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Common Thai house / bark scorpion

Lychas mucronatus
แมงป่องบ้านธรรมดา
IntermediateNocturnal · sleeping nowHuman-verified sheet
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Day

Drag the sun. Common Thai house / bark scorpion is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

Temperature

26–32°Ambient

One ambient band, 26–32°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown.

Humidity

60–75%Target RH
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The numbers

Enclosure
20 × 20 × 25 cm
Diet
Crickets, small roaches, flightless flies · 1-2 items weekly
Temperature
26-32°C
Humidity
60-75% with dry surface & water dish

Identity

Order / Family
Scorpiones
IUCN / CITES
Not CITES-listed; IUCN not assessed
Difficulty
Intermediate
Commonality
Very common Thai native (frequent house/garden find)
Adult size
5-7 cm; slender, yellow-brown mottled
Lifespan
2-4 years
Growth rate
Fast
Activity & niche
Nocturnal bark/wall climber; avoids open ground
Temperament
Defensive, fast; stings readily
Venom / defense
Moderate venom — painful sting (locally medically notable Buthid); not for handling
Price (THB)
100-300 (Thai; often free wild-caught)

Enclosure and conditions

Temperature
26-32°C
Humidity
60-75% with dry surface & water dish
Min. enclosure
20x20x25 cm (vertical bark) for one adult
Substrate
5-8 cm coco/soil with upright bark
Hides / decor / water
Vertical cork bark, leaf litter, water dish

Diet

Staple food
Crickets, small roaches, flightless flies
Feeding frequency
1-2 items weekly
Supplements
Not required

Behaviour and handling

Handling
Never / expert only — fast and stings readily
Communal
Not reliably; keep solo
Defense / stress signs
Tail up, rapid strikes, hiding under bark

Reproduction

Reproduction
Viviparous; young ride mother's back to first molt

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration, mismolt
Red flags / quarantine
SignsFast escaper — secure lid; QT wild-caught

Good to know

  • One of only two scorpions with long-standing Thai common names ('แมงป่องบ้าน', house scorpion)

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