Lil Paws
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2017
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Well, we own a dozen spiders (most of which are Ts), and what is the first one I get tagged by? My kid's P. Audax! She is one of the few we actually handle, she seems to enjoy it, and she has never given us a threat display.
Totally my fault. I was trying to transfer her to a new bigger setup, didn't look carefully at what she was up to so I didn't realize she was hunting. I thought she had eaten all her meals, but the cricket must have been hiding for a few days. I saw it just after I cupped her in my hand. She was not happy I interrupted her hunting session (totally anxious/hangry or whatever an excited jumping spider may be feeling after a stupid human kept her from her meal). I do not blame the her.
Being bit did not hurt at first (it was like being lightly pinched), but it is a little swollen, tingly, and stings—which is annoying as it's the inner joint of where my ring finger connects to my hand. I took some ibuprofen and that took care of the pain, but there is still a little redness (can't find the puncture marks though—that's how tiny her fangs are).
I'm going to be a lot more mindful about going into setups and when removing inverts (I always use a paintbrush/cup for transferring our Ts). I feel so bad this happened. Hopefully she can eat a little later.
Totally my fault. I was trying to transfer her to a new bigger setup, didn't look carefully at what she was up to so I didn't realize she was hunting. I thought she had eaten all her meals, but the cricket must have been hiding for a few days. I saw it just after I cupped her in my hand. She was not happy I interrupted her hunting session (totally anxious/hangry or whatever an excited jumping spider may be feeling after a stupid human kept her from her meal). I do not blame the her.
Being bit did not hurt at first (it was like being lightly pinched), but it is a little swollen, tingly, and stings—which is annoying as it's the inner joint of where my ring finger connects to my hand. I took some ibuprofen and that took care of the pain, but there is still a little redness (can't find the puncture marks though—that's how tiny her fangs are).
I'm going to be a lot more mindful about going into setups and when removing inverts (I always use a paintbrush/cup for transferring our Ts). I feel so bad this happened. Hopefully she can eat a little later.