How to get setae out of.....

[HoneyOilers]

That would be nice. Someone told me they accidentally washed a whole old molt! And...the clothes needed two more washing cycles after it. (And that one seemed enough but they were paranoid about it so they did a second) O_O

As I said as far as I know I just have phantom itching. That right now was the reaction to someone telling me to throw away the towel - taht has already been washed with other stuff that I would - by consequence - all have to throw out too.

How does B.boehmei setae even feel?
Because... I think it's always said I would know if I got any on me. But I don't think I currently do know so maybe I got none on me at all?
More like a sheep wool on sensitive skin itch? (Yes I can't wear sheep wool socks or sheep wool shirts of any kind, they make me itchy lol) Or more like a glass wool between fingers itch(but maybe in more / different places)? Or even different?

I knida wanna know so I know...but I don't want to annoy it just to know that. I stupidly grabbed in later to put in a fake plant and something felt a bit poking and itchy between two of my fingers. That MIGHT have been some. But I still don't know if it was.

I’m not sure about Brachys, I don’t have any but I’ve been haired by G. Porteri, GBB, and my LP, and I regularly come into contact with fibreglass at work, and the latter of the 4 is far, far worse than any of the three there I’ve mentioned. It only really bugs me when I get it between my fingers and they rub against each other.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Problem:
It would not just be one towel. My roommate already (at the time of the post) had taken it and washed it. (He mistook it lying in a different place than usual as a "please wash me" instead of "unsure what do do with this".
With other towels and who knows what.

If I were to throw that all out I would have to buy about 100 to 150€ in new clothes and towels. And thats not even counting everything that might have come into contact with it after or was washed after.
(That might be: All of his underwear that is in the same drawer as possibly washed with it underwear. 2 blankets on my bed - that he placed the washed and dry stuff on. A lot of socks. At least 4 big towels - think 150x80cm or bigger. Plus some T-shirts that might have been in that washing cycle. Plus possibly 8 Shirts, 4 Jeans, 8 pairs of socks and more in the cycle after. Plus the carpet of course. And everything that came into contact with the shirt I wore. Heck throw out all fabric in the house and hey - why not the whole washing machine and dryer too? There could be hair/setae in that still!)

Since I can't throw out every fabric in the house and replace every single thing it might have had contact to... Or I would be out of over 1k€ at the very least. More likely even over 2k and I don't have that money lying around.... plus one of the ones he had put in with it has sentimental value to him.

What is a more realistic take on it?
Like do you all never again wash clothes that might have gotten haired at one point? Like same long sleeve shirt gets used everytime dealing with a NW tarantula and never washed until its so stinky it has to get thrown out? Or just buy 10 cheap shirts and instantly throw them away after one use? There must be some way to get rid of that if hair gets into a washer/dryer/on clothes? Because even with a lint roller you could never be sure you got ALL of it from the clothes, right?

PS: My eyes are fine so far. I feel nothing unusual. I felt nothing unusual in my face. I even have underwear on that most likely was in that washing cycle - nothing unusual.

Then I would say there's no UrS to worry about. If any were all over the place you definitely would know by now.

If you understand the structure of an urticating setae then you know they are little harpoon barbs. They are designed to burrow deeper hence the threat they pose to eyes. They can cause blindness if left unchecked as they burrow deeper into the retina.

If you're not screaming after wearing possibly infected underwear then I think you're safe.

I don't play around with my tarantula's enclosures. I have a designated place where I put their enclosure at and within a giant container. Anytime I have to open an enclosure up I have eye/face protection #1 and then long gloves.

I only once so far got a couple of UrS on the back of my left hand above the index finger on accident. If you ever had chiggers UrS is worse than that. As maddening the chigger's induced itching is UrS for me are 5 times worse and I got a big hive. So I know I'm sensitive to them.