[sues1]

Originally Posted by VegasResident

We had them in the NW area. Dang things can get through a crack. I have severe allergies to insect stings and so we WHACK them big time. Up there you can go out at night and in some neighborhoods I guarantee seeing at least 1 or 2 crawling up the outside house or perimeter wall. If they are outside I leave them alone.

They eat bugs so keep pests down. Hard to kill so pesticides do not work.

My dog sniffed one in the house and boy you should have seen her head and the scorp fly into the air. We did not know if she was stung so off we went to the vet who gave her a bunch of shots.

I have seen a total of 7 inside houses and gee bout 20 or 40 outside houses. Wait till you see a tarantula hawk! They like eucalyptus trees that some people have. Those things they say wont kill you with their sting, but you would wish it had!

What is a tarantula hawk? I live in Pa and i don't think we have those things here.

[Kaiminani]

It is a wasp that lays its eggs inside of tarantulas.

[Buzz123]

My wife saw a lizard run in our back door the other day and head for my office. She says it's under my desk. If I find it you can have it to eat your scorpion. I just hope it doesn't die in the house, but I suppose it would be easier to find then...just follow my nose.

[Kaiminani]

If it was a gecko and it dies, it will just dry out, no muss, no smell. They are good luck to have in the home, although I imagine a climate-controlled house probably doesn't provide all that much food for them.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Kaiminani

If it was a gecko and it dies, it will just dry out, no muss, no smell. They are good luck to have in the home, although I imagine a climate-controlled house probably doesn't provide all that much food for them.

Well, I had one die in a bucket in the garage and the smell was pretty bad for a few days until I found it, though it looked like a piece of leather. We get a few spiders, and I had some rover ants, but we poisoned them. Not much chance he'll make a living in the house, but in this economy, he's probably looking for unemployment benefits.

[randi_michelle]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Next time whack the little mother. They you know where he is.

Small tan scorpions in Las Vegas are the wrong kind. Kill them.

Get a black light and search the joint. Find any kill them.

Calk. Any crack you can find...calk it. If there are no holes they can't get in.

Check vents. Anyplace anything comes through the wall check it out and fill the holes. If it can't be sealed cover it with screen.

Second floor in an apartment is a very unusual place for a scorpion to appear. May be a fluke. See what happens over a few months.

i live in tx in an apartment on the third floor middle apartment a fe months ago i found one in my floor and tonight i just found another i dont know how they are getting in i havent found andy cracks or wholes my apt were just built 8 months ago!!!! wtf... this one i found tonight crawled out from under my bed as i just walked by i almost stepped on it...yikes!!!! im freaked and cant sleep now. i called my apartment but i dunno if it will help... im scared i will end up with one in my bed or in my shoe....uuuggghhhh!!!

[BUGBULLY]

Always check your shoes. Don't know about Texas, but most apartment complexes have weekly or bi-weekly pest control service come out.

[Peggy Anne]

and be careful of stuff you buy at yard sales, etc. You might be getting more than you bargained for. My scorpions come out at night for meals. I carry a flashlight, and watch where I am stepping if I have to go to the bathroom. I only see about 3 a year. I catch them with an inverted glass, slide the cardboard under the glass, and take them outside if I am quick enough. I live in the mountains. I saw a giant hairy scorpion outside. He was cool. pretty, actually. I have a bed net over my bed, and tuck it in all around. Great investment.

[Grofica]

this thread is creepy... if i ever see a scorpion everyone on this forum will know cause i will scream like a girl and be the girl on my roof. i saw a mouse once and turned into an olympic hurtler... trust me no one is faster then me or can jump higher then me when there are creepy crawly things around...

[aaronmhatch]

While reading this thread, another centipede fell on me from the skylight above my couch. I jumped up and nearly dropped my computer.

It doesn't help that I just finished watching this:

http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...ts-531744.html