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Hi all
Not sure how much has gone into first aid for T's overseas but here in Australia there is very little info so this is what I did for one.
A bit of background, my neighbour called me over as he had found two T's under some rubbish but it turned out to be one T that had freshly moulted, its fangs were still white. It was severly injured with a large volume of haemolymph leaking from the base of the thorax. It could barely move due to the fluid loss so I rushed it home. I cleaned the "blood" off and applied some molten wax to the wound to seal it, I then administered 0.5ml of distilled water (I now have water for injections) with an insulin needle into the thorax via the fourth trochanter joint. She is now doing very well.
The first photo shows the injury location covered with wax.
The second shows the fluid loss as the ridge in the middle of the abdomen is the heart as the abdomen has collapsed down over it.
This short clip shows the heart clearly beating and how much difficulty the spider had moving
I have found dripping candle wax onto the wound far more effective than other methods as it immediately seals the wound, is water proof, won't harbour infection, is very quick and any discomfort felt by the spider is short lived and is far out weighed by the benefits.
Cheers
Brendan
Not sure how much has gone into first aid for T's overseas but here in Australia there is very little info so this is what I did for one.
A bit of background, my neighbour called me over as he had found two T's under some rubbish but it turned out to be one T that had freshly moulted, its fangs were still white. It was severly injured with a large volume of haemolymph leaking from the base of the thorax. It could barely move due to the fluid loss so I rushed it home. I cleaned the "blood" off and applied some molten wax to the wound to seal it, I then administered 0.5ml of distilled water (I now have water for injections) with an insulin needle into the thorax via the fourth trochanter joint. She is now doing very well.
The first photo shows the injury location covered with wax.
The second shows the fluid loss as the ridge in the middle of the abdomen is the heart as the abdomen has collapsed down over it.
This short clip shows the heart clearly beating and how much difficulty the spider had moving
I have found dripping candle wax onto the wound far more effective than other methods as it immediately seals the wound, is water proof, won't harbour infection, is very quick and any discomfort felt by the spider is short lived and is far out weighed by the benefits.
Cheers
Brendan