how to buy a scorpion. well, it's actuallyfairly easy. of course, first you want to find a scorpion somewhere, be it in a petstore, or possibly online. if you're buying off line,make sure you do research on theplace you're buying it from. make sure they're reputable, and are going to ship him properly,and things like that. if you're buying him from a local pet store, and you have a chanceto look at the scorpion first, there's a couple
how much does a pet snake cost, of different things you can check for. whatwe have here is an emperor scorpion, which is going to be the common variety, you'regoing to see in most pet stores, and the first thing you always want to check for, is tomake sure that there's no missing limbs, no damage to the carapace. you want to checkfor the tail, make sure there's no damage
to the tail. this guy is a little spunky thismorning. make sure there is no missing legs, things like that. make sure he looks fat,or not overly fat, but kind of chunky. you don't want a skinny little scorpion. you wantsomebody who's got a nice girth to them. if you can, ask whoever is working in the petstore to feed him for you, so you can watch him eat. it's always best to see any animalyou're going to purchase, eat before you buy it, but don't be alarmed if he doesn't eat.scorpions can go quite a while without food,
so that's pretty much the things to watchout for, when buying a scorpion. at a retail price, a scorpion is going to cost you anywherefrom eight bucks to twenty five bucks, depending on the store, and where they're purchasingit from, so that's pretty much all there is
to it. next, we're going to tell you how totake care of it.
