The numbers
Enclosure
25 × 20 × 20 cm
Diet
Crickets, small roaches · 1-2 items weekly
Temperature
28-35°C
Humidity
35-45% (arid)
Identity
Order / Family
Scorpiones
IUCN / CITES
Not CITES-listed; IUCN not assessed
Difficulty
Advanced (experts only)
Commonality
Occasional specialist import
Adult size
7-9 cm
Lifespan
3-5 years
Growth rate
Fast
Activity & niche
Nocturnal desert dweller
Temperament
Defensive, fast
Venom / defense
Dangerous venom (medically significant) – experts only
Price (THB)
500-1,100 (indicative import)
Enclosure and conditions
Temperature
28-35°C
Humidity
35-45% (arid)
Min. enclosure
25x20x20 cm for one adult
Substrate
6-10 cm sand/soil with rock
Hides / decor / water
Rock/bark hide, water dish
Diet
Staple food
Crickets, small roaches
Feeding frequency
1-2 items weekly
Supplements
Not required
Behaviour and handling
Handling
Never
Communal
Advanced-only communal; risky
Defense / stress signs
Tail up, quick strikes
Reproduction
Reproduction
Viviparous; young ride mother's back to first molt
Common health problems
Common health issues
SignsMismolt, dehydration
Red flags / quarantine
SignsTools only; QT wild-caught
Good to know
- Some Hottentotta populations are parthenogenetic (females reproduce without males)
Others in this group
Emperor scorpionPandinus imperatorMalayan / Asian forest scorpionHeterometrus spiniferDesert hairy scorpionHadrurus arizonensisLaotian / Vietnamese giant forest scorpionHeterometrus laoticusDeathstalkerLeiurus quinquestriatusYellow fat-tailed scorpion (australis)Androctonus australisArizona bark scorpionCentruroides sculpturatusGiant forest scorpion (longimanus)Heterometrus longimanus