hokie said:

BlueZebra said:

hokie said:

I am with Hokie on this one!!

awww

mdiver said:

Did you see the pic of the snake Jess found ?

It's very pretty

Mach said:

that snake Jessica found looks just like one that my family saw while out on ahike at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, it just crossed our path. I went back to my car and locked the door, my husband and girls continued on.

Mach said:

It looks like a juvenile king snake...but you probably knew that
Awesome

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Awww

that kinda fear would suck

mdiver said:

I love living where the snakes and black widows play

Mach said:

Mach said:

Now, spiders are another story entirely!

Mach said:

What can I say, I'm a city girl

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I would have done the same!

chocolate1 said:

Spiders frighten me. I really think that they are evil. I love snakes but I just can't make peace with spiders.

JasmineFire said:

you know if someone had a pet tarantula and it hurt its leg, could a vet put a bandage on it or something?

ZombieKitten said:

i have no clue and i don't ever want to fine out.

i would suggest euthanasia for the thing and then suggest that the owner get a nice cat or a dog. Or snake or lizard. Or maybe even a ferret

JasmineFire said:

I would tell the owner maybe try sticky tape? My auntie chopped off the tip of her finger and used sticky tape to reattach it worked fine!

(don't listen to me I'm NOT a doctor )

Yow! I thought I was gonna see a BABY!

ZombieKitten said:

actually, depending on the injury i guess it could be splinted or amputated. tarantula legs are definitely thick enough for that.

spiders are just so damn scary!

veronikka said:

thanks Veronikka for not making me feel like such a city slicker!

oohh

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yes. Yes I do. Only one actually. A jewish one.

ZombieKitten said:

I've heard that tarantula's are very fragile and even dropping them can hurt them. I'm not sure what a vet would do.

I just looked this up:

If your tarantula becomes injured in any way and starts bleeding, it is likely to die if not treated. If it loses a leg during a molt, you may be keeping the humidity too low. Hemolymph (tarantula "blood") is pale blue and the clotting systems to stop bleeding may not be sufficient if the wound is large enough. Wounds can be coated with triple nail hardener, nail menders, "Nuskin," medical adhesive, or "Skin Patch" (used by bowlers). Lost legs aren't as likely to bleed as long as the whole leg is cast off (this is called "autotomy.") If a spider loses part of the leg, you can force it to throw off the rest by grasping the femur leg segment close to the body with a pair of forceps and pulling up. If the stumps start to bleed, and this may happen weeks after the leg is lost, you can coat them with one of the materials above. The leg will gradually regenerate over the next few molts, unless the spider is a mature male. Various super glues are probably better to treat abdominal trauma. Occasionally a tarantula cage (particularly damp cages) may become infested with mites. You can keep them at bay by changing out all the substrate and cleaning the cage and any "decorations" with warm soapy water or bleach (but rinse well!) You can also buy predatory mites from a beneficial insectary to kill the pest mites. After the pest mites are gone, the predatory mites die.

Mach said:

That snake has pretty markings on it.

applekisses said:

i couldn't even finish reading that without getting the creeps.

They just scare me.

applekisses said:

nail polish, superglue, sticky tape
I never knew their leg could grow back!!! amazing

Snakes are awesome

The only time they squick me out is if they're venomous...the thought of being bitten kinda freaks me out. As long as that's not an issue tho it's all good.