Really easy way to rehydrate a T without a conventional ICU(VIDEO)

[satanslilhelper]

i've had t's broken in shipping that i brought back from the edge by dropping water in their mouths

i think i would try injecting water down their like, gi tract via their mouth opening before i would try injecting water through the cuticle and stuff. but, you can just superglue them shut and get away with a fair amount. TTKG talks about injecting ringer's solution, too







look, i'm not saying it is even really all that likely that a t will run into problems with this method. but i can almost guarantee that when say... 100 ppl have tried this at least one or three will have a spider crap out on them and find it with book lung openings submersed cuz it was able to scootch a bit forward. hey, i would even buy that person doing it put a tiny bit too much water in the container. i just see no need to mess with a method that works and just flat out can't drown a spider

I understand where your coming from. This N. chromatus that I showed in the vid was, I hate this word, extremely dehydrated. This method delivers more water, quicker than the normal method.

By the way my T is doing a lot better and is still drinking water. I'm sharing this method b/c it works. If someone has tried pouring water directly into a T's mouth and ICU'ing it to no substantial improvement then this could be something to at least try. You follow?

I think your paper towel idea is a good one when it comes to keeping the T's book lungs out of the water. If anything when you had to leave the T you could try this to ease your worries. However, I worked a 10 1/2 hour shift today and came home to a T that was more hydrated than before. I say this b/c the abdomen was fuller than when I left.

Maybe, this should be used in extreme cases of dehydration and not the early stages of it. This is why I posted it here. So, that we could discuss the pro's and con's.

I will post an update vid probably tomorrow.

 

[robd]

I found my 7" female King Baboon curling up about 2 months ago. I recognized it and immediately put her in the "conventional" ICU with moist paper towels all over (including on the walls) and a water dish. I was fearing the worst and then came back 5 minutes later to find an empty water dish and her with her mouth at the bottom of the dish.

I don't know if everyone puts paper towels all around, but in my panic I did it anyway. Perhaps this stimulated her to search for humidity around and low and behold she found the dish.

That's my experience with this.

 

[satanslilhelper]

I found my 7" female King Baboon curling up about 2 months ago. I recognized it and immediately put her in the "conventional" ICU with moist paper towels all over (including on the walls) and a water dish. I was fearing the worst and then came back 5 minutes later to find an empty water dish and her with her mouth at the bottom of the dish.

I don't know if everyone puts paper towels all around, but in my panic I did it anyway. Perhaps this stimulated her to search for humidity around and low and behold she found the dish.

That's my experience with this.

Technically that is not your experience with this. That would be your experience with an ICU. Again, not this.

I'm just saying this works. I'm not saying the ICU doesn't.

If you watch the video I say that I have a problem with the whole ICU thing b/c people will put there T's in one for any perceived problem. The ICU is only intended to rehydrate a T. Yet, people interpret an ICU as an all encompassing solver of all problems b/c it's called an ICU. My T is hurt. Let's put it into an ICU. It needs intensive care!!

This is only another method for rehydrating a T. I'm not trying to take away from the conventional methods. I'm saying there are other methods that aren't being discussed on here like this one.

 

[cacoseraph]

ha! panacea effect. it crops up all over the place, for sure!

i think a trad. icu does allow for a bit more than just rehydration... but you are correct, it doesn't really fix all that much stuff

 

[Moltar]

It seems like a good method to me. I can see the potential for drowning if the T was too weak to move around. It may just not have the strength to keep its book lungs out of the water. For those most extreme cases I'd say a traditional ICU would be better. In most cases though, this looks like a fine solution. Thanks for posting it.

 

[satanslilhelper]

I filmed an update video that I'm having trouble posting. She is doing great. She has uncurled completely, but is still drinking water like there is no tomorrow. I have a feeling that she will most likely be molting soon after I put her back in her redesigned home. I will try and get the video up after I get off of work late tonight.

 

[BrynWilliams]

might wanna try offer her a pre-kill if she's been through a lot and still a little off her game?

 

[satanslilhelper]

Things are looking up!!

Here is the update I promised.

[YOUTUBE]8qFeVMLa4do[/YOUTUBE]

 

[BrynWilliams]

glad she's looking a little more on the healthy side of things!

Pretty T, I have two N chromatus and although small, are just cool.

 

[robd]

Technically that is not your experience with this. That would be your experience with an ICU. Again, not this.

I'm just saying this works. I'm not saying the ICU doesn't.

If you watch the video I say that I have a problem with the whole ICU thing b/c people will put there T's in one for any perceived problem. The ICU is only intended to rehydrate a T. Yet, people interpret an ICU as an all encompassing solver of all problems b/c it's called an ICU. My T is hurt. Let's put it into an ICU. It needs intensive care!!

This is only another method for rehydrating a T. I'm not trying to take away from the conventional methods. I'm saying there are other methods that aren't being discussed on here like this one.

Whoa now. I'm worried you may have taken this the wrong way.

Since the topic was re-hydrating, I was just sharing my experiences, not in any way trying to invalidate anything you said. Sheesh.

In saying this, "Yet, people interpret an ICU as an all encompassing solver of all problems b/c it's called an ICU. My T is hurt. Let's put it into an ICU. It needs intensive care!!" it seems to me like you're more annoyed at people saying that.

If that had anything to do with my addition to this thread, I specifically put my KB in an "ICU" to rehydrate her. Cause it's exactly what she needed.

Otherwise, I think you presenting this method in tutorial form is a great thing. Especially for owners like myself who may have an aggressive T or a heavy hair kicker and strongly suspect dehydration AND don't want to try picking up the T to use a syringe to put water droplets on it's mouth area.

On a different note, in closing, I think the all around hostility on this forum is really unnecessary. Upon joining, I found myself jumping to conclusions and getting annoyed with other people at one point on here as well, but come on... we're all here for a reason and it's to learn and share experiences with this hobby.

 

[satanslilhelper]

Whoa now. I'm worried you may have taken this the wrong way.

Since the topic was re-hydrating, I was just sharing my experiences, not in any way trying to invalidate anything you said. Sheesh.

In saying this, "Yet, people interpret an ICU as an all encompassing solver of all problems b/c it's called an ICU. My T is hurt. Let's put it into an ICU. It needs intensive care!!" it seems to me like you're more annoyed at people saying that.

If that had anything to do with my addition to this thread, I specifically put my KB in an "ICU" to rehydrate her. Cause it's exactly what she needed.

Otherwise, I think you presenting this method in tutorial form is a great thing. Especially for owners like myself who may have an aggressive T or a heavy hair kicker and strongly suspect dehydration AND don't want to try picking up the T to use a syringe to put water droplets on it's mouth area.

On a different note, in closing, I think the all around hostility on this forum is really unnecessary. Upon joining, I found myself jumping to conclusions and getting annoyed with other people at one point on here as well, but come on... we're all here for a reason and it's to learn and share experiences with this hobby.

I didn't intend for anything I've said in this thread to be interpreted as hostile. If it did. I apologize.

Yes, I do find it annoying when people put their T into an ICU for problems other than dehydration. It's usually people that are new to T's that do this. Which I can understand. They see ICU and think it a cure-all. I'm sure most will figure out what it's for once they're on this site for awhile.

I agree with the hostility being unnecessary on here. I try to steer clear of it, but there have been slip-ups on my part.

I like how you mentioned more defensive T's and this method. It's another reason that this setup could be used.

 

[robd]

It's all good.

I think some people are addicted to the drama or something, man. On the thread I started here on this section someone is suggesting that I purposely clipped the fangs on a molt from my new A geniculata to... put out some propaganda against feeding verts to T's? Wow.

 

[satanslilhelper]

It's all good.

I think some people are addicted to the drama or something, man. On the thread I started here on this section someone is suggesting that I purposely clipped the fangs on a molt from my new A geniculata to... put out some propaganda against feeding verts to T's? Wow.

I'm only trying to spread information. Which is why I joined this site.