What should novice breeding scorpions pay attention to?

Scorpion has been an important Chinese medicine since ancient times, with rich medical and nutritional value, can treat convulsions, epilepsy, stroke, hemiplegia, mouth and eye deviation, migraine, tetanus, lymphoid tuberculosis and rubella swelling and other diseases. In recent years, due to long-term mountain reclamation, road construction, mining and extensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the natural ecological environment on which scorpions live has been seriously damaged, coupled with man-made capture, resulting in the increasing depletion of wild scorpion resources and on the verge of extinction. The demand for scorpions is increasing. Supply falls short of demand, and the price of dry scorpion rises year by year, showing a good market prospect. Out of the high returns for scorpion farming, many people flock to join the ranks of scorpion farming without experience, but not all artificial farming succeeds in making high profits. It is estimated that the success rate of raising scorpions is no more than 30% at most, and most farmers end up failing due to various reasons. Successful farmers close or keep secret aquaculture technology, while failed farmers dare not engage in this industry because they have been bitten by snakes and have been afraid of grass rope for ten years. As a result, a few people are successful in raising scorpions. The current situation of the failure of most people determines that they will not be able to meet the market demand in recent years. Here are some tips for those novice scorpions and those who have a wait-and-see attitude towards scorpions:

Novice scorpion raising problem 1: how does the scorpion breeder start?

The first thing for raising scorpions is to determine the scale and mode of breeding. The scale of introduction should not be too large, generally as little as three or five hundred to as many as two or three thousand. If the number of scorpions is too small, the management cost is relatively high, and too many will easily lead to unexpected losses due to lack of experience and mismanagement. In the way of culture, it can be divided into indoor scorpion culture and outdoor scorpion culture in terms of culture environment, and new breeders should choose indoor scorpion culture; in terms of culture tools, there are bottle culture, basin culture, box culture, pond culture, pit culture and so on. Then transition to pit culture or pond culture. In addition, raising scorpions can be divided into room temperature and constant temperature, and the two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages and can be chosen according to their own conditions. In addition, you should also participate in training and visit farms. Scorpion breeding is not complicated, but it is a very meticulous work, many details are difficult to express in words, just looking at the data is very difficult to figure out. Those who want to raise scorpions must receive systematic training and visit and study at professional venues in order to really master the skills of raising scorpions.

Novice scorpion raising questions 2. Why scorpions are easy to die

According to the survey, the main reason why scorpions are easy to get sick and die is that beginners do not know much about the living habits of scorpions and will not adjust their scorpion breeding techniques according to climatic conditions. Especially in the north, the temperature is abnormal in winter and spring, sometimes falling to around 10 ℃ and sometimes rising to more than 20 ℃, making it difficult for scorpions to adapt, leading to a large number of scorpions getting sick and dying (commonly known as "spring death"); in addition, in late spring and early summer, Rain Water is more, the air humidity is larger, food is prone to mildew, coupled with just awakened scorpions like to overeat, easy to die in large numbers due to indigestion and other reasons. In addition, scorpions are extremely sensitive to various odors, and some scorpion breeders often unconsciously bring abnormal odors such as perfume, alcohol, medicine and odor into the scorpion room, disturbing the scorpion's olfactory system and causing the scorpion to get sick. To this end, scorpion breeders must carefully observe the living habits of scorpions, carefully ponder and take good care of them, fully understand what scorpions like and dislike, and then try their best to meet their environmental and food requirements.