WoofSpider
Arachnosquire
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- Aug 31, 2016
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I currently feel like the worst T owner in the world. My A. Avicularia's enclosure is incredibly dirty. There's poop all over all of the walls and I have never been able to spot any boluses (because I'm the worst T owner in the world) except for one yesterday. When I picked the bolus out, it had little black insects that I can only assume were mites crawling on it. So I decided to dump out and replace the substrate. Since, then I have been banging my head against the wall trying to get the Avic out of the container.
First of all, I should say that my Avic is not docile. She unfailingly attacks the paintbrush whenever it touches her, which makes me freak out (because I'm the worst T owner in the world) and back off. She wont run, she always attacks, so herding her anywhere doesn't work.
I can't get a cup over her and move her that way, because she sticks to the corner so I can't make a seal around her.
I'm not comfortable using the "bottle" technique because that would leave too much room for the T to run around the bottle and escape. And I can't even cope with the idea of my T escaping. I am 100% positive that if that happened, I would injure her some way while trying to recapture her (because I'm the worst T owner in the world).
I'm even less comfortable with the "bag" technique. The bag technique requires manipulating the T outside of a solid structure. I'm always stripping screws and over-tightening jar lids. I'm incredibly clumsy and terrible at delicate procedures. I am sure that without the protection of a solid enclosure, I would damage the Avic (because I'm the worst T owner in the world).
I am so terrified of hurting the T that I can't do anything.
First of all, I should say that my Avic is not docile. She unfailingly attacks the paintbrush whenever it touches her, which makes me freak out (because I'm the worst T owner in the world) and back off. She wont run, she always attacks, so herding her anywhere doesn't work.
I can't get a cup over her and move her that way, because she sticks to the corner so I can't make a seal around her.
I'm not comfortable using the "bottle" technique because that would leave too much room for the T to run around the bottle and escape. And I can't even cope with the idea of my T escaping. I am 100% positive that if that happened, I would injure her some way while trying to recapture her (because I'm the worst T owner in the world).
I'm even less comfortable with the "bag" technique. The bag technique requires manipulating the T outside of a solid structure. I'm always stripping screws and over-tightening jar lids. I'm incredibly clumsy and terrible at delicate procedures. I am sure that without the protection of a solid enclosure, I would damage the Avic (because I'm the worst T owner in the world).
I am so terrified of hurting the T that I can't do anything.
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