAck u cAn separate them to avoid cANnibAlism.

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

ok ok..thanks a lot...

Newbie Posts : 18 Q.C. Join date : 2011-03-09

Instar is the period between molts.

The only time you can be certain of the instar is when you know when they were born and have tracked their molts.

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Furthermore, based on experience and field observation. I would say C. celebensis is tolerant when it comes to a communal set-up. In the wild they are found living along side with each other of varying instars. Of which their habitats are also shared with centipedes and P. baeri tarantula.

Being small scorpions their diet range from small insects, like termites, to small earthworms.

Feed your slings with termites if you have access to one. Separate with the mom, but you can house the slings together.

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

how bout the small white mites roaming around when theres left overs?

Grand Pet Master Posts : 851 manila Join date : 2010-12-06

orangehouse wrote:: Instar is the period between molts.

The only time you can be certain of the instar is when you know when they were born and have tracked their molts.

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Furthermore, based on experience and field observation. I would say C. celebensis is tolerant when it comes to a communal set-up. In the wild they are found living along side with each other of varying instars. Of which their habitats are also shared with centipedes and P. baeri tarantula.

Being small scorpions their diet range from small insects, like termites, to small earthworms.

Feed your slings with termites if you have access to one. Separate with the mom, but you can house the slings together.

In addition to this, i suggest you to use the workers, not the soldiers as feeders.

Grand Pet Master Posts : 851 manila Join date : 2010-12-06

beatbear wrote:: how bout the small white mites roaming around when theres left overs?

You can prevent mites by removing the leftovers and avoiding too much moisture. scorplings do not need much water so you can spray their enclosure/delicup 2-3x a week.

Senior Member Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08

thanks..very much appreciated. . .

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