I’ve been researching leopard geckos more in depth as to how they live in the wild. What they eat, where they sleep/hunt, when they sleep, etc. etc. and have come across several articles saying they eat spiders and scorpions in the wild as well. I’ve considered using scorpions as feeders sometime in the future but want to go about it correctly, if there’s a way at all. Does anyone have a suggestion or idea for species? Obviously the scorpions in question shouldn’t/wouldn’t be deadly, and their stingers+pincers would be taken off before being fed off. Native or non-natives, doesn’t really matter unless it does.
Scorpions as feeders?
- Thread starter Cotard
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For the same reason that, while a leopard gecko can be perfectly happy in a lightly decorated and regulated 20g, some people go above and beyond and make larger habitats for them that are more naturalistic. For the same reason that some people use UV/DHP instead of a heat mat and thermostat. If I can add more variety to their captive diet, why not do it in a way that also mimics their natural diet? I don’t *need* to do it but if it’s possible, why not try it?