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If you are considering a scorpion as a pet then you will most easily be able to get your hands on one of the following scorpion species: Flat Rock Scorpions, Giant Hairy Scorpions, Gold Scorpions, African Burrowing Scorpions, Asian Forest Scorpions, Bark Scorpions, and Emperor Scorpions. These are just a small sample of the more than 1,500 different species that inhabit a wide range of places in the world, everything from rain forests to woodlands.

The largest scorpions species is Heterometrus swammerdami, which can grow to a whopping nine inches. However, it is not going to be available as a pet so you won’t have to worry about how to handle a scorpion of this nature. The Giant Hairy Scorpion, Hadrurus arizonensis, is far more likely to be the available choice, or the stunning black Pandinus imperator, which is commonly known as the Emperor Scorpion.

Recently the Asian Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus longimanus, and the Malaysian Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus spinifer, are becoming more readily available. Whichever scorpion you decide to go for in the end you should check that it is not one of the rare species that is harmful to humans. Before purchasing you will need to check the scorpion’s sting, legs, pincers, and pectines (its feelers) to make sure they are all in tact. You should check all the major limbs to ensure that they are in tact.

A scorpion makes a great pet, but there are many aspects to looking after them that require careful research before buying one. An example of this is the vivarium – what substrate with you use? what lighting is needed? what heat lamps are suitable? Beyond this you also need to understand the life stages your scorpion will go through, the molting process and just what they like to eat and drink.

Your pet spider has deadly relatives such as Tityus Cambridgei (Cambridge’s tityus) and Parabuthus truculentus (burrowing thick-tailed scorpion). The closest you want to come to these venomous spiders is a photograph, but if you happen to be walking through a tropical banana plantation watch out for Cambridge’s tityus, and if for some reason you are walking the river banks of the Ruwenzori, then it is best to remember that the burrowing thick-tailed scorpion may be lurking under the sand.

So there you have it. Explore the world of scorpions and enjoy.

The scorpion species is certainly diverse. For more information read http://hubpages.com/hub/Scorpion-Species. Having a scorpion as a pet is great, but you must research its natural habitat. Enjoy that scorpion pet.

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