Paralyzed Tarantula (Tarantula Hawk Attack) Recovery tips?

[Kitsu]

Hello! So, I'm new to this forum. Never had a Tarantula before, and I'm not sure I'll be here long if things don't work out, but to make a long story short:
I was on a hike, I found a Tarantula Hawk carrying off a paralyzed Tarantula. The wasp attacked me, and I killed it with a boot. And I felt bad for the tarantula and ended up bringing it home. I've heard they can recover, but that they're never fully the same, so I decided to keep it should it recover... But I don't know what to do to help it?
All I know for certain is that it's an Arizona Blonde, a relatively small one. (I'm assuming it's a juvenile male.)
Any tips? (From what I understand they can recover, but it takes a long time.)

 

[Konstantin]

Hello! So, I'm new to this forum. Never had a Tarantula before, and I'm not sure I'll be here long if things don't work out, but to make a long story short:
I was on a hike, I found a Tarantula Hawk carrying off a paralyzed Tarantula. The wasp attacked me, and I killed it with a boot. And I felt bad for the tarantula and ended up bringing it home. I've heard they can recover, but that they're never fully the same, so I decided to keep it should it recover... But I don't know what to do to help it?
All I know for certain is that it's an Arizona Blonde, a relatively small one. (I'm assuming it's a juvenile male.)
Any tips? (From what I understand they can recover, but it takes a long time.)View attachment 45546

Hi
It looks that the abdomen is nice and pulp so it should have been in good health before the sting.
It may even pull through but will probably take months.
Find it a suitable well ventilated plastic box with lid first.Put some coco fiber as substrate in it.Main thing is to keep it hydratated. You can flip it on its back and add drops of water on the mouth parts with a dropper or syringe once at a time.Once is drinking you will need to make Cricket (roach,mealworm )soup(crush the bugs and use the juices that come out) and drop that for it to eat .Once it perks up and starts moving a little add waterdish and try prekilled pray.
Best of luck with it.
Regards Konstantin

 

[Kitsu]

Hi
It looks that the abdomen is nice and pulp so it should have been in good health before the sting.
It may even pull through but will probably take months.
Find it a suitable well ventilated plastic box with lid first.Put some coco fiber as substrate in it.Main thing is to keep it hydratated. You can flip it on its back and add drops of water on the mouth parts with a dropper or syringe once at a time.Once is drinking you will need to make Cricket (roach,mealworm )soup(crush the bugs and use the juices that come out) and drop that for it to eat .Once it perks up and starts moving a little add waterdish and try prekilled pray.
Best of luck with it.
Regards Konstantin

About how long until I should start making it drink the bug soup? Is there any way to tell that he's drinking?

 

[Konstantin]

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[Enn49]

This thread may help https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/tarantula-stung-by-tarantula-hawk-wasp.11316/

 

[Arachnoclown]

Just a heads up...its illegal to collect tarantulas in Arizona without a special permit. The fine is way more then the spider is worth. I know your only trying to help but it still is illegal. You should ask to have this thread removed to avoid prosecution.

 

[Kitsu]

Just a heads up...its illegal to collect tarantulas in Arizona without a special permit. The fine is way more then the spider is worth. I know your only trying to help but it still is illegal. You should ask to have this thread removed to avoid prosecution.

In that case I'll just let it go when it's able to walk.

 

[Hemolymph]

They never come back 100%. They always have long term issues down the road, mostly nervous system issues. They often die two or three molts after stung. All the threads and documentation don’t talk about long term, only the now. I tried saving them for 10-15 years as a kid growing up in flagstaff. I’ve learned it’s probably easier on the spider to let nature take its coarse. Your looking up-to 8 months or more before it walks kinda normal. Yes, taking a stung tarantula is illegal, unless it’s on your property. Good luck

 

[Kitsu]

They never come back 100%. They always have long term issues down the road, mostly nervous system issues. They often die two or three molts after stung. All the threads and documentation don’t talk about long term, only the now. I tried saving them for 10-15 years as a kid growing up in flagstaff. I’ve learned it’s probably easier on the spider to let nature take its coarse. Your looking up-to 8 months or more before it walks kinda normal. Yes, taking a stung tarantula is illegal, unless it’s on your property. Good luck

It's not illegal if it's on your property? Well that's good, since I found it on the start of a trail on our property. Hooray for not breaking the law! XD
Too bad they don't tend to survive... I'll do my best for the little guy I suppose, at least he'll die more comfortably than he would have being ripped apart by maggots.

 

[crystalfreakkk]

It's not illegal if it's on your property? Well that's good, since I found it on the start of a trail on our property. Hooray for not breaking the law! XD
Too bad they don't tend to survive... I'll do my best for the little guy I suppose, at least he'll die more comfortably than he would have being ripped apart by maggots.

Hey Kitsu. I’m studying wildlife resources so I have a special interest in these types of things as I want to be in law enforcement for fish and game. Apparently tarantulas aren’t even considered wildlife in arizona and have no restrictions aside from where you can take them from.

Legal or not

I have a question that has come up. While many of us use USPS to ship, I understand it may not be quite legal. Thats not me question though. The blond and brown tarantulas of Arizona are not covered by any kind of endangered list, so not controlled. Can someone post a link that says if it is...

arachnoboards.com

Someone actually reached out to Arizona game and fish about collecting T’s and that was their response.
I’m not sure where you’re located but I follow an organization on Facebook called The Sonoran Explorers and they posted videos detailing the recovery of a A. chalcodes that was stung by a wasp where the wasp had been injured by the T and died after stinging it.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=510961683009998&id=427114131394754

Maybe you could reach out to them for tips. I don’t know what ended up happening to the animal.
Also just want to say that if you’re ever unsure about wildlife laws I would encourage anyone to reach out to the wildlife department in their state. They only want to educate people of the laws and they care about animals. Even if you find that you have done something unlawful without knowing they probably will just leave you with a warning. That’s how the conservation officers I know are in my state at least. They won’t penalize honest people who did something wrong by accident.