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Euscorpiidae

European small-wood scorpion (Euscorpius)

Euscorpius spp. (e.g. E. flavicaudis / italicus)

The page we cite does not state this figure. We opened it on 10 Aug 2026 and it gives no temperature for this species at all. The values above may still be right, but we cannot show you where they came from, and nobody here has checked them against a second source. Anything about a sick animal goes to a qualified exotic vet, not to a page. en.wikipedia.org

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Drag the sun. European small-wood scorpion (Euscorpius) is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light.

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Temperature20–26 °C
Humidity60–75 %
Enclosure15×15×15
Diet7 days

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
20–26°Ambient

One ambient band, 20–26°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states20-26°C (room temperature; tolerates cool)

Humidity

60–75%Target RH

The sheet states60-75%

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m2.5–5 cm
1520100400 cm
2.5–5 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Scorpiones
IUCN / CITES
IUCN not assessed; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Beginner
Commonality
Occasional import; popular first 'cool' scorpion in EU
Adult size
2.5-5 cm; dark with reddish claws
Lifespan
3-4 years
Growth rate
Slow-medium
Activity & niche
Nocturnal crevice dweller of temperate woodland/walls
Temperament
Shy, non-aggressive
Venom / defense
Very LOW venom (harmless, nettle-sting level); shy: low risk, still avoid handling

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

substrateclimbing branchwarm hidewater60–75 % RH15 cm15 cm
warm hideclimbing branchwatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
15 × 15 × 15 cmWidth × depth × height
2dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states15x15x15 cm for one adult

Temperature
20-26°C (room temperature; tolerates cool)
Humidity
60-75%
Min. enclosure
15x15x15 cm for one adult
Substrate
5-8 cm part-moist soil with bark/stone
Hides / decor / water
Bark/stone crevices, water film/small dish

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs the sheet states
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesSmall crickets, flightless flies, roach nymphs · 1 small item weekly

Staple food
Small crickets, flightless flies, roach nymphs
Feeding frequency
1 small item weekly
Supplements
Not required

Behaviour and handling

HandlingDiscouraged though very mild; small and delicate
CommunalCan be kept in small groups with crevices
Defense / stress signsRetreats to crevice; rarely strikes

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
3–4 yrLifespan in care
3 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Viviparous; small broods ride mother's back to first molt

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsDehydration; otherwise hardy
Red flags / quarantine
SignsQT wild-caught; no heat needed

Good to know

  • Thrives at room temperature and needs no heater: a rare cool-climate pet scorpion
  • Thrives at room temperature and needs no heater — a rare cool-climate pet scorpion

What it needs

Enclosure at least 15 × 15 × 15 cmbecause enclosure15x15x15 cm for one adult
A thermometerbecause temp20-26°C (room temperature; tolerates cool)
A hygrometerbecause humidity60-75%

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

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What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

Every field this product runs on is stated here. That is not a claim that the values are right: it says what the sheet states, not whether it is true. Whether a human has read it is the badge at the top of this page.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.