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<blockquote data-quote="Dawn" data-source="post: 88271" data-attributes="member: 9259"><p>Hello everyone! I'm not normally one to intervene in nature but after having two other tarantulas stung by those darn wasps and hauled off, when I saw the third one I just had to intervene. I have been following this thread on another site, where one was successfully rehabilitated:</p><p><a href="http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11149&sid=dace822f3291768642daaedb16b1742e" target="_blank">http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11149&sid=dace822f3291768642daaedb16b1742e</a></p><p></p><p>And finally yesterday, after a bit over two weeks, she is finally starting to barely move. Barely. She walked a tiny bit on her own last night. BTW, I believe she is an Arizona blond female. I have been turning her over and giving her drops of water with an eye dropper. And I bought some freeze dried meal worms, have crushed them up and added water and tried to feed her but she isn't moving her mouth parts yet and won't take in the food. My question is this (as I know very little about tarantulas): <strong>How long can she go without eating?</strong> Her abdomen is shriveling and I know this is a sign of starvation/dehydration. I have been giving her drops of water every other day but I did up that starting yesterday because 1) her abdomen is shriveling, 2) she is now sucking in the water where before the drop would just sit there (btw, I have to turn her over to do this) and 3) I have a theory that flushing her system will help it deal with and dispel the wasp venom. But I have to get her to eat, somehow. Given she is not moving her mouth parts yet I'm not sure how to get this done but if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I'm doing physical therapy with her every night for at least 30 minutes and I believe this is why she is finally starting to move, barely. And I mean barely. I can post a video file of that if anyone is curious. BTW, I really know very little about tarantulas, I'm just an avid nature/animal/creature lover who cares about all life. Thanks!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dawn, post: 88271, member: 9259"] Hello everyone! I'm not normally one to intervene in nature but after having two other tarantulas stung by those darn wasps and hauled off, when I saw the third one I just had to intervene. I have been following this thread on another site, where one was successfully rehabilitated: [url]http://atshq.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11149&sid=dace822f3291768642daaedb16b1742e[/url] And finally yesterday, after a bit over two weeks, she is finally starting to barely move. Barely. She walked a tiny bit on her own last night. BTW, I believe she is an Arizona blond female. I have been turning her over and giving her drops of water with an eye dropper. And I bought some freeze dried meal worms, have crushed them up and added water and tried to feed her but she isn't moving her mouth parts yet and won't take in the food. My question is this (as I know very little about tarantulas): [B]How long can she go without eating?[/B] Her abdomen is shriveling and I know this is a sign of starvation/dehydration. I have been giving her drops of water every other day but I did up that starting yesterday because 1) her abdomen is shriveling, 2) she is now sucking in the water where before the drop would just sit there (btw, I have to turn her over to do this) and 3) I have a theory that flushing her system will help it deal with and dispel the wasp venom. But I have to get her to eat, somehow. Given she is not moving her mouth parts yet I'm not sure how to get this done but if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I'm doing physical therapy with her every night for at least 30 minutes and I believe this is why she is finally starting to move, barely. And I mean barely. I can post a video file of that if anyone is curious. BTW, I really know very little about tarantulas, I'm just an avid nature/animal/creature lover who cares about all life. Thanks!!! [/QUOTE]
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