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Browse care guides for exotic and reptile species. All information is for educational purposes and does not replace professional veterinary advice.

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Desert Hairy Scorpion
Scorpion Intermediate

Desert Hairy Scorpion

Hadrurus arizonensis

North America's largest scorpion, from the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the south-western USA and north-west…

🌡 20–32°C · 💧 20–45%
Flat Rock Scorpion
Scorpion Intermediate

Flat Rock Scorpion

Hadogenes troglodytes

A very flat scorpion from dry bushveld rock outcrops in northern South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambi…

🌡 21–30°C · 💧 40–60%
Golden Desert Scorpion
Scorpion Intermediate

Golden Desert Scorpion

Scorpio maurus

A stocky burrowing scorpion from the deserts and dry woodland of North Africa and the Middle East, where it d…

🌡 20–32°C · 💧 30–50%
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Scorpion Intermediate

Javan Dwarf Scorpion

Chaerilus variegatus

A small forest scorpion described from Java, Indonesia, where it shelters under stones and fallen wood in hum…

🌡 20–28°C · 💧 70–85%
Shiny Burrowing Scorpion
Scorpion Intermediate

Shiny Burrowing Scorpion

Opistophthalmus glabrifrons

A heavy-bodied burrowing scorpion from dry savanna in southern and eastern Africa, including South Africa, Bo…

🌡 20–30°C · 💧 35–60%
Tanzanian Red-clawed Scorpion
Scorpion Intermediate

Tanzanian Red-clawed Scorpion

Pandinoides cavimanus

A dark brown to black scorpion with reddish claws from East Africa, mainly Tanzania, where it lives under roc…

🌡 21–29°C · 💧 65–80%