https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:05:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508997 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 01:48:26 +0000 lemondrop 2508997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I third/fourth glass around the legs of the bed. Not leaving night lights on, checking the ceiling before going to bed, no bedding hanging off the bed. Often houses around irrigation canals and water features have the most incidence. Many of us desert rats have survived to adulthood with scorpions around, but yes their stings can be very serious for babies and small children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508990 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:35:22 +0000 jill_a55 2508990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second what @DesertDreams88 said! I live in AZ too and was going to suggest the glass containers over legs of furniture as well. Freaking hate scorpions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508988 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:27:45 +0000 DesertDreams88 2508988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Off the top of my head: cats eat scorpions, hunting them nightly with a blacklight, sealing the house, dimatecous earth around the perimeter of the house, removing all piles of leaves/rocks/plant cuttings etc, keeping everythung in the garage in sealed plastic containers, putting the legs of cribs and beds in jars (they can't climb glass), moving furniture away from walls and no blankets hanging down to the floor. AZ is having a horrible scorpion season right now because of a warm winter :( it freaks me out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508982 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:02:41 +0000 PawPrints 2508982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Burn the house down and move across the country. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508964 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:02:53 +0000 macintosh 2508964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear lord I may never sleep again either!!!! I'm so glad the baby is safe. Really glad we don't have scorpions around here. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508961 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:51:21 +0000 mrbee 2508961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've seen a few scorpions in and around our house and it was terrifying at first! There are great tips online for getting rid of scorpions. The big thing I learned from the online tips is that scorpions feed on other insects, so it helps to kill off all the other insects in the house first... I'm planning to fog our attic too, since I think that will help get rid of insects in our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/scorpions#post-2508957 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:37:05 +0000 Torchwood 2508957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my freaking god my cousin just had to snatch her sleeping 4mo out of bed because a scorpion was crawling up to her. Pardon me while I never sleep again even though I live a thousand miles away and there are no scorpions here. But seriously, anyone have any suggestions? They just had the exterminator out a month ago specifically for scorpions, but they're still finding them. I suggested mosquito netting for the bed, but they cosleep so I'm not sure the logistics of that with a king size bed. </p> <p>I HATE scorpions, to the point I can't look at them even (pretty sure it's a genuine phobia), so I'm completely freaked out, and so is she. </p>