I am posting this here as a guide for those of you who may need to make a difficult choice regarding the health of your scorpions some day. As a disclaimer, I want to emphasise the following:
amputation should only be used as an absolute last resort. It is a high risk procedure with a high mortality rate. There is a high likelihood that the scorpion discussed in this topic will eventually die despite the efforts to save his life.
Background:
In early Dec. '07, I obtained two emperor sc...
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