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Gary20110
msg: 21

Mon, Aug 16, 2004, 2:54am

Andreab777...

That would freak me out too. I have researched extermination companies on the internet and Arizona

Arizona	(air-i'-ZON-u')
The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada.

Pest Control in Tucson seems to offer a very comprehensive program. Among other things, they will insure there are no openings in your house through which the trespassing scorpions can enter (pipe or plumbing portals, loose screens, cracks, etc.) I plan to call them today to have my condo done before I move there in six weeks. Apparently all it takes is an opening the width of a credit card to allow entry. Their number is 520-275-5014. I hope this helps, and let us know of your experience with them please.

Gary
Manassas VA

clreindeer
msg: 22

Wed, Aug 18, 2004, 10:23am

Hi all!!
I found this by doing a search on Google on cat and scorpion. I did this because we just moved to Cochise County in South Eastern Arizona

Arizona	(air-i'-ZON-u')
The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada.

, and we have found a few scorpions. I am used to scorpions, but my main concern was our house cat. She is from Mississippi, and there were no scorpions there. This morning I woke up to find a half dead and slightly mangle scorpion in our bathroom, and I thought that she might have done it, and then I was pretty convinced of it when I found her in the bathroom looking at it again, as I had not disposed of it yet. It was a pretty good sized one, and she seems to be ok.

vegas
msg: 23

Wed, Sep 29, 2004, 5:39am

I saw on discovery channel (or something) a cat fighting a scorpion, and the cat toyed with it, pawing it many times, easily killing the scorpion.

Terrified in Toledo
msg: 24

Sun, Oct 3, 2004, 12:40am

Hello all. I am "terrified in Toledo", the crazy lady who wrote back in May about my fear of tarantulas.
I have lived in Tucson now for four months, on the outskirts of town (Ventana Canyon to be exact), and have seen one scorpion and it was a small one, dead on the floor the day we moved in. Of course, this was not a warm welcome, but I haven't seen one since and I'm thinking that the one was brought in with the new carpeting that went down. Who knows. Needless to say, my two cats were extremely interested in it, so I asked my veteranarian the exact same questions. I was told that it was highly unlikely for a cat to die from a scorpion sting, if it ever happened at all. He said that their fur is thick, as well as their paw pads and nose and a sting would be unlikely. He also said that it was possible for my dog to get stung on the nose while outside, but the worst that would happen would be a swollen nose.

I have a wonderful exterminator (Orkin) who emphasized the importance of sealing up cracks and door sweeps in order to prevent scorpions from entering the home (I guess they can feel the nice cool air coming from under the door). We have sealed everything up and haven't had one problem.

Good luck and enjoy Tucson. It's a beautiful city with a lot to offer!

Tdub
msg: 25

Sun, Oct 31, 2004, 9:19pm

The probability of coming across a scorpion in the more rocky or hilly area of Tucson or Phoenix is fairly high. We've been in North Scottsdale for 6 years now and have 2-3 in the house each year. We consider ourselves lucky with two small kids and pets as it's not uncommon to have many more. The liklihood of being stung is smaller with a cat around. They are pretty well known to be natural hunters of these critters. Folks who have been around for a while just know that sooner or later they'll cross paths with scorpions. Unless there is a reason to be concerned about an allergy to a potential sting, you'll learn to co-exist without fear.

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