Cat+ Tarantulas

[ColletteTZ]

We have a cat and it’s so uninterested in our T’s although we do have a very lazy breed. Just keep it away for precaution, and make sure you keep up to date with your flea/tick treatment.

 

[EtienneN]

And at least you are smart and have your spiders in a closed room, over on Facebook there is at least one post a day about people’s cats eating their tarantulas.

 

[viper69]

Then your yard had flea problems from neighbour animals, wildlife, etc

Don't know the source of the fleas.

So yes, it very well can depend on your location.

BINGO, which is why your statement is blatantly false. Thank you for confirming my original statement.

 

[Rhino1]

Go for it, there's nothing wrong with being careful but the reality of it is you don't treat any animal for fleas with a can of fly spray while leaning over your tarantula enclosures.
Treat your cat with topical application treatments as normal, putting up with any sort of infestation because you own Ts is absolutely ridiculous.
We have inside animals and live in an area with a massive population of paralysis ticks, if we didn't treat our pets we would be irresponsible pet owners, treating our mammal pets for parasites has nothing at all to do with our massive Inverterbrate collection.
Even in a city environment rats, mice, possums or whatever sort of critters are in your area can bring parasites into your home via roof cavities, window ledges etc.
Get your kitty look after him/her and make sure your Ts are inaccessible
Good luck with it Mr Vanisher

Just keep it away for precaution, and make sure you keep up to date with your flea/tick treatment.

This^^^^^^^^^^

 

[brahn]

And at least you are smart and have your spiders in a closed room, over on Facebook there is at least one post a day about people’s cats eating their tarantulas.

Yeah... One of my cats tried eating my rosea, instead he got manhandled (because I was in control of the situation) and his paws and mouth haired. No permanent harm, but he shows the tarantulas proper respect now!
Was hilarious watching him shake his head to try to get rid of the hairs in his mouth for two days.

 

[Teal]

Don't know the source of the fleas.

Well that is your mistake.

BINGO, which is why your statement is blatantly false. Thank you for confirming my original statement.

anything for Mr. AlwaysHasToBeCorrect

And no, my statement is FAR from "blatantly false."

But by all means, everyone, please continue to pour pesticides onto and down the throats of your mammals as a "precaution." While you're at it, you may want to look into the instances of pets receiving chemical burns from topical treatments.

I go over my dogs by hand every day and remove any ticks, fleas, stickers/thorns/thistles/etc I find. It is relaxing, great for bonding, and the dogs enjoy the extra one-on-one cuddle session. Very rarely do I even find any critters on them, but we do have a season when ticks are common and right now all the sticker plants are going to seed so I am careful to check pawpads and ears for anything trying to become embedded. I find this to be far more "responsible" than applying chemicals once a month

 

[viper69]

Well that is your mistake.



anything for Mr. AlwaysHasToBeCorrect

And no, my statement is FAR from "blatantly false."

But by all means, everyone, please continue to pour pesticides onto and down the throats of your mammals as a "precaution." While you're at it, you may want to look into the instances of pets receiving chemical burns from topical treatments.

I go over my dogs by hand every day and remove any ticks, fleas, stickers/thorns/thistles/etc I find. It is relaxing, great for bonding, and the dogs enjoy the extra one-on-one cuddle session. Very rarely do I even find any critters on them, but we do have a season when ticks are common and right now all the sticker plants are going to seed so I am careful to check pawpads and ears for anything trying to become embedded. I find this to be far more "responsible" than applying chemicals once a month

It’s not my mistake to know the source of fleas on a lawn near a forest. Insects have an amazing way of living in nature and reproducing, clearly you didnt know this.

Your statement is blatantly false, it doesn’t apply to everyone’s lawn or forest, as you mentioned earlier hahahhahaha

Your statement is not true, that’s blatantly obvious. I can’t help it if you write statements characterizing all of humanity when in point of fact that statement of yours doesn’t. Thus it is not true for all.

I’m not right all the time, just this time haha

 

[laservet]

In areas with serious flea problems people with 100% indoor pets, and even people with no pets at all, get flea infestations, the fleas can come in on your shoes or pants. But the main reason to use Revolution monthly on an indoor cat is to prevent heartworms.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

And all cats SHOULD be strictly indoors, as they are an invasive and very destructive species. If you want your cat to enjoy outside time, use a harness and leash or build a secure outdoor area the cat can spend time in.

No!

Cats needs to go outside for hunt & killing, that's their nature: the opposite (like 'apartment cats') is insanity, like pretending that a lion or a tiger should be vegan. In Italy is normality since forever to let cats go outside.

I'm typing this with my cats being outside, patrolling the hood, killing everything that moves (rats etc) and fly (pidgeons etc).

This morning I will take back the corpses

Here Roma, the capital, P.zza Argentina, with the cats living amidst history. And nutured, obviously.

 

[LurkingUnderground]

My brother's cat just sniffed at my two inch curly hair's cage because it was on the bed and no one was home and had no one to snuggle. But she left after.

 

[Teal]

No!

Cats needs to go outside for hunt & killing, that's their nature: the opposite (like 'apartment cats') is insanity, like pretending that a lion or a tiger should be vegan

In Australia, cats are decimating native animals that live no where else on earth.

In the US, cats are affecting native song bird populations.

Cats are invasive and a nuisance. I don't let my hunting dogs roam loose to kill whatever they want, whenever they want just because it is their nature. Why people think it is okay to let cats roam freely is beyond me. Not to mention the other side of it - the risks to the cat. Getting hit by a vehicle, attacked by a dog or wild animal, fighting with other loose cats, etc. It is simply irresponsible to let an owned predator roam freely.

 

[baconwrappedpikachu]

We have two primarily indoor cats who are allowed outside only when we can be out there to supervise. We also have a dog who, as much as he loves sleeping on the couch, spends plenty of time outside on a daily basis. Ticks and fleas can get bad in my area, so we give the cats and the dog the monthly topical Revolution treatments through spring, summer, and fall.

The tarantulas are kept in the office with the door closed, but the dog and cats are pretty calm and they are allowed to hang out while we are in there. (Unless I'm feeding/watering/rehousing a bunch of OWs. That would be a recipe for disaster ) During the days after they've been treated with Revolution, we simply pay extra care and attention to take care of any Tarantula duties before dealing with the pets. If I need to feed or water I will do it first thing when I get home so there's no risk of carrying even trace amounts of the chemicals in there. Obviously the animals aren't allowed in the office at all during this time either. It's kind of like the office goes into lock down.

Make extra certain you're washing your hands and not touching the animals where the meds are applied. The pill options are great for lots of people but they made my dog sick so we stick with Revolution. Never had any trouble, and it keeps us from having to worry about spraying / treating the home (which would be a major risk to the Ts) because we are proactive about eliminating any possible hosts through the topical monthly treatment.

While it does take care and attention to detail to ensure the safety of our Ts, it's not totally uncommon for me to worry or pay attention to stuff like this. I do a lot of gardening during the warm months and occasionally will use bug spray on myself to keep mosquitos at bay though we are always trying to find effective natural (or non-chemical) solutions. Even with the majority of my garden being organic, there are still "non-chemical" fertilizers etc that can definitely harm your tarantulas. So I'm always careful and aware of what I may or may not have on my hands and/or clothes when dealing with the Ts. To me the flea meds aren't much different than that, just another thing to be mindful of.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

It is simply irresponsible to let an owned predator roam freely.

Hey, I have also a S.subspinipes that freely roams my garden and no one harms no one

ah ah

^ Honestly it's not only in Roma but in the whole Italy, in fact was/is common to see butchers giving raw meat to cats