Other Turtle Discussion :: TAKING OVER

[drkstr7]

just about last year my borther dropped a box of 100 crickets in the house and all went loose
i got soo mad at him and punched him. then i went to the pet shop and got some food in a 10 gallon tank. thats not it .......i got a emperor scorpion and put it in the tank and it ate all the crikets........well most of them
i still have him but he has a better home he is about 6 inches long now
and i love him as much as i love my res

[SpotsMama]

I'm sorry, scorpions give me the creeps. I'd rather have the crickets!

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[scripta_elegans]

I think scorpions are interesting, but it isn't a pet I could ever have. My husband HATES arachnids of any sort. There are some very cute fuzzy tarantulas out there too, but he will have no part of that. (He also finds raccoons much cuter than puff adders incidentally.)

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Oh man, my girlfriend LOVES tarantulas to the point where see goes "awwwwwwwww omg its sooo cuteeeee, i want it!!!" and im kind of like, eh... I dont do well with creepy bugs and spiders.

[SpotsMama]

I truely believe for every creature there's going to be someone that loves them and thinks they are neat and that's fine with me. Any negative feelings I have about an animal are purely subjective and are probably just prejudices I acquired when I was a kid. I apologize if anything I say about a creature offends anyone. That said.....

I went to a reptile show recently and it seemed almost every booth was offering scorpians as well as reptiles. They were huge black things with enormous claws and stingers. I could almost feel the hostility radiating off of them. There were boxes full of these scorpians. They made me jumpy and I was very glad they didn't escape. Just thinking about them still makes my hair stand on end.

[Tenodera]

oooh Aren't emperor scorpions timid? I don't think anyone felt offended by what you said, Spotsmama, EVERYBODY has to have SOMETHING that creeps them out.

I don't think there is ANY animal I find creepy EXCEPT for flies. I can tolerate, even hold spiders and scorpions and snakes and whatnot, but flies just scare me. Since I have a little dog who poops in the yard, we never have a shortage of the most BIGGEST, HAIRIEST, YUCKIEST flies I have ever, ever seen. Bad experience when I was little. Huge big hairy fly smacked into my face once when i was running. Not a nice experience. Bleurgh...

Good thing I'm growing Venus Flytraps!!

[kmichael55]

question... i assume scorpions you would buy in a pet store have no (venom/poison?) is that correct? also, do you ever take your scorpion out or would it sting you? sorry I'm ignorant about these things

[DavidY]

I love scorpions too! It's wierd cause I hate spiders (personal prejudice, I'm sure they're very nice little creatures ). Actually, I never thought about it before but I think what Spotsmama said about them exuding hostility is what I find so cool. Their like an armored assualt vehicle!

The Emporer Scorpions (the big black shiney ones) are supposed to be one of the least aggressive of the scorpions. Their sting is also less dangerous (I assume it's like a really bad wasp sting). Those are the ones you can find at most pet stores. The deadlier kinds you can get from private dealers and at some reptile shows. I saw a really cool site that sold all kinds of scorpions including the deadly Deathstalker Scorpion. They also had a lot of information about all of the ones they sold too. I wish i could remember where that site was. I'll post a link to it if I can ever find it again.

[kmichael55]

ugh i'd be afraid to even feed the thing, a wasp sting is not pleasant

[scripta_elegans]

I am allergic to wasp and bee stings, so I do tend to exit the area fairly quickly when I see them. I have a disturbing number of people who have volunteered to stab me with my epipen if I need it, but I'd rather not give them the chance to stab me. I HATE roaches. I know they aren't dangerous, but I am severely allergic to them as well, and they smell horrible. I know they can be a prey source for my little lizards, but there is no way I will ever bring any into the house.

[DavidY]

I have a disturbing number of people who have volunteered to stab me with my epipen if I need it, but I'd rather not give them the chance to stab me.

ROTFL! With friends like that who needs scorpions, right?

[scripta_elegans]

You know, I think I'll say that the next time one of them asks eagerly if I've been stung!

[Andrew7769]

lol the guy at petsmart dosent even use the scoopers he just scooped them with his hand...i dont mind crickets but i hate biting worms like meal worms and sandworms

[scripta_elegans]

EWWWWWW! Mealworms bite? glad I use tweezers to pick them up like a big sissy.

[DavidY]

The superworms can bite, but i've never had one bite me before and i always grab them by hand. They can chew through cardboard and soft plastic though.