原作：Nick Cousins, CambridgeshireExoticPets

Common Name Israeli Fat Claw scorpion, Egyptian Fat Claw scorpion

俗名：以色列闊掌蝎、埃及闊掌蝎（直譯：胖爪蝎 XD）

Scientific Name Scorpio maurus palmatus

學(xué)名：闊掌蝎（譯注：此為舊寫法，palmatus曾作為maurus的亞種，現(xiàn)已獨(dú)立，即Scorpio palmatus）

Description A brown and yellow scorpion with distinctive spots on each joint of the legs, giving it a bit of a Meccano appearance. Heavy set claws which are dark brown to red on the pincers. It is a wide ranging common species. Most of the scorpions that become available are from Egypt. These are not a communal species. Although they are found living in near proximity to each other in the wild they can be very cannibalistic.

描述

這是一種棕黃色的蝎子，在腿的每個(gè)關(guān)節(jié)上都有獨(dú)特的斑點(diǎn)，（譯注：曾忘了在哪見過有人信誓旦旦說這是霉斑，飼養(yǎng)者說它們就是這樣的，說霉斑那個(gè)人好像還挺生氣？）這讓它們看起來有點(diǎn)像麥加人。沉重的爪子，深棕色到紅色漸變的鉗子。這是一種分布廣泛的常見物種。大多數(shù)的蝎子都來自埃及。它們不是群居物種。盡管人們發(fā)現(xiàn)它們在野外生活得很近，但它們很可能同類相食。

Housing This is a burrowing scorpion and will need a minimum of 8x8 inches of floor space. The substrate should be at least 3 inches deep. A base layer of 2 inches of damp 50% terrarium sand and 50% coco humus. A layer of terrarium sand can then be added on top. This is really important. This is a burrowing scorpion. It will create its own burrow system in the sand and the burrow will need to be cool and humid, hence the under layer. A small shallow water dish should be available and I have witnessed these scorpions using the water dish on odd occasions. The enclosure will need to be able to hold an overhead lighting unit.

居住

這是一種穴居蝎子，需要至少8 × 8英寸的地面空間?；闹辽僖?span id="s0sssss00s" class="color-yellow-04">3英寸深。一層2英寸的基層，50%的爬沙和50%的椰土腐殖質(zhì)。然后可以在上面添加一層爬沙。這真的很重要。這是一只穴居蝎子。它將在沙子中形成自己的洞穴系統(tǒng)，洞穴需要涼爽潮濕，因此需要深層布設(shè)。應(yīng)該有一個(gè)淺水碟，我親眼目睹了這些蝎子在各種場合使用水碟。容器需要能夠容納頂燈單元。（譯注：側(cè)面加熱即可）

Climate In the wild these scorpions undergo a vast temperature change every day. The enclosure needs to be heated to 30-32C during the day and dropped to 20-22C at night, The easiest way to achieve this is with a light canopy. The pictures above are Exo Terra Nano Vivarium with light canopy. In this is a 15W daylight (Not UVB) bulb. This raises the temperature to just over 30C for 12 hours on during the day and is then switched off at night to cool down to room temperature. A digital thermometer is used to monitor accurately the temperatures in the enclosure. Heat mats are of no use with this species and they should never be given under floor heating of any kind. It is a desert and scrubland animal and naturally burrows to keep cool and gain moisture from the burrow. You can make variations of this enclosure with different equipment but the overall results should create the above environment. A 50% humidity is ideal. The entire enclosure should be given a fine mist of water once a fortnight. Before the scorpion is introduced give the enclosure a good spray at least 24 hours before this allows the sand to clump a little and the scorpion will be able to burrow.

氣候

在野外，這些蝎子每天都要經(jīng)歷巨大的溫度變化。白天需要加熱到30-32攝氏度，晚上降到20-22攝氏度，最簡單的方法是用一個(gè)燈罩。上面的圖片是Exo Terra Nano Vivarium燈與燈罩。這是一個(gè)15W的日光（不是UVB）燈泡。白天將溫度提高到30攝氏度以上，持續(xù)12小時(shí)，然后在晚上關(guān)閉，冷卻到室溫。數(shù)字溫度計(jì)用于準(zhǔn)確監(jiān)測缸內(nèi)的溫度。熱墊對這個(gè)物種是沒有用的（譯注：但可以在側(cè)方偏上加熱，人渣盒的話也可以長邊垂直于加熱墊有個(gè)足夠大的溫度梯度讓它們自己選擇合適的位置），它們不應(yīng)該在任何形式的底部加熱下使用。它是一種沙漠和灌木叢動(dòng)物，天生就打洞來保持涼爽，并從洞中獲得水分。您可以使用不同的設(shè)備對這個(gè)外殼進(jìn)行更改，但總體結(jié)果應(yīng)該創(chuàng)建上述環(huán)境。50%的濕度是理想的。整個(gè)圍場應(yīng)該每兩周淋一次細(xì)水霧。在蝎子被引入之前，至少在24小時(shí)之前給圍欄噴一次水，這樣沙子就會(huì)聚集起來，蝎子就能挖洞了。

Feeding One item of prey can be fed once every 7-9 days. Small crickets or roaches are readily accepted. Ensure livefood is gut loaded properly before feeding. No supplementation is required.

喂食

每7-9天喂一次獵物。小蟋蟀或蟑螂很容易被接受。在進(jìn)食前，確?；钍吃谀c道內(nèi)良好消化。（譯注：即如消化不良（比如長期喂面包蟲等高脂肪飼料）情況不應(yīng)繼續(xù)喂）不需要補(bǔ)充。

General This is a very defensive scorpion and may well try to sting if provoked. Handling is not recommended. It has a venom of no medical significance. However some people can get a reaction and if so medical advice should be sought. Egyptian scorpions are regularly available and have been given a bad reputation as being short lived. This is an environmental issue as keepers have tended to manage these as an arid desert species and have not given correct day and night differences in temperature. However, they are a fascinating and very attractive species to keep and if housed and managed correctly they can live for several years.

總覽這是一種防御性很強(qiáng)的蝎子，如果被激怒，它很可能會(huì)蜇人。（譯注：奶兇奶兇的那種，夾會(huì)很痛）不建議上手。它的毒液沒有醫(yī)學(xué)意義。然而，有些人可能會(huì)有反應(yīng)，如果是這樣，應(yīng)該尋求醫(yī)療建議。埃及蝎子經(jīng)?？梢再I到，而且因?yàn)閴勖潭暡患?。這是一個(gè)環(huán)境問題，因?yàn)轱曫B(yǎng)員傾向于管理這些動(dòng)物作為一種干旱的沙漠物種，并沒有給出正確的晝夜溫差。（譯注：請不要對它一把爬沙一個(gè)濕紙團(tuán)一個(gè)30度加熱墊一墊，然后把這樣導(dǎo)致的死亡叫做暴斃…………）然而, 它們是一種非常吸引人的物種，如果飼養(yǎng)和管理得當(dāng)，它們就能做到多活幾年。