- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: scorpiones
- Family: hadruridae
- Sub Family:
- Genus: Hadrurus
- Species: obscurus
Scorpions: Hadrurus obscurus - Californian desert hairy 5 left


Taxonomic Classification
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Care Sheet
Hadrurus obscurus are another large Hadrurus species reaching lengths of 12-14cm
Diet: Crickets, Locusts and cockroaches
Housing: Minimum of 35x35x35 enclosure with cross ventilation
Substrate: A mix of sand/clay fairly deep as they like to burrow down especially when moulting,
Temperature:24-30c
Humidity: arid conditions so between 40-50%
Additional notes:
A shallow water dish is ideal and bark for hiding.
A slight drop in temperature overnight is required.