How to Feed a Pet Scorpion

Pet scorpions are increasingly popular as an exotic pet. Emperor scorpions are some of the largest and most docile, and while their sting is only as strong as a bee sting it is not recommended that you handle your pet. Feeding pet scorpions a diet of primarily crickets is relatively simple, and with proper care you can expect to have your scorpion for up to 8 or 12 years.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Feed captive scorpions a diet of primarily live feeder crickets, which can be obtained at a pet store or at a bait and tackle store. Keep the live crickets in their own cage ahead of time and feed them nutritive bug food so that the nutrients will be passed on to the scorpion.

2. Offer live crickets to the scorpion one at a time using a pair of tongs. The scorpion may eat 2 or 3 crickets or none at all. Feed the scorpion every other day and expect erratic eating habits.

3. Supplement the scorpion's cricket diet with other insects such as mealworms or moths. Mealworms should also be readily available from pet stores or bait and tackle stores.

4. Dust crickets and other insects with a good reptile vitamin and mineral supplement every few days to make sure your scorpion is getting proper nutrition, especially if you give it captive bred feeder insects that may not have been fed on a nutritious diet.

5. Feed your pet scorpion at night to simulate natural feeding habits.

6. Provide you pet scorpion with a shallow water dish kept fresh and full.