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Family: Buthidae. Genus and species: Androctonus australis. (Linnaeus,1758) Usual name: Yellow Fat Tail Scorpion. Origin: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Tunisia. Size: 4 3/4 in. Terrarium: A terrarium of 3 gallons are good, it digs small burrows onder a rock, the hiding-places are settings, substrate: sand fine mixed has litter of 70/30 a 4 in. thickness. Temperature: A. australis lives in the deserts, it's hot during the day and cold in the night, is necessary respected the variation in temperature! 86° F to 92° F the day and 68° to 75° F the night, diapose a 2 months at 60° F is welcome. Moisture: It prefers the dry places of 30-40 % of moisture, A. australis is prone to mycoses, a good ventilation avoids many problems. Food: They eat crickets, cockroaches, lizards. They would not have too to be nourished, they have tendencies stored food and can become very large and round like a ball. The small ones will be able this to nourish micro crickets. Reproduction: Gestation of 4 to 6 months, range from 30 to 90 pullus, average growth. Sociability: I recommend of the mating, in individual terrariums. Toxicity of venom: Venom of stage 5, very poison, it can caused damage very important and irreversible, there are cases of mortality. It is not a species for the beginners. Longevity: 5 years.
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