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#2074602 Mephistopheles View Profile	Molting My emp scorp is molting for the first time after having her almost a year!!! How long does it usually take to molt and them harden and is there anything I should or shouldnt do? I have the red light on because I figure she will be cold. Is that good.. bad... ugly? Anyone with some suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
09/21/09  04:41pm
#2074795 Sorpionlova View Profile	Message To: Mephistopheles   In reference to Message Id: 2074602  Molting well i had an emp for 2 yrs now but it didnt molt because its an adult but u should just leave it alone and emps arent fans of light... but a under tank heat pad should do good, but its best to just not tuch the scorpion during the process... thats all i can give ya. i hope this helped u out...
09/21/09  10:31pm
#2075171 Dualll View Profile	Message To: Sorpionlova   In reference to Message Id: 2074795  Molting Cool, wish I could see my scorp do that. Anyways, the best thing to do is leave them alone. It may take them a few hours. Im guessing you have an emperor scorpion, so this is what I would suggest: The red light doesn’t harm them, but it may dry the air and decrease the humidity which is bad during a molt. Successful molts need high humidity levels so check if your substrate is moist to the touch and if it isn’t, pour some water onto the substrate to raise the humidity. Obviously don’t try to feed it during this time, but take out all prey items because even crickets can harm scorpions when they have soft exoskeletons. Once again, don’t bother the scorpion during this process, leave them alone for a day or two if you must. Hope it molts successfully.
09/22/09  10:47pm

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