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Indian Red Scorpion, Hottentotta tamulus
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.

Indian Red Scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) - 1/4-1/2 in

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Indian Red Scorpion for sale from Big Z's (Hottentotta tamulus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

Tiny, vivid, and one of the most dangerous scorpions alive

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian Red Scorpion, is a small, brilliant red-orange buthid from India and Sri Lanka, and behind that jewel-box coloring is one of the most medically significant scorpions on the planet. It packs an outsized amount of attitude and venom into a 2-to-2.5-inch frame.

This is a display-only animal for experienced hot-keepers, full stop: fast, defensive, unforgiving of mistakes, never handled, forceps and a catch cup for every bit of maintenance. For the right keeper it is a stunning, fascinating species. Big Z only ships advanced buthids to keepers with a confirmed enclosure plan and is on the dot for these orders; reach out anytime if you want it looked over first.

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 →

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Indian Red Scorpion

Hottentotta tamulus - Spice 5 — Extreme (Medical Significance). Baby Buddy — for 2i–3i instars (escape-proof ventilation only); Burrow Buddy — for larger juveniles and adults; fit it with flat cork or rock crevices — this one's a crevice-dweller, not a deep burrower

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About this Fella Big Z's notes

Indian Red Scorpion for sale from Big Z's (Hottentotta tamulus). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.

Tiny, vivid, and one of the most dangerous scorpions alive

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian Red Scorpion, is a small, brilliant red-orange buthid from India and Sri Lanka, and behind that jewel-box coloring is one of the most medically significant scorpions on the planet. It packs an outsized amount of attitude and venom into a 2-to-2.5-inch frame.

This is a display-only animal for experienced hot-keepers, full stop: fast, defensive, unforgiving of mistakes, never handled, forceps and a catch cup for every bit of maintenance. For the right keeper it is a stunning, fascinating species. Big Z only ships advanced buthids to keepers with a confirmed enclosure plan and is on the dot for these orders; reach out anytime if you want it looked over first.

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

Indian Red Scorpion

Hottentotta tamulus - Spice 5 — Extreme (Medical Significance). Baby Buddy — for 2i–3i instars (escape-proof ventilation only); Burrow Buddy — for larger juveniles and adults; fit it with flat cork or rock crevices — this one's a crevice-dweller, not a deep burrower

Advanced + PDF Open simple guide
View in Care Guides library
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