Howdy everyone, I just purchased an Emperor Scorpion, and have constructed this enclosure for him based off everything I've read online here and elsewhere. Picture:

love the look of your setup
...u gotta get that bread outa there though. it will only take a day or 2 for mold to form. if u must keep the cricks in with the scorp use a little piece of potato or carrot...though i do suggest not leaving the cricks in there too long. especially not so many. itl only need a couple/few at a time. dont wanna stress the animal out...other thing is, if the scorp molts itl be vulnerable to being eaten by its prey.
...not like u need a separate tank for the crickets...just use an old butter tub or big container like that
be careful on how moist u keep it. the substrate does need to dry out a little now & then to prevent mold & mites
that being said, i wouldnt worry about a lid. i never kept lids on any of my scorp tanks...the open top will let the tank breath & not mold...just mist it every couple days
other than what u already know, looks good
welcome to the scorp world

Thank you very much! 

Remove the heat pad from the bottom of the tank and place it on the side of the tank.  Emperors burrow to escape the heat, so never place a heat pad under the tank.

I'm not sure what the mud is for.  Most false bottom setups employ a gravel base to hold water and wick it up into the substrate.  Your substrate should be 4 to 6 inches deep and well compacted.

Blowing smoke into a scorpion enclosure is a good way to kill a scorpion.  Your friend is an absolute idiot.

dude....seriously?
...sorry but i frown on u for even considering it

had a buddy who got his cat high one day. the cat ran circles around the living room for a long time and then threw himself through a plate glass door. killed it instantly
....i also got my brothers pet gerbil high(mind u all this was when i was like 14!)...well the gerbil was dead in the morning ...my brother still brings it up =/
DONT EVER GIVE AN ANIMAL A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE!!

if the chemicals dont kill it the stress will. or just leave u with a jumpy stressed out pet
just please dont

I cant add to any of the advice you have already been given, other than to say; follow it!  Its exactly what I would have said.

 

I just wanted to say congrats on your new scorp and welcome to the group.  Remember that a happy scorp is rarely seen.

Oh relax people! I wont share any doobies with the scorpion. Happy now?

Its normal for scorpions to go weeks without eating, try feeding again once in a while like a week or 10 days, and take out the crickets from its enclosure.

Uncle_Uzi wrote: Also, this is the second time this has happened, I typed out a long post and added an emoticon to the end of it, only to decide I didn't need it and hit "backspace" only to lose my entire post. I don't know if this is Chrome's problem or a setting for the website, but it really sucks to lose like 500 words with no way of recovering them. Just sayin'.

This problem is with your browser (Chrome). It also happens with IE. Basically, when hitting the backspace button, the browser thinks you want to go back a page. This is one of many reasons why Firefox is a much better browser.

You can add a layer of gravel to your water bowl to make it shallower and give your scorp some traction.  It will also prevent overfilling.