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Baby tarantula stung by a tarantula wasp
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 133751" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>If you post a few photos I'm sure someone on the forum could work out what species it might be. There may even be a member near you willing to take over care in the near future. </p><p>In caring for tarantulas we use tongs or forceps and various other long handled implements, if you feel it is recovering enough to be a danger to you then you may need to put a small kit together. </p><p>I've found useful items in opportunity shops, various tongs and long handled spoons etc. Strips of self adhesive draft excluder foam are useful to pad tongs and things so they don't damage spiders and insects, I've found that cheap at salvage yards. Chemists/Pharmacies will have plastic desposable syringes very cheap, they might help to keep your fingers at a distance too . </p><p>If you found it in your area then local 'dirt' should be ok on the floor of what you keep it in. In this case I would bake it at a low heat to kill potentially hazardous organisms. After that dampen it a little, press it down firmly then spray it with water to set the surface. Once it dries it should make a good surface for the spider to achieve some traction as it moves about. At this stage you just need a thin layer as I doubt it is going to try to burrow anytime soon. Of course you could use coco peat /coir peat or whatever it's called in your area but I'm assuming that you don't want to spend money where you don't really have to. </p><p>Once it is near to fully recovered you can look into a more permanent set up but for now I think something for traction and some sort of 'cave' or 'tunnel' to hide in will be fine. </p><p>When it's recovered and you know the species if you decide to keep it you can set something more permanent up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 133751, member: 27677"] If you post a few photos I'm sure someone on the forum could work out what species it might be. There may even be a member near you willing to take over care in the near future. In caring for tarantulas we use tongs or forceps and various other long handled implements, if you feel it is recovering enough to be a danger to you then you may need to put a small kit together. I've found useful items in opportunity shops, various tongs and long handled spoons etc. Strips of self adhesive draft excluder foam are useful to pad tongs and things so they don't damage spiders and insects, I've found that cheap at salvage yards. Chemists/Pharmacies will have plastic desposable syringes very cheap, they might help to keep your fingers at a distance too . If you found it in your area then local 'dirt' should be ok on the floor of what you keep it in. In this case I would bake it at a low heat to kill potentially hazardous organisms. After that dampen it a little, press it down firmly then spray it with water to set the surface. Once it dries it should make a good surface for the spider to achieve some traction as it moves about. At this stage you just need a thin layer as I doubt it is going to try to burrow anytime soon. Of course you could use coco peat /coir peat or whatever it's called in your area but I'm assuming that you don't want to spend money where you don't really have to. Once it is near to fully recovered you can look into a more permanent set up but for now I think something for traction and some sort of 'cave' or 'tunnel' to hide in will be fine. When it's recovered and you know the species if you decide to keep it you can set something more permanent up. [/QUOTE]
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