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schwlind
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Scorpions
We have found several very small (babies) scorpions in our house. The first one was actually found by our cats... but my husband found another one
yesterday... Since they are very little I'm wondering if a mother scorpion has birthed many more in our house.
My major concern is for the well-being of our cats..
Recommendations from anyone with experience in getting rid of these critters without harming indoor pets would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks,
Linda
Linda
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JohnMcfrog
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Was sleeping in a cot at the north rim of the Grand Canyon this week. I did a dance when something was felt in my Crocs when I woke up. This guy
saluted me with his tail. Most of them are not poisonous, but the testing is problematic.
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htnfool
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We live in Mulege. Got plenty of scorpions around. I like to spray HOME DEFENSE around the entreways, window seals and any other opening to the
house and garage. Spraying on them will kill them. I only use it til the end of November when they disappear. Gets a little to cold for them to be
very active.
You can buy the stuff at any Home Depot or Lowes.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by schwlind
We have found several very small (babies) scorpions in our house. The first one was actually found by our cats... but my husband found another one
yesterday... Since they are very little I'm wondering if a mother scorpion has birthed many more in our house.
Thanks,
Linda |
While building our house, we had lots of stuff in storage here in Loreto. Opening one of the boxes, I came across a full grown scorpion to go with
litterally hundreds of little ones. Semmed to be a single litter. Found the second big one in the bottom of the box.
I do know that roach spray will kill them.
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Dave
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THAT creeps me out
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Opening one of the boxes, I came across a full grown scorpion to go with litterally hundreds of little ones. |
I would scream like a little girl...and run.
I'd still be running. 
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Bob and Susan
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here is what we use...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/51-UV-LED-Scorpion-Detector-Hunter-F...
it was $17 usa
scropions really LIGHT-UP!!!
we use both raid MAX and home defense in the spray bottle
home defense is available in all home depots in Baja
I get mine in Ensenada
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marv sherrill
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When we leave of house in BOLA, we just set off a couple of bug bombs - kills scorps, roaches and keeps the termites in check!!!
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BajaBlanca
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Ohhhhh scorpions are a bad bunch. What we do is keep all window screens tightly in and have screen doors always shut.
Part 2 is to spray around the house, in your case, when you will be gone with your cats for a while.
Part 3 just like Marv - bombs away as you are leaving.
Now for a quick story: i always EMPHASIZE to our B&B guests, that they must keep the screen door closed or they WILL have scorpions inside their
rooms.....one Mexican guest told me he got into bed and felt a sting on his toe. He said he remembered what i said and literally jumped out of bed.
Only to look and find that it was a sticker! We laughed and laughed ....i have no idea how the sticker got in his bed, but i can imagine his fright!
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vandenberg
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Also, if you find a scorpion in an enclosed area, like a box with stuff for instance, be aware that likely the mate will be there somewhere close.
They do pair up.
Been stung a few times. Not bad, mostly like a wasp sting.
However, got stung on the tip of my middle finger and it felt like putting your finger on a hotplate on high. Fingertip was numb for months.
[Edited on 5-10-2013 by vandenberg]
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DENNIS
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I had one of the small gray/brown ones in my shoe and he got me. Very little pain....more hot than hurt.
These guys are everywhere, but it's those dirty yellow guys you have to watch out for. They will ruin your day.
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schwlind
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Thanks to everyone who responded. We didn't see any today, but they could be lurking in the walls. Our floors are tiled, but there is no baseboard
in yet, so they can get into the walls where they join the floor.
I will get one of the products suggested and keep the cats confined in another area until it has fully dried.
Thanks again,
Linda
Linda
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by schwlind
I will get one of the products suggested and keep the cats confined in another area until it has fully dried.
Thanks again,
Linda |
Amazon has blacklights for as low as 7 bucks.
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Bob and Susan
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don't get the $7 ones...not bright enough...
the $17 ones are WAY nicer when "hunting the beast"
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Found one hiding in a towel on a shelf in the shower.
Grabbed a can of RAID HOUSE & GARDEN aerosol and shook it up good.
Sprayed the critter until he was avalanched in white foam.
Looked at my watch.
Twelve minutes later it was still crawling around with tail raised.
This impressed me
But WINDSHIELD DE-ICER kills them instantly. Like playing a blowtorch on them.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
WINDSHIELD DE-ICER kills them instantly. |
Available anywhere in Baja.
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RnR
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
WINDSHIELD DE-ICER kills them instantly. Like playing a blowtorch on them. |
So does a shoe. And with less mess. 
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Osprey
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You people are sick. Scorpions are living things just trying to survive. What would you do to dogs or cats if they had little stingers to protect
themselves? How about bunnies, pandas, the Geico gecko?
You make me wanna buy some spray that's deadly to squeamish white and brown people who live in the desert. Sheesh. I can't handle this any more. I'm
gonna go feed my rattlers.
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Bob and Susan
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Ospreys prey on rodents, rabbits, hares, amphibians, other birds, and small reptiles. NOT scorpions
he does eat bunnies...well sometimes
where you live there should be NO scorpions no matter what it takes
but...if one speaks to me...then I may change my mind
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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"Stay Your Step! Human!"
With that I would stop "berry picking" south of Real de Catorce in the autumn.
Neighbors raced to their toddler as a scorpion approached him and stung him in the thigh with no provocation whatsoever. The beach house I was living
at has a huge, quarter-size wolf spider living in the wall. One day I woke up to a bite on my shoulder. Whatever fairy-tale some folks want to live in
is fine with me. But when I am barefoot in my house and I see a scorpion advance with tail raised, I close the chapter detailing "Insects Are Human
Too' and slap the sucker with the book.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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grace59
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I, too, purchased the 17.00 51 LCD light blacklight flashlight from Amazon.com I check under beds etc. with it to make sure no scorpions are hiding
in waiting. I also go outside and look for them. When I find one (they light up light yellow glow sticks), I spray them with a can of what looks like
Raid, but has a Scorpion on the can (found it at El Centro Home Depot). We also spray around the outside of the house with Home Defence. Lucky to say
we have not yet found one in the house.
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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