My stepdad came by today to take pictures of the scorps, and they all have officially left the mother. At first, it looked like she had eaten a few babies. But now that they're off her back. It doesn't look like she ate any at all, or at the most, just a few. It's hard to tell when they're all crawling on top of each other on her back. So, when my stepdad emails me the pictures, I'll post them here. I'm working on putting them in a separate enclosure I already put together for them. I'll probably keep the babies for 2 more weeks and make sure they're all feeding well before they go to new homes.
Now that I can see the mother's markings better, she looks like a
Paruroctonus boreus. The only common name I can find for this species is Northern scorpions. These range from northern Mexico to southern Canada. State ranges include: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. I'll be posting pictures of Mom and the babies later today, or tomorrow at the latest.
This isn't my scorpion, but this is a
Paruroctonus boreus which is what the mother looks like without babies and scorpion caca on her back.
Bry
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