Tailless Whip Scorpions - Damon diadema 

You’re very welcome, I am glad you found it helpful! I really enjoy oddball arachnids like these. 👍 thanks for subscribing!

@@Aquarimax Now I slept it over and I actually did have some more questions pop up in my head: 1. Do they have higher temperature requirements or do they do just fine at room temps? 2. Is there differences in lifespan between males and females? 3. How often do you feed them?

MYTH||SE7EN They tend to do fine at room temperatures, but mid to high 70s is ideal. They slow down a lot when it is in the 60s, and they can get too hot in the 80s. As far as I know, there is no difference in lifespan in males and females. They do not have a terminal molt like tarantulas do. I feed them about once a week to every 10 days, less often in the winter. 👍

@@Aquarimax So about 22 - 26°C for europeans :D Thanks a lot! There will be an expo this sunday in my town, I will try to get one there. Looking foreward to it^^

MYTH||SE7EN excellent! I hope you able to find one! (Or more) 👍

Leo Krupp it is a chimaera of sorts, isn’t it? 👍

Over_Cooked_Ramen Cyberfrog origins

Over_Cooked_Ramen they are such hams, those frogs!

Another World Terraria Thank you! That’s exactly the result I was hoping for. I didn’t know about the photobombing frog until I was editing, and it was too late! That is probably a good thing, though.🤣🐸👍

Walter Schumaker like lightning when they want to be!

I just got one like last week. They move so carefully and deliberately and then they just teleport to the other side of the enclosure

ExplosionArtistShrek Thank you! Have you seen the more recent feeding video I did with one of these?

Isleif Otero García I agree a very unique animal that deserves more love. Amblypygids are, in fact, in the taxon Chelicerata, along with horseshoe crabs. Thank you for watching!

Umbra Reptiles I hope you do! 😊👍

HammockerSam They do look kind of intimidating until you get used to them, true!

BeginPanicAttack I can understand that, it seems that there are others who feel the same way. 👍

Mark Osborne Thank you Mark! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊👍

Jan Baltes True! Thank you! 😊👍

bebop417 Yes it is!

Yep it’s the same animal that professor moody was using to demonstrate the three curses

Wally Kern You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

rillloudmother delighted to hear it!

chazsaw my frogs always want to get i to the act 🤣 I’m okay with that. 👍

Arnaud Groleau glad you liked it!

varanidguy I love it! What better way to pass an October evening! 😊👍

Atreyu Principalh You are very welcome! I am glad you enjoyed it!

And a great God bless to You

Atreyu Principalh thank you, and the same to you!

jl cogito There are many species and sizes of these, all :without venom 😊👍

1swampyboi Yes, waxworm moths can be a good food...I have used them for spiders, scorpions, Geckos, etc. 👍

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wbLK-g0-P_Y.html This may help!

These can be hard to source these days, unfortunately. Are you looking specifically for Damon diadema, or another amblypygid species?

They need at least 12" × 12" × 12"

Everything Aqua7 I am glad to know you are getting them again! I have been posting new videos at least once a week, but notifications don’t always work as they should 😊👍

@@Aquarimax Yes, that might be the reason or I might have missed it.. Anyways I have watched those which I had missed :) Keep rocking buddy

Erick Wright I am glad you can see it...not everyone can 👍

Thx I love arthropods

Some species can be with great success. Damon diadema can when very young. Once they get to be subadults, it is best to separate them. A breeding pair can be kept together with some risk…they are usually fine until one molts, and then may be disturbed and fall, or may be eaten.

Mike B Good question...I have never had one even attempt to attack with its pedipalps or bite with its chelicerae, so I am not sure what I would do. They do not appear to be aggressive at all. I read one account of. Female protecting young that poked someone, but didn’t even grasp...just poked.

Not in my experience, but the little whiplings will certainly eat springtails!

Average T Keeper thank you! From what I understand, they can live 15 years or more. 😊👍

Aquarimax Pets Ok, thanks! Exciting

Average T Keeper You’re welcome! 👍

ally Last I believe it is 4.8 x 8.01 x 10.1 inches, based on the link on Amazon.

Gaylord Zapikowski they tend to be more skittish than Vinegaroons, tend to eat less often, do not go through a hibernation period, are similar with respect to handling. 👍

I kind of corral them towards one hand with the other. They are rather skittish, so slow movements are best. 👍🏽

@@Aquarimax ok cool that's what I was thinking too thanks!

A few people do breed them, but those people have proven hard to get a hold of. Unfortunately I lost my male some time ago. If I ever get a male again, I will be attempting to breed them.

JustAnotherInsectNerd I have wondered that myself. The material is fine, (since it is just colored polystyrene) but it is also rather textured. My concern is that the 3D texture could possibly interfere with hanging during the molting process.

I got these at Hobby Lobby 👍🏽

@@Aquarimax thanks

That IS cause for concern. Is it on a vertical surface so it can molt soon if needed? It might be in premolt. It is also possible that is is just very stressed!

They can, but usually don’t, poke you with their claws as a defense. It isn’t serious, and they are not venomous. ‘Cave spider’ is, though not particularly accurate, one of their common names .

Galih Uno like the original small enclosure I made, or just a cave?

@@Aquarimax thx for reply, like inside cave with medium terrarium

Galih Uno Oh, I think I see what you mean, I can show you what I have done for mine 👍

@@Aquarimax ok thanks mr 🖒

GreGgaeRasta Fari from that standpoint, sure! 😊👍

@@Aquarimax just being bio-mechanically practical 😀, i'm waiting until after I've got my Beardies Dubia colony started but i'm exited keep isopods and springtails with a couple Tailless whipscorps, they will be my first Arachnids

GreGgaeRasta Fari A fun choice, they were really my first arachnids too! 😊👍

professor phantom & stuf like that 🤣

Matte Black well, you can truthfully tell him they are not true spiders...

AverageAlarm511 It depends on the species and age. With Damon diadema, the youngsters can live with the mother for a while, but after a few instars, they should be separated from the parents. Then as adolescents, they get a bit aggressive for a while...and need to be kept singly, or in sexed pairs. There is some controversy about whether sexed pairs should be kept together or not. There are other species of tailless whip scorpions that are more truly communal, such as Phrynus marginemaculatus.

Home Schoolie Thank you so much! The enclosure is a 12x12x12 Exo Terra vivarium. I am glad you enjoy my co-hosts! I think they add an extra dimension to the videos. 🐺👍

The Outdoor Explorer Congratulations! Baby Isopods are wonderful little creatures, aren’t they?

Yeah, there are baby flat millipedes by the hundreds as well. I got maybe twenty from my garden and now there’s...a lot more than twenty

This is an Exo Terra cube, most pet stores carry or can order it. 👍🏽

@@Aquarimax Epic! Thank you for responding! I also was wanting to ask: Where did you get your tailless whip scorpions at? And....do they eat dead bugs or do they have to be alive? Also! How often do you need to clean their tank if you throw a few isopods in there to assist with the natural cleaning? Lastly, do they like being held? (Of course when they aren't molting/having just molted) I'm a bit worried if I try to hold mine and get it used to being held that it'll do its quick-run thing and go hide somewhere. Which is part of the reason I want to get one of the bigger species so that if it does go off and hide I'll be able to find it. Have you had any experience with your spiders zooming off randomly whilst you hold them?

P. J. Bovio good news-xThis guys can live well over a decade. 👍

@@Aquarimax Do you breed and sell these guys? Or do you know anyone who does? Thanks!!

P. J. Bovio I have started to attempt to breed them. I will definitely post a video about it if it succeed! There is a local guy here, but I don’t think he ships.

@@Aquarimax Thanks for the heads up!!

Shane Nice find, especially with that broodsac! What kind of prey have you offered? I have heard that they are no longer being I ported, but they could stI’ll be wild-caught specimens,from some time ago. What is your enclosure like?

@@Aquarimax Thanks for responding! The male has eaten 2 crickets right after each other (: The female looks well fed so they are doing fine now. They are by far the most interesting animals I have kept so far. I keep them in a pretty large enclosure (70cm high and 50cm wide), al sides are made of material they can walk on. There is wood and bark they can hide under/behind. Plants that they use for drinking the water droplets off after I mist them. I read the book 'Breeding the world largest living arachnid' which provided me an amazing sources of information. The male I have is not the male that fertilized the female so I have some different bloodlines going on here. Anyway! Large enclosure that includes a small light at night that is dark enough for them to know it's night time and just provides enough light to watch their active behaviour. For feeding I use a smal aquarium, I will just leave one in there over night with a cricket. It is just easier that way for me to tell wether the cricket has been eaten and for the whipspider to find the cricket.

Shane sounds like you’re off to a great start! I am glad you have different bloodlines, we need to keep this species in the hobby!

My Damon diadema tend to be pretty picky too, especially in winter. They’ll eat maybe once or twice a month in winter. They are particular about size. Try for a pen insect about the size of the pronotum. Some roaches (like S. lateralia) are supposedly more readily accepted than the crickets I offer. What do you typically offer them?

I drop 1-2 crickets a bit smaller than his cephalothorax about once every week and they are rarely eaten, that must be because of the season, thanks ! @@Aquarimax

JtktΘmb Hopefully their appetites will pick up again in the spring. 😊👍

P. J. Bovio there are a few people around who offer them. Bugsincyberspace sometimes has them. Sam Floyd of Xeric Bayou has Phrynus marginemaculatus in stock right now.

Some will eat them, others leave them alone. It probably depends on species as well as individuals

@@Aquarimax thank you!

Mr. Snek so sorry to hear that...if I do get offspring, you are welcome to buy some 👍

isaac ezequias I can certainly understand why you might be cautious about one of these if you weren’t sure what it was 😊👍

Do you know what species it is? Some stay pretty small, although I don’t think any that small are in the US hobby.

@@Aquarimax no i don't

@@johnbrazell2433 When you Provide food, are the items about the size of the pronotum?

@@Aquarimax I keep it as described in the care guides. An arboreal enclosure, substrate on the bottom and a small water dish and a couple of pieces of cork bark for it to hide in and climb. I try to keep the substrate moist.

@@Aquarimax not pin heads but the smallest of the small. So yes, they are smaller.

Psychojong狂暴老杨 it depends completely on the source and the species...do you mean maintenance costs?

@@AquarimaxI mean the tailess whip scorpion costs. The species that I ask is the one of the video. What's it cost?

Psychojong狂暴老杨 here in the US, I have seen them for as little as $35 , but they are getting more expensive, as this species is no longer imported, only captive-bred. That is a good thing though.

@@Aquarimax noted., thanks.

Are you looking specifically for Damon diadema, or any Amblypygid?

@@Aquarimax It doesn’t really matter to me. Ill take what I can get

@@Aquarimax I live in TN btw

@@rcmpspecialagentstraightmcool two sellers who have been known to stock amblypygids that I have worked with and trust include Bugs in Cuberspace and Roach Crossing.

@@Aquarimax sucks that Bugs in Cyberspace is out of stock but Ill hit up Roach Crossing thanks. Love what you do & cant wait for my shirt to get here!

eve have you tried bugsincyberspace.com?

Aquarimax Pets yeah, but they are sold out :(

nate grimes Inhave heard they can live 15 years or more. At this point is have had mine for nearly 4 years.

Aquarimax Pets thank you I really appreciate it. I’ve always found them really interesting but was concerned if they had a short lifespan

Brandan Miller I am not sure...I would have some worry that they would be bitten

Aquarimax Pets fair point. I just got three females from a reptile expo and one has eaten twice in two days, while the other two are so skinny it looks like they don’t have any organs and have not showed any interest in eating. Any ideas?

Brandan Miller I would give them a few more days to settle and hydrate, and then try again. What temperature do you have them at?

Aquarimax Pets I was told to keep them at about room temp, so they’re near a vent and the house is kept around 71 degrees.

Brandan Miller that is slightly on the cool side, but not bad. Slightly warmer temperatures might encourage them to eat.

Victor G their care is essentially the same. I wish you the best in promoting its recovery!

N8 Pizzuto ☺️

I do have a slanted piece of cork bark for that. Too many hiding places can actually be a problem, as it can interfere with molting.

@@Aquarimax Oh. ok. I was worried there. You showed multiple set ups, and there was only a hide visible, and referenced, for the breeding enclosure. Glad to hear you keep a hide in all of you enclosures. As far as too many hides causing issues for molting, how would that be the case, if a reasonably large enclosure was used? I have to say, I wonder if the issue is using those tiny containers. Based on their natural history, I use a 12x12x18, and will go bigger when I have the space. Sure, they hide in small spaces during the day, but at night, they move around. Anyway, I appreciate all I have learned from your channel, just disagree on the husbandry of this species.

Plenty of room for friendly differences of opinion in this hobby 👍🏽. I personally have never witnessed any molting issues in smaller or larger enclosures with any of my Damon diadema, from tiny whiplings to adults, but I have heard of others having issues with too much ‘clutter’ in the enclosure. My use of the small enclosures was based on enclosures Gil Wizen developed. Gil breeds and keeps a wide variety of amblypygids, and has had success with the smaller containers for Damon diadema and some other species. That said, the enclosure I use now is a 12” x 12” x 12” cube with cork bark lining 3 sides and a slanting cork hide.

@@Aquarimax Yes, plenty of room for differences of opinion. Glad to hear you have moved to a 12x12x12. It is great to take knowledge from breeders, they tend to have lots of experience. That being said, coming from the snake hobby, to inverts, I can say that it seems like success in breeding seems to have more to do with dialing in basic minimum care, rather than advancing the hobby.

dbachelor's Planted Aquarium Right! That scene with Mad-Eye Moody! 😊👍

Leopoldo3 🤣👍

Daybird Aviaries I will try to feature a budgie in an upcoming video 😊👍

Zhi Monster I know what you mean...lots of people who encounter them feel the same way.

Charles Edwards Yes, That would be a pretty good translation too

Cool Kid Awesome I can see why you would say that...but to me they are fascinating!

Why would you comment?

I am going to have nightmares. This from a woman with tarantulas. But these... oh my. Fascinating video, but still gives me the heeby jeepies. (Watching your dart frog scale the tank behind you helped relieve the creeps. Ha)

Tracy B 🤣

Awww but they are so cute! They are nicer and less prone to bolting than tarantulas too. Don't judge a book by its exoskeleton

Tracy B I noticed that frog while editing and it made me smile. 🐸👍

Andrew's Animals 🤣👍🐸 love it!

I have been keeping mine in a large enclosure for years.