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During the course of routine cage maintenance, some total idiot in the unit above mine must've dropped something weighing several hundred pounds.
I really felt that BOOM.
Mindy got spooked and ran out of the enclosure right off the edge of the shelf and fell halfway to the ground.
I caught her in mid air and got her back into the cage, didn't realize that I took a hit until I was putting the lid back on the cage, had to finish with the left hand.
Uh oh...
Anyway, I had my phone ready camera app open in case she came out and presented herself.
It didn't start to hurt real bad until I tried squeezing the venom out & then I started bleeding like a stuck pig.
The whole thing happened pretty fast, split second. I'm typing this left handed and had to call off of work.
I'm not sure what I'm gonna tell them. It's like when those big wall wasps get you but with more mechanical damage.
It took a while to get the blood off because it basically didn't clot for quite a while. These pics were taken before the venom fully kicked in.
The important thing is that the tarantula is ok. The thing is that she would've hit the rug in any case.
I should've worn those stab proof gloves that I sometimes use with my pokies. This cage is pretty unwieldy and I usually don't put it in the tub unless I'm pulling her out of the cage completely.
At least the tarantula is ok. I don't think she's in premolt so any internal damage should mend up if it occurred. I'm going to feed her in a few days so she can settle in the cage again.
This happened around 3pm EST. Now it's a few hours later. I'm going to try to get some sleep.
Here's the pics.
The last one is the other unbitten hand, just got hit with a few urticating hairs.
Given my security job that I can't really elaborate on, I can't go in. That's my gun hand. I'm right handed.
I really felt that BOOM.
Mindy got spooked and ran out of the enclosure right off the edge of the shelf and fell halfway to the ground.
I caught her in mid air and got her back into the cage, didn't realize that I took a hit until I was putting the lid back on the cage, had to finish with the left hand.
Uh oh...
Anyway, I had my phone ready camera app open in case she came out and presented herself.
It didn't start to hurt real bad until I tried squeezing the venom out & then I started bleeding like a stuck pig.
The whole thing happened pretty fast, split second. I'm typing this left handed and had to call off of work.
I'm not sure what I'm gonna tell them. It's like when those big wall wasps get you but with more mechanical damage.
It took a while to get the blood off because it basically didn't clot for quite a while. These pics were taken before the venom fully kicked in.
The important thing is that the tarantula is ok. The thing is that she would've hit the rug in any case.
I should've worn those stab proof gloves that I sometimes use with my pokies. This cage is pretty unwieldy and I usually don't put it in the tub unless I'm pulling her out of the cage completely.
At least the tarantula is ok. I don't think she's in premolt so any internal damage should mend up if it occurred. I'm going to feed her in a few days so she can settle in the cage again.
This happened around 3pm EST. Now it's a few hours later. I'm going to try to get some sleep.
Here's the pics.
The last one is the other unbitten hand, just got hit with a few urticating hairs.
Given my security job that I can't really elaborate on, I can't go in. That's my gun hand. I'm right handed.
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