AKA: Diplocentrus whitei "Big Bend Scorpion"
 
Experience: Beginner
 
Growth Rate: mid
 
Type: Terrestrial/ Fossorial
 
Venom: moderate comparable to a bee sting.
 
Adult Size: 2.5"-3"
 
Expected Life Span: Females - Males
 
Temperature: 78°F - 82°F is ideal for the Summer months. During cooler months a range of 70°F - 75°F.
 
Humidity:
 
Natural Origins: South Texas, and into mexico from Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.
 
Habitat:
 
Substrate: A Peat moss and coco fiber mixture with added clumps of sphagnum moss and some vermiculite help keep humidity stay up. 5-7" of Substrate should suffice but more wouldn't hurt.
 
Diet:
Scorpling (1/4"-1")
Sm. crickets, or Sm. Dubia 2x a week.
 
Adult(1-3")
3-4 medium crickets, Md. Dubia every 7-10 days
 
As an Adult, you can mix up the diet with Red Runner Roaches, Superworms, and even Horned Worms as a rare treat as they are more fatty than nutritional.
 
Sexing: Males tend to have 16 - 20 pectines while Females can be seen with 14 - 18.
 
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