Please Help!!!

Scolopendra55 · Dec 10, 2006

I noticed my 5" female had a lump on her abdomen about a month ago. I figured that when she molted it wuld go away, but I couldn't have been more wrong

The lump has grown immenly and is now hairless. What can I do???

Hedorah99 · Dec 10, 2006

Scolopendra55 said:
I noticed my 5" female had a lump on her abdomen about a month ago. I figured that when she molted it wuld go away, but I couldn't have been more wrong The lump has grown immenly and is now hairless. What can I do???

Do you have a picture? If its somethng fungal maybe a cream, like the type you put on athletes foot. What type of T and was it wild caught?

Scolopendra55 · Dec 10, 2006

Hedorah99 said:
Do you have a picture? If its somethng fungal maybe a cream, like the type you put on athletes foot. What type of T and was it wild caught?

Sorry the last message was so vague

I had to write it in about 45 seconds before leaving the house. She's a H.lividum and I believe she's wild caught. She's been in captivity for several years so I doubt a parasite could be in her that long and not have killed her yet. It looks like an abscess of some kind. I dont have a photobucket account but I'm going to post some pictures of her on Venomlist later tonight, and I'll post a link. If theres anything anybody can think of to help off the top of their head it would be most appreciated!

Talkenlate04 · Dec 10, 2006

A parasite can live and grow in a WC T for a long time. I had one say with the T for 5 molts. Eventually the lump burst and she died.

Scolopendra55 · Dec 10, 2006

Here is a link to a post on Venomlist with pics of my baby.

http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13890

AfterTheAsylum · Dec 10, 2006

Ulcer. It will go away. I have had two Ts with this problem. It will eventually start going away with progressive molts. It gets bad, worse, then better, better, better...

T.S.

cheetah13mo · Dec 10, 2006

Wow, I'm glad to know that's it's an ulcer. That would have freaked me out. Congrats it's not a parasite.:clap:

Scolopendra55 · Dec 10, 2006

cheetah13mo said:
Wow, I'm glad to know that's it's an ulcer. That would have freaked me out. Congrats it's not a parasite.:clap:

I'm sooo glad it's not a parasite

I really hope she gets better

AfterTheAsylum · Dec 10, 2006

Glad to see everyone so happy. The area is going to be very... fragile. The skin is thinner in the area (hence the bulge). So just try to keep her in ideal conditions. Keep out anything that she could hit it on... a stick, decorations, etc.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 10, 2006

AfterTheAsylum said:
Ulcer. It will go away. I have had two Ts with this problem. It will eventually start going away with progressive molts. It gets bad, worse, then better, better, better...

T.S.

I was wondering if you can explain what an ulcer in a T is...... I have been unable to find anything on that topic anywhere, and have never encountered it.

AfterTheAsylum · Dec 10, 2006

Ha ha ha... look above you.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 10, 2006

AfterTheAsylum said:
Ha ha ha... look above you.

Ha ha ha................ that does not answer my question.

james41777 · Dec 10, 2006

maybe you could put it in ICU or some kinda container like that JUST IN CASE it possibly falls and hits the floor with the abdomen...not likely but..
just a suggestion o_o

james41777 · Dec 10, 2006

lol talkenlate

AfterTheAsylum · Dec 10, 2006

Crap... sorry, I meant hernia.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 11, 2006

I ask my question because 99 percent of the time a lump like that is parasitic in nature, sometimes the T can shed the parasite when a molt occures, but it the parasite is deep in there the buldge grows, as does the parasite. I have never seen a T recover from that, eventually they die.
So if there is such a thing as a T having an ulcer I was asking for an defination of what one is.

Scolopendra55 · Dec 11, 2006

She's on about 6" of peat without any sticks or decorations to damage the delicate area.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 11, 2006

Scolopendra55 said:
She's on about 6" of peat without any sticks or decorations to damage the delicate area.

Oh and I cant get to the pictures to look..... is there somewhere on that link I am supposed to click?

Talkenlate04 · Dec 11, 2006

Nevermind they loaded for me......... Ya I am going to have to disagree and say that she is toast.... I personally have never seen a T recover from that big of a growth like that. Its almost rivaling her abdomen size and that is not a good sign.

AfterTheAsylum · Dec 11, 2006

Well, I meant hernia. Look above. It is true, there is the possibility of parasites, but it could also just be a hernia. I have had two Ts with major hernias (like Scolo) and I have had about 4, maybe 5 with minor ones. All of them survived. So you are looking at 99% that die, and I am looking at 100% that lived.

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