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Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus maximus)
Medically significant ⚠ This animal's venom can need real medical attention. Adults only, a locked escape-proof enclosure, and no free handling, ever. WC: Wild caught WC means wild caught: collected from the wild and acclimated by Big Z before it ships. Big Z uses WC in titles and SKUs so the catalog stays consistent.

Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion (Parabuthus maximus)

Scorpion

$119.99
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Matched Buddy Burrow Buddy

This fella needs ground cover and diggable depth first, so the best checkout pair is a deep Buddy with a starter hide.

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Heads up: upgrade path Outgrows Burrow Buddy

Burrow Buddy fits this fella as a juvenile, but they will outgrow it at around 2" body length. Plan for a larger terrestrial with a sand/soil mix and a scrape; Parabuthus maximus is one of the biggest buthids at 4–5.5", and the venom is no joke. DM Big Z anytime if you want help speccing the next step.

Spice 5 care notes

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About this Fella

The biggest buthid in the room, and it hits like it

Parabuthus maximus is exactly what the name promises: one of the largest true buthids on Earth, a thick-tailed southern African heavyweight from the dry scrub of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. That muscular metasoma is not for show: Parabuthus are the genus that can stridulate a warning hiss and even flick venom, and this is the biggest of them.

It is a stunning display animal and a serious one. The venom is medically significant, the speed is real, and there is zero handling on the table: long forceps and a catch cup for everything. Big Z only ships this one to keepers with a confirmed enclosure plan, and is genuinely happy to look that plan over before or after you order.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

Care + shipping

What ships with this order

  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
Matched care guide

Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion

Parabuthus maximus - Spice 5 — Extreme (Medical Significance). Baby Buddy — for 2i–3i instars (escape-proof ventilation only); Burrow Buddy — as a grow-out for juveniles; Larger terrestrial setup for full-grown adults (this buthid reaches 4–5 in)

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About this Fella Big Z's notes

The biggest buthid in the room, and it hits like it

Parabuthus maximus is exactly what the name promises: one of the largest true buthids on Earth, a thick-tailed southern African heavyweight from the dry scrub of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. That muscular metasoma is not for show: Parabuthus are the genus that can stridulate a warning hiss and even flick venom, and this is the biggest of them.

It is a stunning display animal and a serious one. The venom is medically significant, the speed is real, and there is zero handling on the table: long forceps and a catch cup for everything. Big Z only ships this one to keepers with a confirmed enclosure plan, and is genuinely happy to look that plan over before or after you order.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

What ships with this order Care + shipping
  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
Read shipping & LAG Build the habitat
Care guideSpice 5 lane - read first
Matched care guide

Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion

Parabuthus maximus - Spice 5 — Extreme (Medical Significance). Baby Buddy — for 2i–3i instars (escape-proof ventilation only); Burrow Buddy — as a grow-out for juveniles; Larger terrestrial setup for full-grown adults (this buthid reaches 4–5 in)

Advanced + PDF Open simple guide
View in Care GuideZs library
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