Care Sheet

What does my pet scorpion need?
Now that you have decided to get a pet scorpion its time to acquire all the supplies you will need to house your pet and create a proper habitat. You should have the scorpion’s new cage ready before you bring home your pet. Below is a list of the supplies that will be needed. This is a general pet scorpion care sheet. For more information on a specific species there is a list of popular pet scorpions in the sidebar.

Scorpion Care Sheet
You will need a locking screen top tank. A 5 -10 gallon tank is fine for one or two scorpions. A 15-20 gallon tank will be needed if keeping a communal colony.

For tropical scorpions you will need eco-earth, bed-a-beast, or similar substrate. For desert scorpions you may use commercial play sand as a substrate.

A hide area or multiple hiding areas if you have more than one scorpion. Half logs available at most pet stores work well for this.

A shallow water dish.

Optional decorations available at pet stores may be added to the cage if you desire to make it a more attractive and natural looking habitat.

An under the tank heat pad should be provided on one side of the tank.

Specific lighting is not required for scorpions because they are nocturnal, but a UV black light will make your scorpion glow and is very interesting to see.

Gut loaded crickets and other insects for feeding your scorpion.