Family: Buthidae.

Genus and species: Rhopalurus junceus. (Herbst,1800)

Origin: Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela.

Size: 4 in.

Terrarium: An arboricolous terrarium of 3 gallons makes the deal, it will be equipped with 2 in. Of a mixture of coconut fibre or peats with sand is right of 70/30, in a half of surface put some sphaigne, added a stone.

Temperature: They needs a temperature of 85° F the day and 70° has 76° F. the night. Moisture: IThey lives in the forest, on the coast and savanna has 60-70 % of moisture, bowl of water.

Food: They this nourishes arthropods, millipèdes, crickets and cockroaches. The small ones will be nourished micro crickets.

Reproduction: Gestation of 3 - 8 months, range from 10 to 35 pullus.

Sociability: Can be sociable, it is better of separate the sub-adults and adults apart from the period of coupling. It has also the faculty of striduler.

Toxicity of venom: Its venom is 2 to 3 on a scale of 5 and remains considered it form part of the Buthidae kind.