most stressful event in my life!!!!

[beni1234]

so yes basically this happened, i was checking on my tarantula(theraphosa blondi) if she is ok and etc and in the process of checking her i touched her and she began to run like crazy and got out from the terrarium and jumped from the shelf that the terrarium was on (its hieght its a meter or so) and then she disappeared me and my father looked for her and found her! so instantly after we found her i put her in a box for icu because i sure that she is bleeding after this kind of fall.
so i wanted to ask if she will be ok or not??!?
and i wanted about her food will she eat Mealworms or not???
tnx for answering.




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[Nicolas C]

It all depends of her size/weight. But a one meter fall isn't a good news at all for a Theraphosa.

If something is damaged inside her abdomen, there's nothing you can do. If there's a visible (and not too big) wound, you can put some cornsnatch on it to stop the bleeding and give lots of water available.

You'll see in the next days if she makes it or not. There's nothing more you can do.

In my opinion, ICU is useless here, because dehydration or mites infestation isn't the issue. But maybe it'll help you control her.

Keep us informed.

As for myself, I don't use mealworms because they bury themselves. I prefer crickets, grasshopers or roaches for my Theraphosa. But someone else could chime in for advice.


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[beni1234]

my tarantula is half years old and my profile pic is pic of her so you can understand which size she is from the pic.
i have one more question what is cornsnatch means??(sorry i am new at this business of tarantulas)

 

[beni1234]

and tnx for replaying by the way

 

[Nicolas C]

Ok, still young, you have a chance that she'll be ok.

English isn't my first langage. My mistake: it's cornstarch. Like what you use for cooking. It's like flour taken from corn. It helps dry the wound and stop the bleeding.


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[beni1234]

and where i should put it??

 

[Kymura]

You sprinkle it on any bleeding wounds she has. It helps the bleeding stop.

 

[leaveittoweaver]

and where i should put it??

As stated in the previous post, put it on only if there is an area that appears to be leaking fluid. You would put it directly on the area.

 

[Nicolas C]

If you spot one wound (leaking fluid), you put this on it. But it'll only be possible 1) if you spot this and 2) if the wound isn't too large.

If you don't notice a wound, the best is to wait and let your T calm down.


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[Nicolas C]

As stated in the previous post, put it on only if there is an area that appears to be leaking fluid. You would put it directly on the area.

We were writing same content at the same time! [emoji38]


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[beni1234]

update****
the T was in the icu box for 2 days and she seemed fine so i let her return to cage and gave her some food(small black Beatle) and she ate for the first time!!!!! so it seems that she is fine after all (correct me if i wrong) tnx for the helping

 

[Nicolas C]

Great! Good news!

 

[beni1234]

p.s she became aggressive that is the typical behavior of her spices

 

[beni1234]

i have one more question one h after i fed her i touched her leg with a stick and she attack the leg and drop the beetle (by this time only the shell of the beetle left) is that ok??

 

[beni1234]

i can give her another cricket

 

[beni1234]

some one???

 

[Nicolas C]

i have one more question one h after i fed her i touched her leg with a stick and she attack the leg and drop the beetle (by this time only the shell of the beetle left) is that ok??

I'm not sure to understand your question (my bad english!). If she doesn't seem interested with the leftovers of the beetle, you can take them out of the enclosure to avoid mites or decay. You can try feeding her a cricket in a few days and see if she's hungry or not.

Her "defensive" behavior is normal: when you touch her, either you are a prey or an enemy. In both cases, she has to react like she does.

At this point, I would advise you not to touch her and to leave her alone. These animals are best kept when only watched and not touched. Touching her will only stress her and could lead her (and you) into troubles. The interactions between you and a tarantula should be as less disturbing as possible: feeding, cleaning the enclosure, giving water, and that's it. If you want to handle a tarantula (which is a controversial subject), you should at least choose another spp. in my opinion (but I don't handle mine).

 

[beni1234]

no i accidentally touched her and she droped the beetle and attacked the stick and afterwards she didn't touched the beetle leftovers and didnt wanted them

 

[beni1234]

so i ask if i should feed her the cricket too or its enough

 

[Nicolas C]

Wait a few hours to be sure she doesn't want it, then take the leftovers of the beetle out of the enclosure, leave your Theraphosa until sunday and try giving her a new cricket on sunday.