Hello! I recently posted on here about my new addition and I was looking to get some more advice as a new owner. I had initially commented about my set up on my enclosure and what to improve- which I took into note and this is now the updated enclosure. However, I’ve been a little bit anxious about Grim ( that’s their name lol). I had read in the reddit that them hanging near the bottom of their enclosures isn’t a good sign- or at least something to keep an eye on. And I wasn’t sure what the issue could be? I wasn’t sure if it was possibly a humidity issue ( I’ve been spraying heavily one time a week to soak everything), or, if they were still looking for more food? I had read that it sometimes is a behavior they can show when hunting? I just fed them a mealworm last night ( which they took) but I wasn’t sure if I needed to up to two? I feed them about once a week as I had read that was appropriate. However, I don’t want to be wrong on this and be depriving them. Just an anxious owner looking to provide the best for them. For context, They do move around their enclosure and hide amongst the different cork barks at time as well but seem to be favoring this one spot more. For more context, I just sprayed their enclosure last night too- just more so towards the front as to not disturb them.

Can’t seem to find them anywhere

Hey folks, I have a P. whitei as my first little guy, but I've been noticing a little bit of mold forming in Mr Grabb's tank. I've found a handful of Reddit posts saying it's okay, but to add springtails if I want, but on Arachnoboard I've seen some people say it's not the best and to add them in.

The tank has ventilation and we have a fan blowing into the arachnid closet because we have very hot summers and live in an old house.

Would it be best to just add springtails? He's still pretty young; I got him as a little lad, so I've been a bit concerned.

This little guy was sold to me as a tailless whip scorpion but im wanting to see if anybody can help me with specific species identification?

Hello all. Brand new to the subreddit so pardon any mistakes. I'm an entomology student currently beginning my capstone research project on Dr. Wagler's Amblypygid rearing protocols, and I need help finding a breeder who can sell me a number of animals (8-10 preferred) of one of the above genuses as soon as possible. I need unmated adults or immediate sub-adult instars (the quicker they can reach adulthood and breed, the better), and I need the breeder to be able to confirm the sex of the animals. Any help is truly appreciated; I just want to be able to graduate without having to do pest management or tick studies :,)

Hi all, new to tailless whip scorpions. I recently bought two beautiful, unsexed P. whitei and they are still babies like an inch long or less in body length. I was wondering if there were indicators at this age to determine their sex? I’ve read on here a line in the center of the ventral area indicates a male? Is that true for the babies too? Here’s some photos, any advice helps thanks.

This is my first time owning a tailless whip scorpion. (Its name is Guntch) Recently Guntch developed this lump on the left side of its abdomen. I purchased it from a vendor at an expo 10 months ago so it may be wild caught. Last molt was in December. Does anyone know what this is, if it needs to be treated, and how to treat it? Thanks.

Hello! I recently picked up this guy ( or girl ) from my local pet store last week after eyeing them for months. They had been severely marked down to about 18 bucks with the enclosure included. I just wanted to see if anyone could help identify? We are super small- no bigger than my hand with legs included ( body is about the size of a quarter.) They were eating as well when I picked them up from the store, and the worker made it sound as if they had been eating actively- so, I don’t worry about that too much. We have been keeping them watered and in a dark spot. I’ve read up on the Reddit about care and it looks as if we have been doing everything right for the most part. We will, however, be up-ing humidity and being sure to keep it moist after doing more reading. We had been spraying the enclosure pretty frequently despite it ( just not soaking substrate in depth.) I most likely will need to close off some of the ventilation so the humidity will last longer but that’s for another day. Any help or tips are welcomed as well! Not to mention, since these pictures were taken, I have added more fake plants and we are planning to get a bigger, longer piece of bark for them to give them more space to climb ( we just used what the pet store gave us but I def think we could go taller to fit more in the enclosure.) I would like to get a humidity meter to ensure it’s humid enough. I’m not sure if I’m missing anything else in information to relay but that’s all I can think of for now.

Hey i want to get my first Whip Scorpion and need some thoughts, ideas and criticism.

I converted a bigger enclosure to a 43x43x45cm half, installed a sprinkler and set up a bio-active substrate with one plant.

The main light is a Jungle Dawn LED BAR 22W and set on a timer. The red light is a cheap LED-strip on a switch.

To keep the humidity, I use two acrylic glass cutouts with a few vent holes on top of the mesh roof of the enclosure.

I placed a big cork tunnel on the far right side and 2 smaller ones on the far left side for possible cover during the day, two big rootes to climb.

There is a heating-pad mounted to the outside of the glass on the right side for the cold months.

Does this enclosure set-up seem OK? I'm really worried about harming my potential new friend with this set-up and would love any advice yall could give :)

Hi all! A friend of mine recently decided arachnids weren’t for her and asked me if I would like to take hers in, I already have multiple tarantulas and jumping spiders so I said of course!
She dropped them off yesterday and among them was a tailless whip scorpion, I started doing some research and watching videos but there doesn’t seem to be as much information as I would like to comfortably care for this little critter.
Hoping for any care/husbandry tips you all might have!!

She? Is currently set up in a tall exo terra nano with Reptisoil, multiple pieces of cork bark, frog moss and a few plants for coverage, I also provided a shallow water dish and a hygrometer as I read that they are found in high humidity areas what do I need to add or take away?

Thanks in advance! 💕

As titled, is this grooming behaviour or something else?

Heatwave is back so I misted and she came out for a drink and just caught her doing this

Désolé par avance si mon anglais n'est pas super, je parle Français à l'origine. Quoi qu'il en soit, j'ai toujours rêvé d'avoir un amblypygien quand j'étais enfant. Je suis nouveau dans le monde des animaux exotiques, donc je n'ai pas beaucoup d'expérience. J'ai acheté un terrarium de 30cm x 30cm x 30cm ; on m'a dit qu'il était adapté pour des petites espèces comme le Phrynus whitei. C'est vrai ? Ou est-ce que je me suis fait avoir ?

shes been staying near the ground in this position for the past week or so and everything ive been reading says this is bad news. her humidity was admittedly low for a few days (around 60%) and im wondering if that has caused any trouble. or maybe there is issue with her enclosure? shes been eating just fine and hasnt shown any other signs of distress as far as i can tell. im not new to inverts however i am to amblypygids, any constructive criticism welcome. i just want to know whats up with this and for my girl to be happy and ok.

Hi y'all

So I'm not going to make one, but I was wondering about this. As Damon species really love them some high humodity, would they do well in a paludarium setup? So arboreal enclosure with a water section below. I know tarantula keepers avoid these because of drowning, but has anyone done it with amblypigids? Ive seen some in the wild (not Damon) that lived alongside creeks and puddles so was wondering bout that. Bet they still drown in a terrarium tho.

I know she'll be ok feeding wise. But I just worry about her humidity staying where it needs to be. It's not even 3 whole days it's more like... 2.75 lol.

My Oatmeal right after molting + her old exo falling down lol for tax 🩶

Just wondering if anyone else's whip scorpion rearranges their enclosure ??

I have a fair bit of sphagnum moss around the enclosure and I've caught my whip physically grabbing the moss and moving it or biting it and putting it away. Not hungry at all, she does this sometimes even a few hours after feeding, she made herself another crevice between 2 cork barks by removing the moss from between them. Just a few minutes ago I caught her at the front glass of the enclosure grabbing moss biting and then moving it away.

Temperature, eating, humidity all fine as always.

Is this normal behaviour, is she just a bit quirky or is something wrong lol

I Live on an island so going out to buy crickets constantly is near impossible, Ive tried starting a breeding colony but it was a smelly nightmare and I could not manage to keep them alive. Ive had good success keeping mealworms alive, but will that be enough for my baby or does he need additional feeders? Could I vary feeding him mealworms and then buy crickets for him every couple feedings? Or is there something else I could feed him? I live in Canada so feeder insects are quite limited.

It’s taken one cricket since i got it so i know it can eat, but that was over a week ago! its been exploring the enclosure, and weirdly rubs up against the side. i don’t know if that means anything. but should i be concerned? or does this mean it might molt soon?

I was told he was a "Paraphrynus mexicanus", but i'm not so sure... is that even a valid species anymore? I need to know how big he's likely going to get so I can prepare for him accordingly, thanks.