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Diablo, and the name is deserved!

So as of writing, my scorpion - now named Diablo - has been home for one night. Obviously, having scrambled to get an enclosure together for him, his housing situation is less than ideal. His roaming space needs to be about 12 inches by 12 inches, and he really needs a substrate deep enough to dig into. I get this, so the first thing I did once he was settled into his temporary accomodation was to order him an enclosure that was much larger. I've also ordered him a water bowl, better substrate, feeding tongs, and a thermometer/hygrometer to keep a better eye on his environment. I spent about £51 in doing so. (I could have got it for £35 plus postage from TSS, if only their earliest delivery date wasn't in 7 days time!)
But really? Did he really have to circle his enclosure *all night*, tapping on the plastic as if trying to find the weak spot? I barely slept as I was hugely anxious that he would escape! And then his tapping intrigued the cat who spent part of the night trying to eat him, until I threw him out of the room and barricaded the door... He definitely earned the name Diablo last night. I will feel much happier once he is in his larger enclosure (as I'm sure will he!) but this anxiety really needs to calm down if he is going to stay!
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  1. Claude Blair4 February 2024 at 07:17

    Either he wanted to escape or I guess check his enclosure - that or he did it to haunt you since he's called Diablo after all.. I mean that tapping noise might be here to stay for a while o.o.. xD.

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