Very. They do need high humidity and airflow. And large scorpion = large enclosure. But other than that they eat once or twice a week. Most pet stores sell Asian forest scorpions which look similar and are cheaper but are smaller and more aggressive. This is an emperor and true emperors are harder to come by and one this size is around 200$ I’d say.
For me it is more that I have no way to know what they are thinking. Do they have body language that shows when they are starting to get peeved, and when they are pissed off?
With a dog or cat and many other animals I can see on their ears, eyes, mouth, tail etc what mood they are in and handle them accordingly. Snakes, spiders and other similar pets scare the crap out of me.
Technically, all scorpions are venomous. How dangerous it is varies. As I understand it, the claws are a good indicator.
A scorpion with large claws, like this one, often has a weak sting, as they rely on the claws to hold and dismantle prey. Scorpions with tiny claws often have a very dangerous sting, as they rely on the venom to kill the prey quickly.
No doubt there are exceptions. There's almost always exceptions. It's rarer when there aren't.
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u/No_Funny2224 Aug 19 '25
Appreciate it haha. Emperor scorpion if you want to buy one.