European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Euscorpius flavicaudis

ScorpionbeginnerVenom: Mild

Venom note

Harmless to humans — sting likened to a pinprick or mild bee sting.

About

A tiny, hardy European scorpion that hides in rock and bark crevices — one of the easiest, most beginner-friendly scorpions and tolerant of cool room temperatures (it even lives wild in southern England). Give it flat hides, modest humidity, and a water dish. Harmless venom (pinprick-class). Solitary. Now also classified as Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis.

Taxonomy

FamilyEuscorpiidae

GenusEuscorpius

Native regionSouthern Europe, NW Africa

TypeScansorial

Temperamentshy, secretive; harmless

Size & growth

Adult size1.5-2 inches

Length35.00–50.00 mm

Growth rateslow

Climate

Temperature65–82 °F

Humidity60–75%

Enclosure

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

Substratepeat/soil with flat rocks & bark crevices to hide in; water dish

Substrate depth2 inches

Water dishRequired

Feeding

Feeding modePredator (live prey)

Prey sizecrickets, roaches

Adult cadence1 prey every 1-2 weeks

Times kept: 0