Egyptian Yellow Fat-tailed Scorpion

Androctonus amoreuxi

ScorpionadvancedVenom: Medically significant

Medically significant venom

MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT — a potent 'fat-tail' buthid with serious neurotoxic venom; documented severe human envenomations. Less toxic than A. australis but still hot. Expert keepers only, escape-proof housing, sting protocol, no handling.

About

A classic desert fat-tail — sandy-yellow, thick-tailed, and one of the most commonly traded Androctonus, but a genuinely dangerous animal. Keep it hot (up to 95°F) and arid (20-40%) with a few inches of dry substrate and flat rocks or bark to shelter under; it can go months without food and needs very little water. Nervous, fast, and quick to sting, with potent neurotoxic venom that has caused serious human envenomations — expert keepers only, escape-proof housing, a sting protocol in place, and strictly no handling.

Taxonomy

FamilyButhidae

GenusAndroctonus

Native regionNorth Africa and the Middle East (Sahara, Sinai, Arabia)

TypeFossorial

Temperamentnervous, fast, defensive; stings readily

Size & growth

Adult size3-4 inches

Length80.00–110.00 mm

Growth rateslow

Climate

Temperature80–95 °F

Humidity20–40%

Enclosure

Adult size10-20 gal; deep substrate or rock stacks per type

Substratedry sand/soil mix, a few inches deep with flat rocks and bark to shelter under; light misting of one corner only

Substrate depth3-6 inches

Water dishOptional

Feeding

Feeding modePredator (live prey)

Prey sizecrickets, roaches

Adult cadence1 prey every 1-2 weeks

Times kept: 0