Oliverhenderson
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Does anyone have a T that has survived DKS cause it seems if a T gets it its just a death sentence
thats so cool my LP passed away cause of DKSyup. N incei survived 6 months ago and has molted a few times and is doing fine now.
DKS is an internet myth.Does anyone have a T that has survived DKS cause it seems if a T gets it its just a death sentence
I consider dks poisoning or sickness from some form of contamination.DKS is an internet myth.
DKS is an internet myth.
I'm with you Viper, DKS is a misnomer. I hate the term, and I try to avoid using it. But certainly you've seen the twitchy behavior of a tarantula - as was mentioned, it's usually the result of some kind of poisoning. I adopted a MF G. rosea from Craigslist that had it bad. She would struggle to coordinate her legs to even take down prey, but she'd do it. Unfortunately she went to molt and never made it.I consider dks poisoning or sickness from some form of contamination.
DKS is an internet myth.
I consider dks poisoning or sickness from some form of contamination.
"Syndrome" describes a collection of symptoms of unknown etiology/pathogenesis & is appropriately used here. I agree that prime facie it appears to be some sort of neurological condition presumably caused by some sort of toxin. The videos of spiders with DKS share some similarities with those of insects killed with neurotoxins, e.g. DDT.I'm with you Viper, DKS is a misnomer. I hate the term, and I try to avoid using it. But certainly you've seen the twitchy behavior of a tarantula - as was mentioned, it's usually the result of some kind of poisoning. I adopted a MF G. rosea from Craigslist that had it bad. She would struggle to coordinate her legs to even take down prey, but she'd do it. Unfortunately she went to molt and never made it.
To me, the issue is the misconception that DKS is something that just normally happens. It's an overly worded term that is easily misunderstood. "Dyskinetic syndrome"? The tarantula was poisoned somehow, and is suffering the effects. That's all that is happening here. So, yes, the term is accurate. But it's overly and inaccurately used."Syndrome" describes a collection of symptoms of unknown etiology/pathogenesis & is appropriately used here. I agree that prime facie it appears to be some sort of neurological condition presumably caused by some sort of toxin. The videos of spiders with DKS share some similarities with those of insects killed with neurotoxins, e.g. DDT.
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Dyskinesia being uncontrolled movements or difficulty coordinating voluntary movements is an accurate description of the symptoms. It does seem to be misused to describe practically anything gone wrong. I generally agree that describing the symptoms of poisoning as "DKS" is unnecessary & gives the public a sense that this is a tarantula disease rather than just wonky movements without a demonstrable cause.To me, the issue is the misconception that DKS is something that just normally happens. It's an overly worded term that is easily misunderstood. "Dyskinetic syndrome"? The tarantula was poisoned somehow, and is suffering the effects. That's all that is happening here. So, yes, the term is accurate. But it's overly and inaccurately used.
I need the emoji for a banana sticker.Maybe change the nomenclature to PP (probably poisoning) because an influx of threads titled "My tarantula has PP" or "PP?!?!" would be funny & a description of uncoordinated movements as "The PP dance" would be hilarious.
It could be, but no one knows. Would be great if some people sent their Ts to a tox lab for analysis, but people are probably too cheap to do that, or prohibitively expensive.I consider dks poisoning or sickness from some form of contamination.
I've seen that twitchy behavior. However when viewing videos of this, it all resembles each other. In point of fact, many conditions that people suffer from resemble each other, but are caused by a variety of different things, be it a pathogen or something else. We don't lump all those issues into one name necessarily.I'm with you Viper, DKS is a misnomer. I hate the term, and I try to avoid using it. But certainly you've seen the twitchy behavior of a tarantula - as was mentioned, it's usually the result of some kind of poisoning. I adopted a MF G. rosea from Craigslist that had it bad. She would struggle to coordinate her legs to even take down prey, but she'd do it. Unfortunately she went to molt and never made it.
That would be FUNNY!!!!Dyskinesia being uncontrolled movements or difficulty coordinating voluntary movements is an accurate description of the symptoms. It does seem to be misused to describe practically anything gone wrong. I generally agree that describing the symptoms of poisoning as "DKS" is unnecessary & gives the public a sense that this is a tarantula disease rather than just wonky movements without a demonstrable cause.
Maybe change the nomenclature to PP (probably poisoning) because an influx of threads titled "My tarantula has PP" or "PP?!?!" would be funny & a description of uncoordinated movements as "The PP dance" would be hilarious.
Im 99% sure it is to do with flea sprays ect come across this many times and its the obvious reason from my experience. Finding any new T,s i got all developed it around January, only recently discovering my parents would flea bomb the house annually at xmas! 15 years later another of my t,s gets it and it is the one that had escaped from its container and was discovered under the bed when i fleaed our house, the rest i had moved out for a week and are fine!! It seems the obvious answer now!Does anyone have a T that has survived DKS cause it seems if a T gets it its just a death sentence