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tlb_05 Babycurus
Number of posts : 287 Age : 31 Location : Philippines Registration date : 2011-05-17
| Subject: What do I do? 5/24/2011, 9:40 pm | |
| Guys help me My 2i p trans is kinda injured he is tip toeing, walking like he is "drunk", wiggling his tail (not even arched), looks like he injured his pedipalp too WHat should I do? Im worried Should I offer him food? everytime I offer food or place food he avoids em or just runs away Thanks for your concern and answer guys I hope he would still recover Tnx | |
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Streettrash Androctonus
Number of posts : 1836 Age : 39 Location : United States Registration date : 2011-04-14
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/24/2011, 10:32 pm | |
| How did this injury happen? Did it fall or something? Is it perhaps too hot in it's enclosure? This almost sounds like how they act when it's too hot. | |
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tlb_05 Babycurus
Number of posts : 287 Age : 31 Location : Philippines Registration date : 2011-05-17
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 4:06 am | |
| Heres the story He escaped from his closure (dumb me ). After 2 days he eventually show up while my mother was sweeping the floor he too was swept unto the dust pan, she then shouted and called me right away. After that when I saw him he was kinda limping and those weird stuffs ohh and he is dragging his tail and hides a lot. I immediately put him into his enclosure again and there it is. He wont even bother to eat | |
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scarloc Pandinus
Number of posts : 18 Age : 28 Location : England Registration date : 2011-05-23
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 11:48 am | |
| MAYBE..... he will grow out of it during moulting. no guarantees, i dont know how many times it has molted and i am assuming 2 inches long. there is a chance that during his next moult. my recommendation when it comes to feeding is to offer him 1 cricket everyday until he takes it. preferably tweezer feed since i am guessing he has trouble walking and a stray cricket is deadly when you are injured. I would also damage the cricket in some way. putting it in the fridge for about 30-60 seconds is good too if you dont want to tweezer feed. i'm not sure if my advice is correct, this is just from research that young scorps can outgrow any injuries. | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 12:04 pm | |
| Scarloc, 2I means second instar, so still very small.
tlb, I suggest ignoring him for a couple days and letting it recover. Maybe its appetite will come back after having a chance to rest. | |
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scarloc Pandinus
Number of posts : 18 Age : 28 Location : England Registration date : 2011-05-23
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 12:40 pm | |
| ah thanks. lol i know nothing about abbreviations. so i take it, that there is a chance of recovery through molting? | |
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pluto Leiurus
Number of posts : 2647 Age : 40 Location : Next to Manneke Pis Registration date : 2011-04-16
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 1:41 pm | |
| I doubt severe injuries will recover. It is still very small and relatively fragile (they are pretty hard considering). If you full power sweep it, it will probably have internal injuries.
I don't want to dissapoint you but I don't think the chance of survival is great. Maybe post some pictures. But from my experiences, inverts that got crashed, died.
Anyway, let's be positive! It might have had the soft spot of the brush :-) All said, you can't do much but wait and take care of it like you do normal scorplings.
Maybe try feeding it a prekilled cricket so it doesnt have to hunt in the state it is now. | |
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tlb_05 Babycurus
Number of posts : 287 Age : 31 Location : Philippines Registration date : 2011-05-17
| Subject: Re: What do I do? 5/25/2011, 7:27 pm | |
| Thanks guys for your concerns Well his not dragging his tail anymore (wew, better condition) He is like in hunting mode but doesnt grip or eat maybe Ill let him rest for just a couple of days more and offer food Thanks guys | |
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