Ella1984
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Do you, guys think, antibiotics will work on Tarantulas also? They always working on any live creature on the planet, including our little pet fish we keep home in small tanks. So, I think, why not T's? They must work for T's also...
Well... Here is the story which (thanks God) ending up well... I hate writing, but decided, that this information and pick up theme like this on the forum is very important and can be very helpful for everyone who keep tarantulas.
Recently I got few Pamphobeteus sp. Solaris slings. Nice slings, all around 2" (well 1.5" LEGS and body about 0.5" ))) )
In few days I noticed one become very lame on his hind leg. Definitely lame. He was barely touching the ground with this leg, while walking, and quickly picking it up from the ground. I was very worried that he may have problems molting because of this bed leg. Not sure how he injured this leg, I never even took him out of his box.
Well in 2 days he completely dropped this leg off his body. It was great, so I will not worry about molting any more. But....after this, about 2-3 days later I noticed he become very weak. He was not interested in food any more, he doesn't move much and his legs start to curl under him and very weird and slow waving his front legs in the air and lifting front of his body up, while butt still laying on the ground. It look the same, like animal in severe paid laying and moving his body, so you can clearly understand that it's in pain.
Day 1 of trying to save my fuzzy baby. Immediately I replaced dirt with wet paper towel sheets, fill fresh water in his water dish and put his face in the water. Left in over night.
Day 2. In the morning found him in the same position - face in the water, like I left it. Evening - same thing. And legs curling under it. Every time I stretching legs out, to find them curling again (middle legs and last hind one). And same weird slow front legs waving in the air.
Day 3. My brain was thinking...thinking what to do? WHAT CAN I DO? First thought was - he got infection in that wound where he dropped his leg. How to treat infection? Answer: antibiotics. I put some antibiotic cream on that spot where he dropped leg. And in fresh water I put 2 drops on Penicillin. Penicillin is very weak antibiotic, compared to those modern once we have not. It is very first antibiotic was ever created, but it still does the job. Few years ago I bought a pony with severe lungs infection and it completely recovered in 3 weeks on Penicillin only, but large dosage. So...back to sick sling...
Evening put antibiotic cream on lost leg spot again.
Day 4. In the morning found him laying next to water dish. I blow little on it to check if it still alive. He move front legs closer, trying to cover him self. Awesome! Still alive, that means we still have chance left. Dropped some water drops to moist paper towel sheets, replaced water with fresh Penicillin in it, put more antibiotic cream on lost leg spot. Put him face in the water. Stretched curling legs. Checked on him in few hours, he move him self away from the water dish next to his box wall. At evening same procedures.
Day 5. Looks like his legs are finally stretched but he still weak. Same procedures was done like previous days. Was checking on him every couple hours, gladly finding him on different sports in the box every time. Same procedures done before i vent to bed.
Day 6. Her looks more active today. Tried to put him face in the water, he tried to run away, but still little weak. Put cream, refill water dish.
Day 7. Looks active. Doesn't look sick anymore I put coco fiber back, put some moss in it so he will have some stuff to mess with, refill just fresh water in water dish but put more cream on lost leg spot. At evening found complete mess in his box. Coco fiber mixed with moss, water dish completely filled up with moss. Definitely not sick. It's already few days went, twice per day fixing his box from complete mess. No sighs of sickness
Please share your experiences successful or not! Share info which may help others. Thank you for reading. Have a healthy awesome pets!
Well... Here is the story which (thanks God) ending up well... I hate writing, but decided, that this information and pick up theme like this on the forum is very important and can be very helpful for everyone who keep tarantulas.
Recently I got few Pamphobeteus sp. Solaris slings. Nice slings, all around 2" (well 1.5" LEGS and body about 0.5" ))) )
In few days I noticed one become very lame on his hind leg. Definitely lame. He was barely touching the ground with this leg, while walking, and quickly picking it up from the ground. I was very worried that he may have problems molting because of this bed leg. Not sure how he injured this leg, I never even took him out of his box.
Well in 2 days he completely dropped this leg off his body. It was great, so I will not worry about molting any more. But....after this, about 2-3 days later I noticed he become very weak. He was not interested in food any more, he doesn't move much and his legs start to curl under him and very weird and slow waving his front legs in the air and lifting front of his body up, while butt still laying on the ground. It look the same, like animal in severe paid laying and moving his body, so you can clearly understand that it's in pain.
Day 1 of trying to save my fuzzy baby. Immediately I replaced dirt with wet paper towel sheets, fill fresh water in his water dish and put his face in the water. Left in over night.
Day 2. In the morning found him in the same position - face in the water, like I left it. Evening - same thing. And legs curling under it. Every time I stretching legs out, to find them curling again (middle legs and last hind one). And same weird slow front legs waving in the air.
Day 3. My brain was thinking...thinking what to do? WHAT CAN I DO? First thought was - he got infection in that wound where he dropped his leg. How to treat infection? Answer: antibiotics. I put some antibiotic cream on that spot where he dropped leg. And in fresh water I put 2 drops on Penicillin. Penicillin is very weak antibiotic, compared to those modern once we have not. It is very first antibiotic was ever created, but it still does the job. Few years ago I bought a pony with severe lungs infection and it completely recovered in 3 weeks on Penicillin only, but large dosage. So...back to sick sling...
Evening put antibiotic cream on lost leg spot again.
Day 4. In the morning found him laying next to water dish. I blow little on it to check if it still alive. He move front legs closer, trying to cover him self. Awesome! Still alive, that means we still have chance left. Dropped some water drops to moist paper towel sheets, replaced water with fresh Penicillin in it, put more antibiotic cream on lost leg spot. Put him face in the water. Stretched curling legs. Checked on him in few hours, he move him self away from the water dish next to his box wall. At evening same procedures.
Day 5. Looks like his legs are finally stretched but he still weak. Same procedures was done like previous days. Was checking on him every couple hours, gladly finding him on different sports in the box every time. Same procedures done before i vent to bed.
Day 6. Her looks more active today. Tried to put him face in the water, he tried to run away, but still little weak. Put cream, refill water dish.
Day 7. Looks active. Doesn't look sick anymore I put coco fiber back, put some moss in it so he will have some stuff to mess with, refill just fresh water in water dish but put more cream on lost leg spot. At evening found complete mess in his box. Coco fiber mixed with moss, water dish completely filled up with moss. Definitely not sick. It's already few days went, twice per day fixing his box from complete mess. No sighs of sickness
Please share your experiences successful or not! Share info which may help others. Thank you for reading. Have a healthy awesome pets!
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