Could my tarantula get stuck in sap?

[Rachel45245]

I got a little wood bark hide for my tarantula but noticed there was some sticky stuff on it. Will that be a problem if my tarantula touches it?

 

[viper69]

Yes

 

[bwhatch22]

could be for sure, I would definitely clean it off of the hide.

 

[Tarantuland]

What kind of wood? Did you buy it from a pet store or something or find it?

 

[goofyGoober99]

I would remove it. Better safe than sorry. Would you mind posting a pic of it?

 

[Rachel45245]

What kind of wood? Did you buy it from a pet store or something or find it?

I got it from a pet store, it seems like it might be pine or cedar?

could be for sure, I would definitely clean it off of the hide.

How would I do that? It doesn't really come off with soap

 

[Spifdar]

I'd remove it entirely and replace it with a piece of cork bark, personally, which is lighter (thus safer) and isn't toxic. A lot of woods and resins can be repellant or even toxic to invertebrates.

 

[Rachel45245]

I would remove it. Better safe than sorry. Would you mind posting a pic of it?

It actually seems like a lot of it is dried and hardened but some of it is still sticky.

 

[Mustafa67]

I got a little wood bark hide for my tarantula but noticed there was some sticky stuff on it. Will that be a problem if my tarantula touches it?

Yes

 

[Tarantuland]

I got it from a pet store, it seems like it might be pine or cedar?

Those are the two kinds of wood that secrete toxins and are generally recognized as unsafe for herps as well as spiders. I would throw it in the trash

 

[Rachel45245]

I'd remove it entirely and replace it with a piece of cork bark, personally, which is lighter (thus safer) and isn't toxic. A lot of woods and resins can be repellant or even toxic to invertebrates.

Welp I might just do this. I'm kinda mad, they literally advertised it as a hide for spiders. I think these are the same hides they put in the spider tanks at the store too

 

[cold blood]

Welp I might just do this. I'm kinda mad, they literally advertised it as a hide for spiders. I think these are the same hides they put in the spider tanks at the store too

Pet stores are notoriously bad when it comes to animal advice....making profits is their primary motivation and this happens by selling stuff....so they will say or do just about anything to make those sales.

 

[A guy]

Welp I might just do this. I'm kinda mad, they literally advertised it as a hide for spiders. I think these are the same hides they put in the spider tanks at the store too

And they advertise 100w heat bulbs for tarantulas aswell. The employees are good at bs but know nothing.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

 

[Brewser]

Cork Bark Better By Far

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Cork bark is safe for your T. I definitely wouldn’t trust what they sold you there.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Welp I might just do this. I'm kinda mad, they literally advertised it as a hide for spiders. I think these are the same hides they put in the spider tanks at the store too

I’d return it.

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Crystal skull?

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I’d return it.
Crystal skull?

Amber

 

[MysteryInc]

Cork bark will also mold way less than that wood, definitely seconding everyone else

 

[goofyGoober99]

Welp I might just do this. I'm kinda mad, they literally advertised it as a hide for spiders. I think these are the same hides they put in the spider tanks at the store too

Damn I'd be mad too. You kinda got scammed