[HOW TO] Lychas mucronatus' Semi-Aquatic Communal Enclosure

Always wondered if this species really takes the dip!!! Here's how it was put together.



Dimensions for the tank are 30cm(length)x15cm(width)x24cm(height).





This is for my 1.0.8. Lychas mucronatus when the 8 finally mature... altogether 9 specimens from my captive breeding project

how do you get the water to pool up?

the lycan mikey wrote:

how do you get the water to pool up?

The substrate at water level is mainly sand separated by a layer of rocks... the coco-fiber + potting soil + moss is applied above the water line.

thats awesome

Excellent setup!
This is the first I've ever seen a pool in a scorp tank and specifically for semi-aquatic scorps.
I wonder how they'll take to the setup, but can't wait for the future report.

In the first installation I tried dropping the male in the water when he matured... but he took flight right up the bank and towards the vertical hide... I tried again with a 5i specimen that stayed still on a small piece of bark, by submerging the bark with it....

It remained still at the bottom for a few minutes underwater ... then it crawled along the bottom and ambled up the bank much like someone coming out of a pool with their denims on. It then poised itself on one of the branches hanging facedown and gave itself a waxdown polish.

*Pre-molt individuals seem to be keen on the water... perhaps absorbing water helps them with the molting process... considering that a scorpion has to increase its internal pressure to break free of the old-exoskeleton. Hmmm I liken to taking a major dump 'of' yourself LOL