Indeed, scorpions have a negatively phototactic exoskeleton, some species glow brighter, some don't. Desert scorpions glow brighter as they're solitary arachnids constantly under sunlight and UV exposure. Baby scorpions don't have such fluorescent properties because they haven't developed the proteins that cause such phenomena.
Why is everyone complaining he didn't get all the babies he literally said hes going to come back late at night to make sure he got them all when they're actually out and active.
I was worried some stuck to the hide and ran off when he left it to the side 😅 also saw one in the dirt on the outside on enclosure but I believe he saw that. Besides he obviously he looked thoroughly for all babies 👍 people always need to complain about something though 💁💁 such cute babies!
@no tozog jesus it's been so long I dont even know why I'm replying but he did just before 9 mins. Please watch and listen to the video before commenting.
They're so cute!! 😍😍😍 my ocd would of had me picking that whole enclosure apart piece by piece 😅👍 looks like momma dug down and made a little safe area for the babies in the clay rocks, maybe that's what they do in the wild?
what a christmas present man,iv been watching your videos for a long time ,i was never into tarantulas before and i plan buying my first one cause of you,you have definetely changed my mind about this whole hobby thanx buddy
I literally shouted out loud "Oui Ye!" when the female came out of the enclosure. It freaked me out so bad haha and I own plenty T's that wouldn't have freaked me out so bad XD
Unfortunately I only have experience with Emperor scorpions so I can't help you there, however I will say at least hang on to a few babies for yourself, so you can keep her bloodline.
As I understood it, it is going well. Just, Felix is very shy. So he doesn't really show himself much aside from basking. That is why Dark Den thought Despacito was more amusing as a pet to engage with. Because DEspacito isn't shy.
If they have enough space they can stay together even for the rest of their lives I think. I'm keeping 2 H.petersii 3i (almost 4i) in an enclosure that is more than big enough for them, and it looks like they are doing perfectly fine together; they're sharing the same hide too!
Its crazy how long their gestation period is. I had a similar incident with my wild caught scorpion. She gave birth while I was working out of town about 10 months after I caught her. My wife called me freaking out lol Im glad you separated them. I learned the hard way that the mother will eat them if you do not :( I only ended up with 2 that survived.
I have the same species of scorpion and she had babies maybe a month before yours did. First I messed up and put the babies in a big enclosure but they failed to hunt that way and did not eat for like a month, now they are in a much smaller container and eating like crazy. Funny thing is, I did not even now she was going to have babies and now I have 19 of them :D Good luck with yours, keep up the great content
Used to have two large Emperor scorpions and they are very placid pets, they can get a bit stingy when smaller though lol. Although they are harmless and it’s only as bad as a bee sting although it does make you a little light headed lol. Great video. Especially love when they get under UV light and glow green
You can keep it that way in that same enclosure for probably 7-8 months, some of mine are already 5i but their size is only about 5-6cm in length from mouth to tail tip. So that mom which is 13-14cm is probably over 10i.
I got a heterometrus cyaneus 3 days ago. They Look awesome and they Are so interesting to watch. I keep mantis species, tarantulas, cockroaches and ants As well😄
You should definitely check the drainage layer once more cause there were some of them hiding under the clayballs so they could easily be all over the place down there and it looks like you did not checked that out very accurate (from the looks of the video). But overall you got a sweet little army of baby scorps there :P
I’ve never like spiders, scorpions... type bugs, but I’ve been watching you for a while and it has given me a new found respect for these little, and not so little guys. So I just want to say thank you for enlightening me with your knowledge. Lets not forget your funny antics as well. Your sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
When you counted 12 I died laughing love the babies keep up the good work 👍 btw would love more videos focused on the hamster but I know you got a lot of animals to focus on!
I remember reading somewhere the baby scorpions can be the most painful/dangerous if stung by them because they don't yet know how to control their venom. Also, it is amazing how the mama scorpions dug up the clay balls and cut through the mesh. Very busy indeed. That would have been a cool time lapse video to see.
Yeah people will tell you that pretty much any infant creature with venom has a worse bite because they can't control their venom but this is a complete myth.
I had an Emperor Scorpion when I was a kid. Mean as hell! I had to let it beat up a pencil while I changed the water. I see people with nice scorpions and wonder how do you train a scorpion? I guess some just mellow out over time. Your mamma scorpion looked like she wanted a peice of you.
Several years ago i brought a "male" h.spinifer and had it or approx 18 months and it had 15 young, i kept 6 and traded the others for other scorpions. I made the decision to sell all my tarantulas and scorpions when my children were really young but i kept all my setups, the kids are older now and since i started watching your videos you've inspired me to start keeping inverts again. Awesome stuff, thanks for the inspiration
You could use some coarse foam mat instead of the clay balls as a drainage layer. I have that in my mourning gecko vivarium and it works great as a drainage that also looks quite nice when seen through the glass. And I assume that it wouldn’t be that easy for any animal to dig through such a mat. I used a 3cm thick black filter mat that can sometimes be bought in aquarium stores (if you look for things for „Mattenfilter“ you might be able to find these foam mats)
Scorpions make good mothers. I had separated the baby Scorpions too early the first time she gave birth and they all died. This time I let nature do its thing and they survived from their first molt. Whatever the mother don't eat she leaves the rest to the babies.
Yes the baby scorpions can sting and they're much more dangerous then the adults cuz they cannot regulate the amount of venom they pump out,hope u read this😊
Nice video! When my asian forest scorpion gave birth 6 years ago,I thought they would die,but they all made it till adulthood,they grow super slowly though and as they mature the tend to molt once very 1 year or even more. Keep them warm and moist and they will become very nice looking scorpions in 4-5 years,you then can sell them.
zdravo! i love seeing the scorpions! looking forward to more videos, just a little advice, ive kept a few burrowing scorpions and found it much easier to use a UV light because it doesnt spook them, on top of that you should get some great footage and might even help with future tarantula matings, i found this article a while back www.scientificamerican.com/article/spiders-need-uv-light-for-mating/ on how it makes spiders "horny" hhahah thanks for the upload!!!
Been watching many videos and no one has shown a scorpion get down into the drainage layer. (Most do not use one) Planning on using a light defuser to create "no go" areas, like placing a complete piece above the screen .
We all just ignoring the fact this man said 17,18,19,TWELVE, 21,22 without missing a beat? Lmao I bout died
Use a black light to see if you missed any.
Haha, watch it backfire ;-)
I don’t think they have developed enough to shine under the light... I might be completely wrong tho.
Baby scorpions don't glow under UV light
Won’t work cause the babies do not have the protein substance in their Hyaline layer, nor will it Fluoresce after a fresh molt.
Indeed, scorpions have a negatively phototactic exoskeleton, some species glow brighter, some don't. Desert scorpions glow brighter as they're solitary arachnids constantly under sunlight and UV exposure. Baby scorpions don't have such fluorescent properties because they haven't developed the proteins that cause such phenomena.
Why is everyone complaining he didn't get all the babies he literally said hes going to come back late at night to make sure he got them all when they're actually out and active.
Thank You! People are in such a hurry to be all pissy and haters they don't bother to actually watch/listen.
I was worried some stuck to the hide and ran off when he left it to the side 😅 also saw one in the dirt on the outside on enclosure but I believe he saw that. Besides he obviously he looked thoroughly for all babies 👍 people always need to complain about something though 💁💁 such cute babies!
@no tozog jesus it's been so long I dont even know why I'm replying but he did just before 9 mins. Please watch and listen to the video before commenting.
GLAD YOU LIKED MY CENTIPEDE ART UR AWESOME. I have to make a video on this.
Do a psychedelic chameleon, like a LSD trip. I know you can do magic with those colours
@@Asdrubalissimissimo Very uniqe idea. Might give it a try
TheSvartdemon cool art
Amazing work!
th-cam.com/video/oa1h5F4W-N4/w-d-xo.html the centipede drawing :)
9:28 i laughed so hard at this part cause it looked like a small dog jumping off a couch 😂😂 (the way it jumped)
This comment made me Freakin laugh 🤣🤣
I had to rewind it
i wonder how that mama scorp felt after going back into her enclosure without her babies
"I don't know if the babies sting or not hehehe."
Hihi
Most quotable thing.
Metallica.
If they made some of like type of the big dude ass on the world he one be pick fast as fuck bro
@@xHITxMANx huh?
Awwwwwwww look at the little nightmares
damn you get some good art, love that Mantis, the wood one too and that centipede is dope. You should frame it ^.^
What about that chubby spider??
SPOODERRRRR
(The tarantula in your picture)
I like your ears
I have 2 kids and felt like my brain was melting today. That scorpion mum.... props!
I never knew baby scorpions are so cute until now.
They're so cute!! 😍😍😍 my ocd would of had me picking that whole enclosure apart piece by piece 😅👍 looks like momma dug down and made a little safe area for the babies in the clay rocks, maybe that's what they do in the wild?
I agree if they're so cute
what a christmas present man,iv been watching your videos for a long time ,i was never into tarantulas before and i plan buying my first one cause of you,you have definetely changed my mind about this whole hobby thanx buddy
I literally shouted out loud "Oui Ye!" when the female came out of the enclosure. It freaked me out so bad haha and I own plenty T's that wouldn't have freaked me out so bad XD
Unfortunately I only have experience with Emperor scorpions so I can't help you there, however I will say at least hang on to a few babies for yourself, so you can keep her bloodline.
Congratulations on all the babies. Truly enjoy watching and learning on your channel.
Blessed be.
Ruby *
I was just curious on how the chameleon’s no door set up was going. Has he ever tried to escape or just jump lol?
As I understood it, it is going well. Just, Felix is very shy. So he doesn't really show himself much aside from basking. That is why Dark Den thought Despacito was more amusing as a pet to engage with. Because DEspacito isn't shy.
If they have enough space they can stay together even for the rest of their lives I think. I'm keeping 2 H.petersii 3i (almost 4i) in an enclosure that is more than big enough for them, and it looks like they are doing perfectly fine together; they're sharing the same hide too!
Its crazy how long their gestation period is. I had a similar incident with my wild caught scorpion. She gave birth while I was working out of town about 10 months after I caught her. My wife called me freaking out lol Im glad you separated them. I learned the hard way that the mother will eat them if you do not :( I only ended up with 2 that survived.
You sneaky sneaky scorpion 😂😂😂😂
I have much experience with scorpions. At this stage it is very important that you rub them into your eyes at least 3 times a week.
“Immediate stinging action. Hell yeah “😂
I have the same species of scorpion and she had babies maybe a month before yours did. First I messed up and put the babies in a big enclosure but they failed to hunt that way and did not eat for like a month, now they are in a much smaller container and eating like crazy. Funny thing is, I did not even now she was going to have babies and now I have 19 of them :D
Good luck with yours, keep up the great content
Truly an original holesome channel on youtube, the definition of quality content.
glad you aren't a doctor.
"here's first baby."
*drops it on its head*
Used to have two large Emperor scorpions and they are very placid pets, they can get a bit stingy when smaller though lol. Although they are harmless and it’s only as bad as a bee sting although it does make you a little light headed lol.
Great video. Especially love when they get under UV light and glow green
I think my lasiodora parahybana would win the world record for amount of movement when happy dancing she absolutely flys round the terrarium
You can keep it that way in that same enclosure for probably 7-8 months, some of mine are already 5i but their size is only about 5-6cm in length from mouth to tail tip. So that mom which is 13-14cm is probably over 10i.
Yes yes yes 💪❤️ i been waiting so long for that Video, and it's awesome 😊 Petko you made a another awesome Video ❤️ keep Up the good work my friend 🙌
amazing video. And with a flashback from the past! great
So many adorable babys.. at least you have that in your favor. Now we need to get a good egg sac!!
This channel is genuinely making me consider getting a scorpion. I love invertebrates and already have a few, including a dragonfly nymph...
I got a heterometrus cyaneus 3 days ago. They Look awesome and they Are so interesting to watch. I keep mantis species, tarantulas, cockroaches and ants As well😄
Awhhh man these are so cute ive wanted a H.spinnifer for so long! ❤️☺️ glad your little lady was gravid! 😁
The thumbnail looked like scorpions playing football/soccer, that’s why I clicked the vid 😂🤥
Awesome Petko keep up the great work
My look how you've grown! Nice job, well deserved.
"Im just puliing babies, left and right" hahhahahahahaha
Another great video, can't wait until April 2019!
Fantastic job on the art! 👏🏻 👍🏻 💚
he is officially the scorpion king of youtube!
You should definitely check the drainage layer once more cause there were some of them hiding under the clayballs so they could easily be all over the place down there and it looks like you did not checked that out very accurate (from the looks of the video).
But overall you got a sweet little army of baby scorps there :P
Thas what ill say too ! Love to the darkDen
You don't need to separate them, they are communal. Just ensure to have enough hides.
She's so pretty! Also her babies are so cute. 🦂💙
Oh wow the babies are adorable. Great video as always
Always excited for new dark den
"Sneaky sneaky scorpion" 😂🦂💕x
Awesome!!!!! Love your counting hahaha
Yeah, there was babies alright. Awesome vid man👍. Take care.
Great video and they are soooo cute 👍 I hope they grow up quickly and you don't have too many losses😊
4:29
Next to the play button award
Lmaoooo you getting stoned with your tarantulas?? 😂😂
Glad I wasnt the only one who noticed 🤣🤣🙌
He’s like a proud father love ur videos !!
Great video i love your channel!👍
Fantastic video. This is something we (general hobbyist) does not see. Thanks for sharing. Wally
where there's hope, there's resistance.. show dat scorpion who's the real emperor of the Dark Den xD
I’ve never like spiders, scorpions... type bugs, but I’ve been watching you for a while and it has given me a new found respect for these little, and not so little guys. So I just want to say thank you for enlightening me with your knowledge. Lets not forget your funny antics as well. Your sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
Dam I can listen to you talk all day.
What a video!
Happy Keeping!!
18, 19, 12... Umm... Petko? Have you been drinking? Just kidding. Love ya!
Wow they were SO tiny when I saw them, they have grown heaps! Still small though 🦂👶🏼
Sooo cool. I now have a scorpion to. And a hamorii and cyaneopubescens.
You inspired me!!
They're so CUTE!!! Its a shame you had to wreck the enclosure, it was so beautiful. You mind sending one (or many) of the babies over to California?
ive been following you for so long now, me and my partner are wanting to fly all the way from manchester just to see the dark den
When you counted 12 I died laughing love the babies keep up the good work 👍 btw would love more videos focused on the hamster but I know you got a lot of animals to focus on!
Awesome. I definitely need to get a scorpion now!
I remember reading somewhere the baby scorpions can be the most painful/dangerous if stung by them because they don't yet know how to control their venom. Also, it is amazing how the mama scorpions dug up the clay balls and cut through the mesh. Very busy indeed. That would have been a cool time lapse video to see.
Yeah you read wrong but nice try
Yeah people will tell you that pretty much any infant creature with venom has a worse bite because they can't control their venom but this is a complete myth.
Human babies also hit really hard because they cant control their own power yet 🥸
yes...new dark den video!!!
I had an Emperor Scorpion when I was a kid. Mean as hell! I had to let it beat up a pencil while I changed the water. I see people with nice scorpions and wonder how do you train a scorpion? I guess some just mellow out over time. Your mamma scorpion looked like she wanted a peice of you.
You need to put that praying mantis up !
Several years ago i brought a "male" h.spinifer and had it or approx 18 months and it had 15 young, i kept 6 and traded the others for other scorpions. I made the decision to sell all my tarantulas and scorpions when my children were really young but i kept all my setups, the kids are older now and since i started watching your videos you've inspired me to start keeping inverts again. Awesome stuff, thanks for the inspiration
Cute baby scorpions
Awesome congrats on the babies! If you sell any I would love one hahaha :P Also, my tarantulas do the same, they dig up the clayballs :(
😂 12??? You always crack me up man thanks for another good one
Congrats 🍾🎊🎈❤️
Wow lots of cute little babies there and l am sure they will all do very well. SHould be good to see them grow and interesting to see them do this.
Really cool channel. You make bugs fun.
You could use some coarse foam mat instead of the clay balls as a drainage layer.
I have that in my mourning gecko vivarium and it works great as a drainage that also looks quite nice when seen through the glass.
And I assume that it wouldn’t be that easy for any animal to dig through such a mat.
I used a 3cm thick black filter mat that can sometimes be bought in aquarium stores (if you look for things for „Mattenfilter“ you might be able to find these foam mats)
Never thought I would say this, but those baby scorpions are soooooooo cute!!!!
Scorpions make good mothers. I had separated the baby Scorpions too early the first time she gave birth and they all died. This time I let nature do its thing and they survived from their first molt. Whatever the mother don't eat she leaves the rest to the babies.
love the baby scorps SOOO CUTE!
Those babies are so cute!!
Very intresting video!!. Keep it up !!
OMG i love your videos!!
You sneaky sneaky scorpion 😂
That’s a beautiful drawing
Yes the baby scorpions can sting and they're much more dangerous then the adults cuz they cannot regulate the amount of venom they pump out,hope u read this😊
Laz Melendez he really don’t know what he’s doing
that is false
@@lawrencejackson7370 just quit watching then
That's a snake your thinking about....
I was going to type the same thing. I can't believe he handled them with his bare hands he's extremely lucky he didn't get stung
Sneaky sneaky scorpion..👁👁.(replays 10 sec) sneaky sneaky scorpion😀😁😁😁😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀
The poor guy who drew the mantis got no attention at all haha
Very cute babies!
Totally awesome, I almost brought one at the last expo, but I don't know anything about keeping them.Need to do more reasearch
Nice video!
When my asian forest scorpion gave birth 6 years ago,I thought they would die,but they all made it till adulthood,they grow super slowly though and as they mature the tend to molt once very 1 year or even more. Keep them warm and moist and they will become very nice looking scorpions in 4-5 years,you then can sell them.
Congrats on so many babies, do you plan on possibly selling some to viewers?
Oh and the babies can sting, but as you can see they dont really want to. The mamma might want to lol they tend to be very cranky after giving birth.
Aww! They're so cute to be dangerous haha
Your tarantula is very amazing😃
zdravo! i love seeing the scorpions! looking forward to more videos, just a little advice, ive kept a few burrowing scorpions and found it much easier to use a UV light because it doesnt spook them, on top of that you should get some great footage and might even help with future tarantula matings, i found this article a while back www.scientificamerican.com/article/spiders-need-uv-light-for-mating/ on how it makes spiders "horny" hhahah thanks for the upload!!!
Inspirational vivarium! I think I will build my own. Cheers!
17, 18, 19, 12!!!!...
Sorry but I laughed way too hard at that ha
Awesome! They’re so cool
Sneaky, sneaky scorpion!
Made me lol
12? Haha
Been watching many videos and no one has shown a scorpion get down into the drainage layer. (Most do not use one)
Planning on using a light defuser to create "no go" areas, like placing a complete piece above the screen .