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1. What are the characteristics of scorpions???

1. Scorpions have a strong avoidance for strong odors, such as paint, gasoline, kerosene, asphalt, and various chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, quicklime, etc., which shows that their sense of smell is very sensitive. The stimulation of these substances is very harmful to scorpions and may even be fatal. Scorpions are also very sensitive to various strong vibrations and sounds, which sometimes even scare them away, stop eating, mating, breeding, and giving birth, etc.

2. Scorpions have the habit of hibernation. They usually come out of hibernation in mid-to-late April, after the Waking of Insects, and slowly go back to hibernation in early November. They are active for about 6 months a year. During the day, scorpions usually come out from 8 to 11 pm after sunset, and return to their nests at 2 to 3 am the next day. This activity pattern usually occurs on warm, windless, dry nights, and they rarely come out on windy days.

3. Scorpions prefer darkness and fear light, especially strong light stimulation, but they also need a certain light intensity to absorb the sun's heat, improve digestion, speed up growth and development, and facilitate the embryo hatching process in the pregnant scorpion. According to reports and observations, scorpions have a positive tendency to weak light and a negative tendency to strong light, but they prefer to move under weaker green light.

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1. Distribution

There are many species of scorpions recorded in my country, including the East Asian scorpion, the striped scorpion, the Hainan two-needle scorpion, the marbled wolf scorpion, the Chinese wolf scorpion, the Tibetan scorpion, the Liaoker scorpion, etc. The spotted scorpion is mainly distributed in Taiwan Province; the Tibetan scorpion is distributed in Tibet and western Sichuan; the Liaoker scorpion is distributed in various provinces in central China and Taiwan Province; the East Asian scorpion, also known as the Ma's scorpion, is the most widely distributed in my country, and is distributed in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui and other provinces.

The largest number of wild scorpions are found in Henan, Hebei, and Shandong, and are also found in Fujian and Taiwan. The two provinces with the largest wild scorpion production are Henan and Hebei, and Shandong is already running out of money. Scorpions from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia are being replenished. The Hebei scorpion is particularly famous, and is the most expensive in major medicinal material markets.

2. Growth and reproduction

Scorpions have courtship behavior. Male East Asian scorpions usually look for females between June and July. After finding one, they use their pedipalps to pull the female scorpion to a secluded place. Then, the male scorpion clamps the female scorpion's pedipalps with its pincers, and the two scorpions face each other and drag each other back and forth.

The courtship behavior can last for hours or even days. Then, the male scorpion discharges sperm capsule from the reproductive opening and sticks it to the ground, pulling the female scorpion over so that the free end of the sperm capsule touches the female opening. There is a lever device at the free end, which releases the sperm capsule due to the pressure from the female reproductive area. After the female scorpion accepts the sperm, it can continue to produce offspring for 3 to 5 years.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Scorpion

Scorpions like to eat soft and juicy insects.

Scorpions like to eat mealworms, ground beetles, earthworms, fly maggots, etc. Scorpions are special economic animals that like shade and fear light, like moisture and fear humidity, and have the habit of drilling into small cracks. Therefore, when building a scorpion farm, the wild living environment of scorpions should be simulated as much as possible.

Scorpions are a general term for species of the order Scorpio in the class Arachnida of the animal kingdom Arthropoda. Spiders also belong to the class Arachnida. Their typical features include a long, thin body, a pincer, and a curved, segmented tail (posterior abdomen) with a stinger. The earliest scorpions on land appeared about 430 million years ago in the Silurian period. All scorpions are venomous, with varying degrees of toxicity.

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Types of scorpions

1. East Asian scorpion (Buthus martensii): The East Asian scorpion is more common in China and is usually raised in rural areas for medicinal purposes. The body can generally be divided into three parts, namely the cephalothorax, the anterior abdomen and the posterior abdomen. The cephalothorax and the anterior abdomen are combined to form the trunk, which is flat and long oval; the posterior abdomen is segmented and tail-shaped, also known as the tail. The whole body is very similar to a pipa, and the entire surface is a highly chitinous hard skin.

2. Scorpio scorpion: It is a small desert scorpion, with an adult body of 4 to 5 cm. It is a fierce predator. Some merchants often use Scorpio scorpion to impersonate "Pakistan Fat-tailed Scorpion". In fact, Scorpio scorpion does not belong to the genus Fat-tailed Scorpion, but to the genus Scorpio. It cannot be called Pakistan Fat-tailed Scorpion.

3. Chinese Shield Wolf Scorpion: A medium-sized scorpion species. Female adults reach a body size of 4 to 6.5 cm, while males, due to their greatly extended hindquarters, will reach 6 to 8.5 cm. As mentioned above, males have a very long tail. This species is gray or orange in color. The hindquarters, including the telson and the last part of the chelae, is reddish brown. There are two needles. In addition, the pedipalps and legs are slightly marbled.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Scorpion

Scorpions are relatives of spiders and are also arthropods. Scorpions are covered in chitinous armor. On their unsegmented cephalothorax, they have simple and compound eyes and six pairs of flexible appendages. The first pair of pincer-like appendages are called chelicerae, and the second pair are huge stinging feet called palps. The two chelicerae are raised majestically and are tools for catching prey. The remaining four pairs are walking legs used for running. The abdomen of a scorpion is long and clearly segmented. There is a sphere at the end of the abdomen that contains venom, and the protruding part forms a tail stinger that is raised high, like a sword.

Scorpions are mostly active at night. Once they encounter prey, they immediately clamp it with their tentacles, hook their tails, and inject venom with their stingers to kill the prey. Some venomous scorpions can even kill humans.

Scorpions are not only ferocious to their prey, but also cruel to their own "relatives". Before mating, the male and female scorpions hold their legs together and dance with their arms intertwined, which can last for several hours. Once the male scorpion completes fertilization, the female scorpion will show its ferocious side and bite the male scorpion to death for food. However, the female scorpion has the utmost maternal love for her offspring, and the baby scorpions often climb on the back of the mother scorpion and enjoy themselves. The mother scorpion carries her baby on her back and does her utmost to protect her until the baby scorpion can make a living independently.

2. Where are there many scorpions in Shanxi?

Shanxi is also the main production area of ​​scorpions. Scorpions can be found in many places. I breed scorpions and have been exploring scorpion breeding for more than ten years. Can you communicate more?

3. Linfen Scorpion Gang in Shanxi

The Scorpion Gang was destroyed and revived. Just like cabbage, it survives when you pour boiling water on it. It just loses its leaves but the roots grow again in a short time. The Scorpion Gang is still growing stronger.

I know where they are now

Already disbanded.

You want to do it?

There are still some remaining brothers.

I'm also a centipede gang member

4. I want to breed scorpions but I know very little about this, so please help me. Thank you

Let me first introduce you to the types of scorpions

Variety Introduction

There are about 10 species in my country, mainly the East Asian scorpion, which belongs to the family Pinnipedae, genus Equisetum. The East Asian scorpion is also known as the Far Eastern scorpion. Because the shape of the longitudinal groove on the posterior abdominal segment is similar to that of Equisetum, it is also called the Equisetum scorpion. There are 15 recorded species in my country, such as the East Asian scorpion, spotted scorpion, Tibetan scorpion, Liaoker scorpion, and ten-legged scorpion. The spotted scorpion is mainly distributed in Taiwan Province; the Tibetan scorpion is distributed in Tibet and western Sichuan; the Liaoker scorpion is distributed in central provinces and Taiwan Province; the ten-legged scorpion (decapoda scorpion) is distributed in the border areas of Henan, Shaanxi, and Hubei provinces; the East Asian scorpion is also called the Ma's scorpion, which is the most widely distributed in my country, and is distributed in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui and other provinces, among which Henan, Hebei, and Shandong have the most, and Fujian, Taiwan and other places also have distribution. The two provinces with the largest production of wild scorpions are Henan and Shandong. Now we focus on introducing the following types:

1. The Eastern Scorpion has a long body and is dark black. It likes slightly acidic soil and eats insects. It has many offspring and a poor maternal instinct. It is mainly found in the border area between Shandong and Hebei.

2. The scorpion is of medium size, short and dark brown in color. It likes slightly alkaline soil and eats insects as well as some plant feed such as bran and millet. It gives birth early and has good maternal instincts. The best ones are produced in Nanyang, Funiu Mountain, Henan and Laohekou, Hubei.

3. Ten-legged scorpion (Decapoda scorpion) has two more legs than ordinary scorpions and is found in Huayin County, Shaanxi Province.

4. The Tibetan scorpion is large and fierce, and is native to Tibet.

5. Qinquan scorpion is one of the fine scorpion varieties in my country. After being hybridized and optimized with Qingzhou scorpion and Huiquan scorpion in recent years, it has shown the advantages of fast reproduction, large number of offspring, high survival rate and long life. It has a lifespan of 8 to 10 years and reproduces for 6 years. It can live in -5 to 39℃, and the most suitable growth temperature is 28 to 38℃. This variety is easy to raise. As long as it is carefully raised and scientifically managed, it can produce 3 offspring a year, 30 to 60 offspring each time (there may be more or less), and it can be sold in the same year.

6. The East Asian scorpion belongs to the family Scorpionidae. The adult scorpion is about 60 ram long, with one pair of compound eyes, three pairs of simple eyes, and 16 to 25 pectinate organs. It is widely distributed in the northern provinces of my country (it has not yet been found in Jilin Province), and is also distributed in Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan and other provinces.

7. The adult Liaoker scorpion is about 40 ram long, has three pairs of lateral eyes, and has 5 to 8 teeth on its pectinate organs (usually 6 teeth are more common). It is distributed in the central provinces of my country and Taiwan Province.

8. Mountain scorpion The main characteristics of this scorpion are that the scorpion body is reddish brown and there is no obvious longitudinal groove on the tail section of the posterior abdomen. It is mainly distributed in the central provinces of my country.

9. Spotted Scorpion This scorpion is characterized by its thin body, especially the tail section on the back of the abdomen is particularly slender. The adult male scorpion is about 45 ram long, and the female scorpion can reach about 70 ram long. It is mainly distributed in Taiwan Province of my country.

10. Brazilian scorpion.

Living habits

Scorpions are completely carnivorous and feed on invertebrates such as spiders, crickets, small centipedes, and larvae and nymphs of various insects. They use the auditory hairs or tarsal hairs on their pedipalps and the slit sensory organs to find the location of their prey. Desert scorpions can locate cockroaches that live in burrows 50 cm deep. When scorpions feed, they clamp the prey with their pedipalps, lift their posterior abdomen (scorpion tail), bend it toward the front of the body, and sting with their stingers. The muscles outside the venom gland contract, and venom flows out from the opening of the stinger. The toxins of most scorpions are enough to kill insects, but they are not fatal to humans and only cause severe burning pain. Scorpions use their chelicerae to slowly tear open their food, first sucking the body fluids of the prey, then spitting out the digestive juices, digesting the tissues outside the body, and then sucking them in. The speed of eating is very slow. 1. Scorpions are nocturnal animals. They like moisture and fear moisture, and they like darkness and fear strong light stimulation. 1. Scorpions like to live in groups, prefer to be quiet and not active, and have the habit of recognizing nests and groups. Most scorpions live together in fixed nests. Generally, there are males and females in a large group of scorpion nests, some large and some small, living in harmony, and rarely killing each other. But if they are not from the same nest, they often kill each other after meeting. 2. Scorpions have the habit of hibernation. Generally, they come out of hibernation in mid-to-late April, that is, after the Waking of Insects, and begin to hibernate slowly in early November. They are active for about 6 months throughout the year. During the day, scorpions mostly come out to move around from 8 to 11 pm after sunset, and return to their nests to roost at 2 to 3 am the next day. This activity pattern is generally on warm, windless, dry nights, and rarely come out to move in windy weather. 3. Although scorpions are temperature-changing animals, they are still relatively cold-resistant and heat-resistant. Scorpions can survive in an external environment with a temperature of 40℃ to minus 5℃. The growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature. When the temperature drops below 10℃, scorpions are less active. When the temperature is below 20℃, scorpions are less active. The most suitable temperature for their growth and development is between 25 and 39℃. When the temperature is between 35 and 39℃, scorpions are most active, their growth and development are accelerated, and their birth and mating are mostly carried out within this temperature range. When the temperature exceeds 41℃, the water in the scorpion's body evaporates. If the temperature is not reduced in time and water is not replenished in time, the scorpion is very likely to die of dehydration. When the temperature exceeds 43℃, the scorpion will die quickly. The activity, growth, development and reproduction of scorpions are closely related to temperature, and the optimal temperature is between 35 and 38℃. Therefore, we must pay attention to mastering when breeding scorpions artificially. 4. The growth and reproduction of scorpions are also closely related to the humidity of the external environment. In nature, wild scorpions will hide and conceal themselves in a moist place about 1 meter deep underground if there is a long drought without rain; when it is rainy and there is water on the ground, they will climb to a high place to avoid it. Therefore, when breeding scorpions, we must pay close attention to the moisture content of the feed and the humidity of the breeding ground and nest. Generally speaking, the place where scorpions are active should be slightly humid, while the nests where they live should be slightly drier, which is conducive to the growth and development of scorpions.

and reproduction. If the nest is too wet, it is vulnerable to microbial invasion, and it is also very difficult for the scorpion to shed its skin; if the scorpion's activity site is too dry and the water content of the feed is insufficient, it will also affect the normal growth and development of the scorpion, and even induce cannibalism. 5. Scorpions like darkness and are afraid of light, especially the stimulation of strong light, but they also need a certain light intensity to absorb the sun's heat, improve digestion ability, speed up growth and development, and facilitate the process of embryo hatching in the pregnant scorpion. According to reports and observations, scorpions have a positive tendency to weak light and a negative tendency to strong light, but they prefer to move under weaker green light. 6. Scorpions have a strong avoidance of various strong odors, such as paint, gasoline, kerosene, asphalt, and various chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, quicklime, etc., which shows that their sense of smell is very sensitive. The stimulation of these substances is very unfavorable to scorpions and may even be fatal. Scorpions are also very sensitive to various strong vibrations and sounds, which sometimes even scare them away, stop eating, mating, reproduction, and giving birth, etc.

Growth and reproduction

Scorpions have courtship behavior. Male East Asian scorpions mostly look for females between June and July. After finding one, they use their pedipalps to pull the female scorpion to a secluded place. Then, the male scorpion's pedipalps clamp the female scorpion's pincers, and the two scorpions face each other and drag each other back and forth. Courtship behavior can last for hours or even days. Then, the male scorpion discharges spermatophore from the genital pore and sticks it to the ground. He pulls the female scorpion over so that the free end of the spermatophore contacts the female pore. There is a lever device at the free end, which releases the sperm mass due to pressure from the female's reproductive area. After the female scorpion accepts the sperm, it can produce offspring continuously for 3 to 5 years. Scorpions are ovoviviparous or viviparous. The eggs of ovoviviparous species are large, terminal yolk eggs, undergo incomplete cleavage, and develop in the ovarian tube cavity. The eggs of viviparous species have almost no yolk and undergo complete and equal cleavage. The eggs of the southern chain scorpion develop in the blind duct of the ovary. Embryonic scorpion

The embryo is at the end of the blind tube, where another tube extends out. The terminal is a cluster of absorbing cells, which are close to the blind sac of the digestive system. The absorbed nutrients are transmitted to the embryo along the tube, which is a bit like the umbilical cord of mammals. The development takes several months or even more than a year. There are 6 to 90 young scorpions, depending on the species. After the young scorpions are born, they immediately climb onto the mother's back. After molting once, they gradually leave the mother scorpion to live independently. The East Asian scorpion gives birth between July and August. Before giving birth, the mother scorpion looks for a suitable place, and the two pectinate organs spread out to the left and right, and the young scorpions are gradually born from the reproductive opening. The young scorpions are covered with white mucus, which is like rice grains. After a few minutes, the tail and appendages of the young scorpion extend from the mucus and climb onto the mother's back along the mother's appendages. Each litter produces 15 to 35 young scorpions. The first-born young scorpions are about 1 cm long, milky white, with only black eye masses; the teeth, protrusions and claws on the body and appendages are not yet fully grown; they do not eat any food on the mother's back. After 5 days, it sheds its skin and becomes a 2-year-old scorpion, with a body length of more than 1.5 cm. It still lives on the mother's back. After about a week, it leaves the mother's body and lives independently. After 5 molts (6-year-old scorpion), it becomes an adult scorpion in the third year, but it can only reproduce in the autumn of the fourth year. It takes about 3 years from birth to reproduction, and it can reproduce continuously for about 5 years, with a lifespan of 8 years.

Introduction technology

Time of introduction of species The time of introduction of scorpions raised at room temperature should be arranged in late spring, early summer or autumn. Among them, late spring and early summer are the best time to introduce species, because at this time the hibernating scorpions have come out of hibernation and passed the "spring death barrier", and the adult female scorpions have entered the pregnancy period and can give birth in the same year. Introduction can benefit the same year. The source of species scorpions is to capture wild scorpions or buy back wild scorpions as species scorpions. The second is to buy from artificial scorpion breeding units or individuals. For beginners, it is not advisable to use wild scorpions as species scorpions. Selection of species scorpions When introducing species scorpions, young scorpions, adult scorpions or pregnant scorpions should be selected according to needs. Male scorpions should be selected as species scorpions with strong physique, bright body color, lively and powerful, and strong sexual desire. Female scorpions should be selected as species scorpions with large size, body length of more than 4.8 cm, no limb defects, strong, agile, curled abdomen at rest, enlarged abdomen at front, and shiny skin. Generally, female scorpions in spring have a high birth rate and early birthing period as long as their front abdomen is plump and light gray, and their body length is about 5 cm. Female scorpions with short bodies should not be easily selected for breeding, even if they have large abdomens and bright colors, because their breeding period is often late and cannot meet the requirements for breeding. The matching of male and female scorpions Some breeders only select female scorpions instead of male scorpions when introducing new scorpions in order to obtain more young scorpions. This practice is wrong. According to the mating rules of scorpions, the ratio of male and female scorpions should be 2-3:1. The transportation of breeding scorpions is generally carried out in cartons and non-toxic woven bags, and the appropriate density during shipment is 500 per bag. When transporting, first put the breeding scorpions into a clean, undamaged woven bag and tie the mouth, then put it into a carton with sponge or cardboard or paper balls at the bottom. Then put a few wet sponge blocks in the carton to adjust the humidity in the box. In addition, several ventilation holes should be made around the top of the carton to facilitate ventilation. Avoid severe vibration during transportation. Pay attention to preventing high temperatures during summer transportation and preventing cold during winter transportation.

Feeding methods and precautions

1. Understand the living habits of scorpions. Scorpions are special economic animals that like shade and fear light, like moisture and fear humidity. They also have the habit of drilling into small cracks. Therefore, when building a scorpion farm, the wild living environment of scorpions should be simulated as much as possible. At present, there are two types of planning for building scorpion farms based on unit area and the number of scorpions: group breeding and isolation breeding. Practice has proved that group breeding has some shortcomings that are difficult to overcome. The survival rate of scorpions is low, so in the scorpion farm, the scorpion farm should be built according to the unit area and the number of scorpions.

When building a scorpion farm, try to use the isolation breeding method, which is conducive to improving the survival rate of artificial breeding. 2. Breeding good scorpions, the stocking density is suitable. Breeding good scorpions is the basis for developing artificial scorpion breeding; and the density of stocking scorpions is directly related to the key to the success or failure of scorpion breeding. Therefore, the breeding scorpions should be selected from male and female scorpions with medium individuals and strong bodies. Scorpions are cold-blooded animals, without mutual love, and they are born with the nature of killing each other. In order to avoid the nature of scorpions killing each other, it is necessary to limit the living area of ​​scorpions, adopt a sealed, fixed, and limited greenhouse breeding method, or adopt a "three-part" model of pot breeding, bottle breeding, and pool breeding, which integrates pots, bottles, and pools. This is easy to manage, easy to observe, and easy to clean. Practical breeding has proved that this breeding method can improve the survival rate of 2-year-old scorpions, is suitable for the development of seed scorpions, and is conducive to the constant temperature and three-dimensional breeding of 4-5-year-old scorpions. It has the advantages of a high success rate and is an ideal breeding model. 3. Diversified feed Scorpions are carnivorous animals and like to eat soft and juicy insects. When feeding, carnivorous feed should be the main feed, and the more types of small insects, the better. Different types of insects contain different amino acids, and different amino acids can promote the growth, development, reproduction and molting of scorpions. Therefore, the more types of feed, the more comprehensive the nutrition of scorpions. The feeding time should generally be one hour before dark. The amount of each feeding should be supplied in appropriate amounts according to the size of the scorpion group and the age of the scorpion. In short, the following two principles should be grasped when feeding: Insect feed should be based on the principle of "satisfying supply, rather than insufficient", and combined feed should be based on the principle of "limited matching, rather insufficient than excessive", and water supply time should be two hours before feeding. 4. Raise scorpions of different ages separately. During the breeding process, even if the scorpions are bred at the same time, there are great differences in growth. If they are not separated in time, the large individuals will kill the small individuals, and the unmolted ones will kill the molting ones. Therefore, when building a scorpion farm, it is necessary to prepare more scorpion pools, put scorpions of the same age together, and observe their growth frequently, so as to ensure timely separation and consistent specifications for synchronous growth. 5. Constant temperature breeding In order to improve the survival rate of artificially raised scorpions and make them grow quickly, it is necessary to release the scorpions from their hibernation period and keep them at a constant temperature. The hibernation period of scorpions is caused by the high and low temperatures. In early spring, when the temperature reaches above 10℃, scorpions begin to recover and go out to find food. When the temperature is below 10℃, they begin to find nests and hibernate. According to experiments, scorpions have the longest activity time, the largest food intake, and the fastest growth and reproduction when the temperature is 28℃-38℃. Therefore, in winter, heating equipment should be installed in the scorpion farm to keep the temperature in the scorpion farm between 28-38℃, the relative humidity of the air between 60%-80%, and the feeding and water supply are the same as in summer.

Feeding precautions

Artificial scorpion breeding is a job that requires carefulness and patience. The quality of scorpion farm management has a great impact on the possibility of successful scorpion breeding. Artificial scorpion breeding is now a marginal subject.

There is a strict management system and scientific records, and we constantly summarize our experience. For example, we go to the scorpion farm regularly every day to observe the activities of scorpions, and record the details of scorpions' predation, drinking water, molting, giving birth, diseases and insect pests, and death. Pay attention to changes in temperature and take corresponding measures to protect them in time. Feed is put in regularly and regularly, and injured, weak, and sick scorpions are dealt with in time. Pay attention to the hygiene of the scorpion farm, clean up scorpion feces and leftovers regularly, keep the pool clean, and let the scorpions always have a clean and comfortable living environment. In short, artificial scorpion breeding is a very technical special breeding project. Understanding and mastering the living habits and activity patterns of scorpions is an important condition for raising scorpions well. In addition, we should pay more attention, observe more, record more, and think of more ways. As long as we give full play to our advantages and complement each other, I believe that the success rate of artificial scorpion breeding will increase greatly.

Common diseases and preventive measures

1. Spot mold disease, also known as scorpion lice disease, mostly occurs from June to August. It is often caused by a humid environment, high air humidity, and moldy food. The pathogens are mostly green mold fungi. Infected scorpions often have yellow-brown or reddish-brown small spots of mold on the thorax and abdomen in the early stage and gradually expand into pieces; then the scorpion loses its appetite and stops growing; in the later stage, it moves sluggishly and eventually dies due to food refusal. Dissection shows that the body is full of green moldy hyphae. Prevention and control: prevention is the priority, and the air humidity should be adjusted appropriately to eradicate pathogens. ① Wash the food and water dishes frequently to eliminate moldy food; ② Disinfect the breeding area with 1% to 2% formalin or 0.1% potassium permanganate aqueous solution; ③ Sick scorpions should be isolated for treatment, and dead scorpions should be picked out and burned in time; ④ Sick scorpions should be mixed with 18 grams of oxytetracycline or 1g of chloramphenicol or 1 to 1.5 grams of long-acting sulfonamide and 1000 grams of compound feed and fed until they are cured. 2. Black rot, also known as body rot, generally occurs throughout the year, with a short course and high mortality rate. It is mainly caused by feeding corrupt feed, dirty drinking water or accidentally eating the corpse of black rot diseased scorpions infected with black mold fungi. The abdomen of the diseased scorpion is swollen and black in the early stage, with little activity and loss of appetite; then black rot-type ulcers appear on the front abdomen, black mucus can flow out when pressed by hand, and eventually die. Prevention and control: ① Keep feed and drinking water fresh; ② Regularly disinfect the breeding area with 1% to 2% formalin aqueous solution; ③ Sick scorpions should be isolated for treatment, and dead scorpions should be picked out and burned; ④ Sick scorpions can be mixed with 1g of motherwort, 0.5g of erythromycin or 2.5g of baking soda, 0.5g of sulfonamide tablets or 2.5g of rhubarb soda, and 0.5g of oxytetracycline with 500g of compound feed, and fed until recovery; ⑤ The Chinese herbal medicine gallnut can be used, with a daily dosage of 0.2 to 0.5g per kilogram of body weight to treat sick scorpions. 3. Hemiplegia, also known as tail dragging disease, often occurs in late summer and early autumn when the air is humid. It is caused by long-term feeding of high-fat feed, which causes a large amount of fat to accumulate in the scorpion's body. The sick scorpion has a shiny body, enlarged limbs, slow and difficult movements, and red, fatty mucus like secretions in its mouthparts. It begins to die 5 to 10 days after the onset of the disease. Prevention and treatment: ① Do not feed or feed less high-fat feed; ② Properly adjust the environmental temperature and humidity; ③ Treatment can be fasting for 3 to 5 days or using 3 grams of rhubarb soda tablets, 50g of bran (fried), and 60g of water, mix well and feed until cured. 4. Scorpions with abdominal distension

It often occurs in the early spring and autumn when it is rainy and cloudy. The temperature is low and the scorpion is cold, which leads to indigestion. The sick scorpion has large blue veins on its belly, slow reaction, loss of appetite, and begins to die 10-15 days after the onset of the disease. Prevention and control: ① Keep the breeding temperature at 25-39℃; ② Sick scorpions can be fed with 18 grams of multi-enzyme tablets and 18 grams of mother food, 0.1 grams of sulfonamide tablets, and 100 grams of compound feed, mix well and feed until they are cured. 5. Ant damage Ants not only compete with scorpions for feed, but also eat young, weak, and sick individuals of scorpions. Prevention and control: ① Crush and fry the egg shells, and spread them around the walls outside the breeding area; ② Use bones, sugars, etc. to lure them open, and then scald them to death with boiling water.

However, please note that breeding scorpions is also risky. If you have seen the advertisement, you should think carefully before buying.

From 2010 to early 2011, there was a sudden craze for breeding scorpions and centipedes. Previously, individual companies were small-scale operators, but now, advertisements for scorpion, centipede and mealworm breeding are everywhere on TV entrepreneurship programs, online investment and franchise websites, and newspapers and periodicals. Biotechnology companies, agricultural technology promotion centers, and breeding committees with various names are all taking turns to advertise and attract investment, with the promotion of gasification furnaces being as popular as last year.

We would like to remind you that in the face of the misleading and exaggerated propaganda in advertisements, you should remain sober about the scorpion and centipede breeding project, and not fall into the trap of any fraudulent companies and repeat the mistakes of the gasification furnace franchise scam.

After studying the data of the most popular scorpion and centipede breeding project companies, we found that except for the different company names, the other contents are basically the same. "The industrial model of company + base + breeder + biochemical enterprise implements decentralized breeding and centralized sales in China, with on-site practical training, year-round technical tracking and guidance, unified collection and processing of adult insects, and export of finished products to earn foreign exchange, taking the road of production, research and development, processing, and sales to achieve a win-win situation." This is almost their unified model.

In addition, the cooperation methods are also highly unified: one method is to purchase seeds directly, impart technology for free, and the company will buy them back according to the agreed price; the other method is to provide seeds for free, but charge a technical breeding fee, and then return the fee according to the number of adult insects returned in accordance with the agreement.

Finally, in terms of investment scale and cost, these companies are also roughly the same, about 3,800 yuan for small-scale and 38,800 yuan for large-scale. In addition, they all come with profit analysis, with an estimated annual net profit of between 70,000 and 350,000 yuan (for example, one company: 600 centipede breeding worms, a net profit of 70,000 yuan a year).

At first glance, it looks very good, and with the unrealistic claims of how much money can be made in a year in the advertisements, I believe many farmers are tempted by it and can no longer hold back their passion to start a business and make money. Impulse is the devil, and in a fit of excitement, they invest in introducing new species and come back to raise them, still looking forward to how much money they can make in a year. This is exactly what those fraudulent companies want to achieve.

Why do you say it is a scam company? In fact, the whole process is very simple. You spend a high price to buy seeds from them, raise them, and then sell them to them at the agreed price after the insects give birth to eggs and the eggs give birth to insects. Haha~~, what a profitable business. It is precisely this seemingly profitable business that is a trap set by the scam company.

In the first round, you sign a contract and pay for the seed supply. The company sells you seed worms at a very low price and sells them to you as seed worms at 10 times the price (3,800 yuan/200 worms). In the first round, they have made 9 times the profit. It is so clean. (You get a batch of seed worms at this time. Even if you sell them directly to them at their purchase price now, you will lose 90%.)

In the second round, you take the scorpion and centipede larvae home to cultivate them into commercial worms that meet their standards. The risks you have to bear are:

1. If you don’t master the technology well, you can’t make a living.

2. The survival rate is not that high.

3. Not such a high/fast reproduction rate

4. The growth cycle is very long, and the input and final output are negatively proportional

The more serious ones are:

5. Fraudulent companies make false claims and cannot achieve such reproduction rate and growth speed

6. Fraudulent companies set high recycling requirements, which are difficult for farmers to meet

7. The process is long and the fraudulent company closes down halfway

At this point, it is entirely possible to suspect that the company is intentionally concealing risks and deliberately exaggerating profits through number games such as profit analysis, in order to lure farmers to invest and make huge profits from the sale of seed insects.

A more detailed analysis shows that the so-called "company + base + farmers + biochemical enterprises" industrial model of the fraudulent company is not suitable for the industrialization of scorpion, centipede and mealworm breeding. Through research, it was found that these so-called bioengineering technology companies have just been registered or established for less than a year, with registered capital of 500,000-1 million yuan, and basically no facilities and equipment for biochemical research and production. The possibility of engaging in the production of high-tech and high-value-added biochemical products is very low. Without the production of high-value-added follow-up products, this "company + base + farmers + biochemical enterprises" industrial model is a deceptive model. A very simple economic model can overturn the beautiful lies of the fraudulent company. The profits from the circulation and rough processing of products alone are not enough to support the model of decentralized breeding and centralized sales. (Besides, they are dispersed across the country, and the recycling price they promised is even higher than the current market price.)

According to the fraudulent companies' propaganda, since the environmental and technical requirements for breeding scorpions, centipedes and mealworms are so low, and there is almost no cost, and the profit is so high (600 centipede breeding worms, a net profit of 70,000 yuan a year), why don't these fraudulent companies raise them themselves? Instead, they spend high transportation fees, advertising fees (investment advertising), training fees and various intermediate costs to carry out decentralized breeding across the country and then collect them together? ? ? What benefits are they seeking? What profits? Are they doing this to make everyone rich at their own expense? ? ? Farmers, think about it carefully.

After studying the information of these fraudulent companies, we can see no related products of these so-called bioengineering technology companies. There is only a large amount of breeding investment information. The goal and focus of their work are completely placed on breeding promotion and investment. It can be inferred that their income comes entirely from the project investment. This project is a scam and this company is a fraudulent company.

Combined with the previous cases of scorpion, centipede and mealworm breeding investment scams, it can be inferred that these companies' projects will not last long, let alone believe in the so-called unified acquisition, unified processing, long-term acquisition, and other nonsense. It is very likely that a group of scammers who specialize in investment and franchise projects to defraud money registered the company, packaged the project, deceived a group of people to introduce species at a high price, and then closed the door and left, and then started other projects to continue to attract investment and defraud money. This is their usual trick and also their way to make a fortune. The mutual duplication of projects and models is the characteristic of this industry, so so many companies engaged in scorpion, centipede and mealworm breeding investment have emerged in a short period of time.

The scorpion, centipede and mealworm breeding project looks good, but you need to think carefully and don't fall into the trap of scammers (the online reprints make sense and you should think about it carefully)

First, collect relevant information about scorpions on the Internet to get an understanding of them. Currently, most of the artificially bred scorpions are East Asian scorpions. Then join a group or forum to read and learn more. Most of the current scorpion craze is a scam, so if you want to raise one, you must investigate the market. It is recommended to buy scorpion breeding from individual breeders. Scorpion breeding is relatively difficult and requires great perseverance and patience, because at the beginning, you have to observe the habits of scorpions most of the time, and you can't just rely on others to teach you. Scorpions have very strict requirements on temperature and humidity, so they have very high requirements for room insulation and moisture retention. The preliminary preparations must be done well, otherwise the more you raise, the more they will die. That's all I can think of for now. It's just my personal opinion...

You can learn online for free. Type in "scorpion breeding video" and click Baidu search. There are eight or nine videos for you to choose from.

Bozhou Rich Peasant