Tarantula Housing smells, how to do a clean up?

[cold blood]

I put them in the ICU, deli cup with warm water.

warm water...you're still applying heat??

 

[Tu Nyce]

warm water...you're still applying heat??

I read warm water when I googled tarantula ICU.

But I changed the towel to cool water now

 

[dredrickt]

Even if they make it through this, those T's are doomed...

 

[Neoza]

lol I don't visit the forums often and I rarely pay attention to the tarantulas because they never come out

you rarely pay attention to them? Waaw i dont think that a lot of people here in this forum would like to hear that :s poor T's...

 

[timisimaginary]

you rarely pay attention to them? Waaw i dont think that a lot of people here in this forum would like to hear that :s poor T's...

the way this thread has gone, it sounds like this is one of the rare cases where the T's were actually better off that way.

 

[Neoza]

the way this thread has gone, it sounds like this is one of the rare cases where the T's were actually better off that way.

indeed i agree

 

[korg]

Jesus, everyone get off this guy's back already. He made a silly mistake (happens to everyone at times) and is doing his best to correct it and save the spiders he obviously cares a lot about.

OP, I hope things turned out fine...

 

[CrystalRose]

Any updates on how they are doing?

 

[CupcakeRosea]

Jesus, everyone get off this guy's back already. He made a silly mistake (happens to everyone at times) and is doing his best to correct it and save the spiders he obviously cares a lot about.

OP, I hope things turned out fine...

I agree here. People do things when panicky and I can't blame him.
I hope they turn out alright.

 

[dredrickt]

I agree here. People do things when panicky and I can't blame him.
I hope they turn out alright.

If they were still alive he'd probably still be inquiring for advice. Hopefully this is a learning experience, albeit it an unfortunate one, but still a learning experience nonetheless.

 

[CupcakeRosea]

If they were still alive he'd probably still be inquiring for advice. Hopefully this is a learning experience, albeit it an unfortunate one, but still a learning experience nonetheless.

Or he's discouraged from posting here asking for advice again. If not, and they have passed, then I hope they do learn from the mistakes and I sincerely hope it doesn't deter them from the hobby. It's a quick and sudden (and sucky) life lesson.

 

[Athenas Boy]

I feel bad that was quite the cute lil gbb

 

[korg]

Or he's discouraged from posting here asking for advice again.

Exactly. Why the hell would he come back and keep posting in this thread? He asked for advice to help remedy a mistake and pretty much got a whole page of browbeating about what a bad keeper he is. Glad to know all these eager critics have always known everything about tarantulas and have never made a mistake.

 

[Germx]

We should all support each other and be helpful. OP I hope yourTs recover well.

 

[vespers]

Jesus, everyone get off this guy's back already. He made a silly mistake (happens to everyone at times) and is doing his best to correct it and save the spiders he obviously cares a lot about.

Jesus, maybe you should can the misguided heroism and direct your sympathy towards the spiders, the real victims in this situation.

Made a mistake? Keeping a GBB moist...was not removing feeder remains, hence the bad smell in moist conditions...didn't even know what tarantula excrement looked like splattered all over the enclosure walls, despite being a member of this forum for 3 years. Didn't know how to set up an "ICU" either...placed the enclosures outside in the yard for 10 minutes on a hot and sunny day....then for some strange reason, placed said tarantulas in the shower with the hot water running as a response to initially cooking them....admitted that they rarely pay attention to them because they "never come out"...need I go on?

Sounds like they care a lot, indeed... :sarcasm:
There is no excuse for treating said spiders like this, when you've been a member of this forum for years and have access to information on proper care. If they cared so much, they would've done some more research and learned basic things about the pets they chose to care for before things got to this point. Oh, and paid attention to them just a little more...

Exactly. Why the hell would he come back and keep posting in this thread? He asked for advice to help remedy a mistake and pretty much got a whole page of browbeating about what a bad keeper he is. Glad to know all these eager critics have always known everything about tarantulas and have never made a mistake.

Perhaps the real reason they haven't returned to post is because the spiders may not have survived this easily preventable ordeal. And no, I haven't cooked any arachnids in the almost 30 years I've kept them, nor given them hot showers.

Had this been dogs that were being mistreated or killed, no one would have such sympathy for the OP, who would've likely faced charges of animal abuse and neglect. But because it was just spiders, its ok, right? Just a pat on the back and "sorry, better luck next time?" Sorry, but that's bulloop:.

 

[Neoza]

Jesus, everyone get off this guy's back already. He made a silly mistake (happens to everyone at times) and is doing his best to correct it and save the spiders he obviously cares a lot about.

OP, I hope things turned out fine...

no im not mad because he made a mistake. Im mad because he said 'i rarely pay attention to them'!!!

 

[korg]

Jesus, maybe you should can the misguided heroism and direct your sympathy towards the spiders, the real victims

I would call it compassion more than misguided heroism, and I do care about the spiders which is why I want to talk with their keeper in a constructive manner. There are ways to tell someone that they messed up (in a big way) and suggest changes for the health of the spiders without being cruel to someone who is probably already feeling horrible about what happened. If this person really was driven away from AB by this experience, do you think that's good for his spiders (any that he may still be keeping or may buy) in the long run? The OP has expensive T cages, is a member of a tarantula nerd forum, and sounded very upset by what was happening... I think it's fair to assume that on some non-superficial level he cares about tarantulas and wants to take care of them properly. Obviously this guy had some issues with tarantula care/knowledge, but we certainly encounter waaay worse here all the time and he does not strike me as some kind of tarantula-abusing monster. I sincerely believe it is better for the hobby to approach people like him with compassion even when they make bad mistakes (which I very much hope did not cause the deaths of his spiders), unless they are an egregious repeat offender.

no im not mad because he made a mistake. Im mad because he said 'i rarely pay attention to them'!!!

Ask some of these people with 500+ tarantulas how often they pay attention to each of their individual spiders. Tarantulas don't really need a lot of human attention, and I think that's something a lot of people actually find to be a positive thing.

 

[Neoza]

I would call it compassion more than misguided heroism, and I do care about the spiders which is why I want to talk with their keeper in a constructive manner. There are ways to tell someone that they messed up (in a big way) and suggest changes for the health of the spiders without being cruel to someone who is probably already feeling horrible about what happened. If this person really was driven away from AB by this experience, do you think that's good for his spiders (any that he may still be keeping or may buy) in the long run? The OP has expensive T cages, is a member of a tarantula nerd forum, and sounded very upset by what was happening... I think it's fair to assume that on some non-superficial level he cares about tarantulas and wants to take care of them properly. Obviously this guy had some issues with tarantula care/knowledge, but we certainly encounter waaay worse here all the time and he does not strike me as some kind of tarantula-abusing monster. I sincerely believe it is better for the hobby to approach people like him with compassion even when they make bad mistakes (which I very much hope did not cause the deaths of his spiders), unless they are an egregious repeat offender.




Ask some of these people with 500+ tarantulas how often they pay attention to each of their individual spiders. Tarantulas don't really need a lot of human attention, and I think that's something a lot of people actually find to be a positive thing.

. Thats true buy it sound so cruel. Like he dont care at all.

 

[edgeofthefreak]

. Thats true buy it sound so cruel. Like he dont care at all.

Therein lies the root problem of internet forums. Emotional context is so tough to accurately extrude. I recently jumped on someone for using a term, even though it was entirely correct to use. Heh, but to me, it sounded so cruel.

 

[Neoza]

Therein lies the root problem of internet forums. Emotional context is so tough to accurately extrude. I recently jumped on someone for using a term, even though it was entirely correct to use. Heh, but to me, it sounded so cruel.

yes thats true though