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| A heavily pregnant scorpion |
| 1 week old, they will stay on their mothers back for around 3 weeks |
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Breeding emperor scorpions is relatively easy although not recommended as they have around twenty young at a time and you may not be able to get rid of them.
At the start of mating, the male grabs the female's pincers with his own and they engage in a sort of mating dance. When the male is ready he deposits a stick of sperm on the floor and then pulls the female over it who will then lower herself down to take up the stick into her genital opening. The length of pregnancy varies and can be anything from three to eight months. Once born the young stay on the mothers back for around three weeks before venturing around but always staying close to mum until they find there feet.
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