Scorpion Feeding...

Now I'm able to require good pictures of my scorpion eating because now the prey is a green grasshopper I caught in my house opposed to brown crickets...




This time I used a different method to feed the scorpion. I used a pair of pliers to grab the grasshopper by the wing and pushed it into the scorpion's mouth. This is the technique used by exotic pet owners in the USA as demonstrated in many YouTube videos.

The scorpion only grabbed after a few attempts much to my relief. I guess it was hungry after 3 days without food which is not unusual. As usual it didn't sting the grasshopper and ate it head first. Unlike the cricket, the grasshopper died quickly.

Then I saw a piece of cricket leg full of maggots in the enclosure. I read that these maggots are able to kill tarantulas so I removed them. The scorpion ate everything including the grasshopper's wings. All that's left is a small piece of leg that I removed quickly to avoid maggot infestation.

I was lucky to find a grasshopper in my compound. I don't know if I can rely on freshly caught insects instead of purchased crickets for my pet.