P. cambridgei sling squirted me? wtf!

OxDionysus

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I had my sling out to take a few pics of it and it squirted me with something! I never had this hapen to me before, did it pee or poop on me?
 

MaThEwMoNsTr323

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did it turn white? i'v had this happen more than a few times. i'm no expert, but probably poop. i would guess everything comes out in 1. anybody?
 

OxDionysus

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At first I though it shot web or something, the sling is pretty small (1.5 inch)
I seen it squirt and felt it all up my arm but didnt see what it was after I felt it.
 

Paramite

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It's poop. Not only Avics do that when they are theatened.
 

Jmugleston

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I had a P. pederseni try to escape last week and when I went to cup it, I had to dodge the wet projectile she shot at me.
 

zes

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if its white its poo =p
my L.parahybana sling totally did that to me and I was really perplexed too.
It have molted since and is really fat and happy so don't worry too much about it ^__^
 

Roski

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urea never hurt anyone ;) my G pulchripes sling pooped on my yesterday too. if you look reeeeally close they're tiny white pellets in a clear slimy liquid. it was too adorable to be disgusting {D
 

lunixweb

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Some arboreal species throw poo as a defense mechanism when they feel threatened... sorry about my english... cheers
 
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