Family: Hemiscorpiidae.

Genus and Species: Hadogenes Troglodytes. (Peters,1861)

Usual name: Flat Rock Scorpion.

Origin: South Africa. Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.

Size: 8 ½ in.

Terrarium: Terrarium of a steppe type of 10 gallons is very well with a thickness of 2 in. Of peat, they dont dig a burrow, laid out several stones.

Moisture: It prefers the dry places of 40-50 % of moisture, slightly vaporized the stones and walls the evening only, twice per month.

Temperature: 80° F. the day and of 68° to 72° F. the night, diapause of 4 to 6 weeks at 60° to 65° F. is suggested.

Food: They eats crickets, meal worms, cockroaches, lizards, snails. It would not have too to be nourished, it eats little, has two preys per month are enough. The small ones will be able this to nourish micro crickets.

Reproduction: 18 months gestation, range of 20 to 30 pullus, very slow growth.

Sociability: Calm, is better in individual terrariums.

Toxicity of venom: Weak venom of stage 1, it can caused more damage with these strong grips.

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