Things You'll Need
- 10-gallon fish tank or aquarium with lid
- Under-tank heat pad
- Eco-Earth substrate or sand
- Shallow water bowl
- Hide area
- Gut-loaded crickets and mealworms
Instructions
Set up the tank on a tabletop or other surface near a power outlet.
Place a heat pad underneath one side of the tank and plug it into the power outlet.
Put a few inches of substrate or sand down in the bottom of the tank so your scorpion can burrow. Use Eco-Earth substrate for tropical scorpions, or play sand for dessert scorpions.
Make a hiding area for your scorpion using a hide box or large half-log.
Attach a tank thermometer to the upper-back wall on the same side of the tank as the heat pad.
Keep a shallow bowl filled with water in one corner of the tank.
Place the scorpion into the tank and close the lid securely.
Feed your scorpion two to three gut-loaded meal worms or crickets every two to three days. As your scorpion grows, increase crickets or mealworms by one or two, depending on how much your scorpion eats.