Phorid Fly attack on our Singapore Blue and treatment
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2023
- Phorid Fly attack on our Singapore Blue and treatment
We found one of our favourite tarantulas looking rather sick and on closer inspection found her to be under attack from Phorid Flies which had laid their eggs around the mouth parts of our spider so we need to intervene before its too late.
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The fact he’ll sit here and hold a spider with such a bad bite and give it the care needed shows his true care of the animals and the hobby. Much respect
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He deserves to be bitten the way he's treating her
@@markteasdale9283wtf are you on about 😭
That poor girl really needed that cleaning, considering her discomfort she was a good patient. lets hope she is back to full health soon.
Great vid. Absolutely embodies your saying "be calm, be gentle, and love your spiders"
Well done.
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You really put "Be calm, be gentle, and love your spider" to the test today. Well done
Thank you very much!👍
I thought the same thing.
I believe she realized you were helping her. There has been so much more research done by wonderfully curious & adventurous scientists who work together with keepers like yourself & have found amazing results that tell us that tarantulas aren't completely big, hairy, clueless spiders who run off instincts. They have the ability to learn in different ways & can even recognize the harmless giant shadow who brings them food by the way you move, sound, and smell. Comfortable habits are a major factor in their behavior as well. You're doing amazing things & leading future generations of keepers in the right direction. Thank you for sharing xx
Thank you so much ❤️
I didn't realize spiders could be parasitised. When you were removing the maggots, she behaved as though she was feeling relief. I certainly hope you've been able to eliminate her problem and she mends quickly. Being eaten alive doesn't strike me as a very nice way to go.
Poor baby girl. That looks really horrible. Times like this i wish there was a way we could communicate with our animal friends & tell them "this might be unpleasant & uncomfortable, but I'm going to help you" ❤
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Exactly.
Even though, it's "just" a spider, it IS an animal, that we, as keepers care for. AND have the best intentions for.☝️😮
And we CAN observe, when they don't feel well.
So glad to read all the positive comments instead of the negative/ignorant ones.
And it wishes it was big enough to eat you.
We CAN communicate with them via especially via our energy however “THIS WORLD” had put all these distractions and things that destroy our brain and health including our pineal gland so we sadly no longer no how……im hoping one day it will be re discovered through 😢😢❤❤
That reminds me of the time my dog got a huge glass sliver in her pad. She yelped and limped over to me on 3 legs. I looked and saw it, but I couldnt get it out with my fingers, it was too deep and hard to grasp, and it was hurting her badly to touch it. It was on the sidewalk right in front of my place so I took her inside and told her to lay down. I went and got a pair of rubber tipped jewelry pliers. I explained to her this was going to hurt but I had to do it to help her.
Even though she couldnt understand my words, she seemed to understand the intent and trust me to take care of her - she let me hold her paw and examine the glass.
I grabbed the bit that was sticking out with the pliers and carefully pulled out the spike of glass, was about an inch long.
She yelped and reflexively bit at the pliers (not me or my hand) as the shard came out but didnt move her foot. After it was done she licked my hand a bunch. I checked to make sure there wasnt anything left in there, washed and bandaged it and she was fine.
It still amazes me that she seemed to understand what I was doing and trusted me to take care of her, even though it caused her a lot of pain.
Dave's passion and work with animals is so uplifting to see over the years when you love these creatures. Really makes you want to just do what he does.
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I love how once you flipped her she caught on to what was happening and was a good patient
Very interesting and informative video, I hope she recovers.
I think she sensed you were helping her, poor little thing. You guys are so compassionate, I really enjoy your videos and learn so much! Two years ago I couldn’t walk past a 1inch jumping spider in the yard without feeling nauseated and frightened. Now, with your help I have experienced a collection of 15 tarantulas, millipedes, a dubia colony and the creative joy of enclosure decorating and care! I have been fortunate and have had no losses despite moving 300 miles in a blizzard with all 15 T’s in my SUV! Haha! Life is good!!! 😁🤣🌻
Poor girl! 😢 She must have felt horrible, covered in those. Hope she makes a full recovery.
I like to think she understood on some level that you were helping her. Even if there's truly no gears turning in that little brain, I'm glad you were able to help, regardless. A very informative video and a great tutorial for anyone who may have to deal with these wretched little fly maggots themselves.
This was so sad, but informative to watch. This is exactly why I watch Dave, so much love, care and respect for these precious beautiful creatures.
Fingers crossed for a speedy as possible recovery.
I’m not completely sure that was actually shock. It seemed a lot like when a temperamental cat is appreciating some seriously needed grooming… right up until the point when they bolt. Her bolt had that “Wait a minute… How could I forget- I hate this!” sense to it. You see that across a variety of phyla in terms of human contact.
I know Ts aren’t cats, but I know shock doesn’t work the same in them as we know it does in mammals or even vertebrates. Tolerance of life-saving help is way more of a universal trait across kingdoms… in particular, it has been quite an advantageous adaptation… but idk. I’m just glad you were able to help her 💙
Balls of steel mate!
Great work both of you 😊
Thanks 👍
Incredible ! , Daves little Besties Valeting Services 😅 Really Well Done , that spider must have been with Bupa ! Very interesting and educational ThankYou for sharing and as Always take it easy guys and ThankYou for sharing 😊...I hope that she makes a full recovery back to Full Health 💪🙏💪💪🕸🕷
Very well done Dave & camera lady. TBH was expecting her to put up more of a fight, glad it went well and she was very well behaved. Looking forward to progress update on this one
It’s like she knew you were helping her! She didn’t fight at all. Just amazing!
I can honestly say that that was the first "spider washing up" I've ever seen. Fingers crossed she recovers fully.
Thank you Dave for caring for these beautiful creatures!
best wishes to the Mrs. S. Blue
I thought I had the utmost respect for you as a Tarantula keeper, but this video blew me away! The practicality and skill that you shared in the handling and treatment of a Tarantula inflicted in this way is amazing. Was wondering that if you had a New World would you recommend using gloves, since they have hairs that can cause issues. Once again, I thank you for your videos. They not only educate but show "how to" treat" issues that may come up. I'm here in the states, but if I were ever to visit the UK, I would have to absolutely meet you and camera lady! I think you are amazing!
Thank you we appreciate your support and kind words ❤️👍
I've been very scared of even small spiders my whole life, but you caring for this surprisingly gentle spider in this way actually made me feel positives things about them. That is a first! Thank you! I'm very happy the cleaning went well and hope she recovers. Google's strange recommendations did a good thing today.
So nice of you👍
Once she realised you ment her no harm she seemed really calm. That was amazing work from you dave well done it really shows you care about your spiders
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I could smell it 😖 best wishes to the poor girl.🍀
Hopefully she makes a full recovery, then you can do a follow-up!
Poor darling. I hope the best for her. Thank you for trying so hard to give her a chance.
Get well soon spider
best video ive seen for ages Dave,hope she pulls through mate,bastard flies
to me that was nerve wracking! never knew that those flies could be that destructive to a tarantula. i hope she pulls through!
please do an update on her dave :)
We will ❤
I appreciate this video very much. I too, go the extra for all animals and T’s as long as I see there is benefit and a chance for recovery. Nature is extreme in every way and so are the creatures within it. She defiantly looked a great candidate for intervention in every way safe and possible . Good job you guys and the T. did exactly perfect for what was happening to her. Crucial next few days thank you again for sharing this with us all. 😊
This is why I like what you have going on. Any other keeper I can think of that I've stopped watching in the past would have either crushed her trying to restrain her, been badly bitten or both. Best of luck. Here's hoping you figured out there was a problem in time.
Thank you 🙏
poor girl, you guys did an amazing job. 🙏that she recovers back to normal.
Poor little thing. And she was such a good girl. Hope she makes a good recovery.
Amazing job handling her -it really seemed like she knew you were trying to help her. I hope she recovers soon
Hi Dave that must have been scary to know that one of your precious tarantula was not well. Lucky that you knew what to do to save her. She was hard to catch. You were very gentle with her to remove the fly maggots. I think that tarantulas are very intelligent, and that she knew that you were helping her. This experience will help, if this happens to a tarantula that some one else owns. Now she will have a nice new enclosure. ❤🕷🕸Cindy USA
You need to get rid of all those white dry bits... they are eggs that will hatch and reinfest her and the enclosure.
Poor darling, she must be so unhappy. I agree helping her as much as possible not kill or euthanasia. I so hope she gets better
Dave, hate to see what happened to your girl but learned SO MUCH! Great teaching moment about prevention, identification, treatment and handling. Bravo! I do hope you do more videos about her so we know how she's doing. After all of that, I'm emotionally invested in her well-being. Yes, me! Emotionally invested in the well-being of a sick spider. Who in the world could have predicted THAT?
Yes, so am I. Love them all.
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I about came out of my own skin! Lol I will say Sir, you do care about your critters, I respect that! Your right, most would just leave it to its own demise, but you cared enough to get those pesky little tiny things off…The spider says fang-qu 😊
I appreciate that❤️
I do find it odd that your videos tend to attract more comments from those outside the hobby than other Spider UA-camrs... I see a lot more "spiders are gross" people and people without a shred of knowledge making statements.
Love your vids btw. Been following you a long time and often refer to your videos for new species in my collection 😁 cheers for all your hard work!
Bless you man
Your beasties have a really great owner
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Much respect for treating her like she is a living being, Not toss her in the trash!
Very informative video. I had no idea the ICU was not good. It makes sense now that I lost all spiders I tried to save with ICU
It just depends. Obviously humidity in this case would be the opposite of what you want, but for molt issues or constipation it can help tremendously.
Sorry to hear that
It does not help moulting or constipation ?
@@AfroRyan thanks I ll keep that in mind
@@daveslittlebeasties Sorry; I wrote that when I was tired and it came out sounding weird. I should have worded it as "humidity is bad for treating parasites. However, it can be very helpful for molting or constipation issues." That said, I have no idea what @toliscy's actual issues were. If the spider is generically sick and the specific issue not identified, humidity is just adding an unknown factor on top of unknown factors...but if they're already in a death curl then I guess it couldn't hurt to try. I've had jumping spiders come back to life that way; no idea why they curled since they had plenty to eat and hydration available, but after a day in the spider humidity ICU, they came back good as new and lived a few more months. I can only speculate that they may have had some sort of spider illness that dehydrated them more than the ambient humidity, food, and drinking water could keep up with. In these couple cases I don't think it was constipation because there was no evidence of feces in the ICU after they "came back to life."
Poor thing I can’t imagine how good it felt to get those maggots off her. She probably felt very itchy so rushing her probably felt good to her. Good job, Dave and interesting video. I really enjoyed it never seen anything like that before and I didn’t know maggots could get on spiders and eat them, I learned so much from your channel thank you
You’re an excellent teacher! I don’t have any spiders,but I love watching this channel it’s just so darn interesting!
She’s certainly being patient with you!
Cheers to your wife for her excellent camera work!
Always such a treat to watch you be the shepherd of your flock..BRAVO DAVE AND CAMERA LADY..!!
Holy crap, that spider really loves you! Im serious! Beyond her initial skittering around. Shes not just not threat posturing shes actually opening her legs and letting work on her under thorax!! That us absolutely amazing. She hasnt once extended her (huge scary) fangs or even really fought you. We know shes not sick docile because how she hauled ass aroynd the table and when you let her go she sat still till you stopped brushing her and honestly her zipping over under that ledge was just the fact most Ts hate being in the open. She certainly didnt give you any trouble when you put her in her enclosure. I honestly think if she'd known wherwe it was she'd have just gone straight in. 🤯you are amazing how well your animal husbandry skills are ...forgive me i cant quite articulate how well honed your skills are. I swear it really was like she knew you and trusted you weren't going to hurt her. I really think her bit skittishness was from how awful she felt and how frightened she was. I .ean when you put her in her tub...well I'm sum it up like the 8 yr old girl watching this with me.
"Ok thanks i love you im gonna take a nap " ot even looked like she waved! Lol i know im Anthropomorphizing a bit, but her behavior is...not what youd expect. Final thought, Ts can live a very very long time.
Thank you so much we appreciate your support ❤️👍
Hope a speedy and healthy recovery to the Singapore Blue Lady
She is covered in fly eggs, the larvae will hatch and enter her joints and soft tissue to feed. Fingers crossed for you both mate, I hope its not too late.
I also got very worried, when I saw those wet hairs under the fangs...!🫣😰 I'll ask St. Felix of Nolan to pray for this sweet Singapore blue, so that she can get a full recovery.❤️✝️
I am 20 mins in and this is easily one of the most interesting things i have ever witnessed in my life. Bravo Dave and excellent work Camera Lady 👏👏
Thank you 🙏
I believe she was aware that you were trying your best to help her - getting those maggots off her mouth and fang area had to feel so much better! Maybe you could set the box inside a fine screen so that the flies can’t get to her. Hoping that she stays clear and you don’t have to clean the sweet baby again! I’m amazed at the kindness you show and do the best you can for your T’s ❤😂❤ you are a great man Dave
I appreciate that thank you ❤️
Hi Dave , sometime in the future could you give us an update how this Tarantula is doing please. Myself I think it will have a full recovery. thank you .
Watch Thursdays video 👍❤️
Oh Dave this video is so brilliant and informative.Ive been binging your videos for the last 2 weeks even got you on in the car. You and your wife are fantastic with them so calm and gentle . This one has made me want to comment it’s amazing and grossly satisfying . She actually looked like she was enjoying the the legs being cleaned at the end. Ahh..
She’s had a little spa ❤ imagine her relief after that. Hope she’s ok
Much love
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I know it's a different animal but when I kept Rabbits they were prone to what is called fly strike which is the same thing that your spider had. The dry bits you referred to are the actual fly eggs that hatch into the maggots. If you can remove those it will save you a good amount of time in cleaning the maggots off as the less that's on her to hatch the better. Just thought I'd share my knowledge 🙂 x
This is so true. If people have potted plants inside their homes and those pots.. the soil is damp.. they could become a breeding container of the common tiny flying fly we people in the States .. call Knats.
Excellent presentation and explanation .
Many thanks!❤️🙏
Amazing video Dave hopefully she will get better soon, as a veterinarian that watched this I have to say you act very professionally when it comes to animals most even qualified people don't have such a gift! With love from Poland
Thank you so much my friend ❤
Watching you handle this poor fellow with such care and proficiency.... I just couldn't stop watching. Great educational video! Thank you sir!
Poor girl, hope she pulls though. Thanks for this video, very informative 👍
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Great example of how to be calm and steady, even with something difficult. Thank you for sharing and I truly hope she pulls through.
Oh my dear! Poor darlin’! It must have bothered her quite a lot by her reaction and behaviour. Glad she was in your care and hope she recovered fully after! ❤ the magotts had me a bit imaginary second hand skin crawlied and she really seems to have appreciated the effort!
Great job, Dave! I'm hoping with all hope you were able to eradicate the problem & our beautiful girl is on the mend & recovers fast. I hope you don't find any more with an infestation. I can only imagine how uncomfortable having these maggots crawling all over you, trying to find any bits they can eat & not being able to help yourself is. Please keep us updated on her & any others. Again, well done, Dr. Dave. With a bit of patience, gentleness, and care, you were able to get the job done, fingers crossed. You absolutely helped her comfort levels, if anything. Hopefully, there isn't too much damage, or she hasn't given up from stress. So far, so good 👍🏻
I know it would obviously be a death sentence to feed her until they've all gone, but she deserves the biggest, juiciest roach if everything works out after this ordeal & you deserve a nice, delicious meal yourself xx
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This is heartbreaking. Thank you for helping her and not giving up on her.
Poor girl she must have been so uncomfortable 😢 I hope she makes it through ❤
Great advice for those who find themselves in the same situation
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well done for helping her hope she is ok xx
Gosh phorid flies are literally the worst bug ever. I hate them so much. Thank you for helping the spood! She was pretty mellow given the handling.
Portable suction unit for medical use with a nice suction catheter would work well there. Gentle suction.
Well done even though it looked really stressful (for myself), i have no clue how much it stressed her out but she looked like she handled it well. I don't even like trimming my dog's toe nails. Looking forward to the check up
Great video. She knew you were helping her when you started to remove the maggots. I hope she recovers . I had a guinea pig who had maggots the vet said it was fly strike horrible
Oh man, this is REALLY bad. She is probably not going to survive this. You are noble for trying to help her but this got too severe before it was discovered. I really hope you can help her, she is a lovely specimen but personally I probably would have euthanized at this point. All the "dry bits" on her legs are eggs that will hatch and go to her mouthparts and eat her alive. Man, these flies are little demons. I have them around my place right now too (gotta hate crickets!!) but they haven't ever infested one of my spiders like that. Best of luck with her.
She must have felt those icky things moving in her fur. What an awful feeling! And the smell! It must have half killed her. Now she can heal and rest.
Tarantulas don’t exactly have noses to smell XD. But I’m sure she appreciates the sentiment.
Amazing work. Hope she gets well soon and that we will get an update in a couple of weeks and that those maggots don't get on any of your other spiders too. Have a great day!
You have to be the most patient and caring keeper in history! Thanks too to Camera Lady for her steady hand!
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Oh man poor baby 😭… my heart breaks for her !! Fascinating vid tho as I’ve never gotten to really get a good look at their underside!!! She was so calm !!! What a good girl , hope she does ok !!! ❤❤❤
Very informative video thank you for posting. It is a good time. to watch fun unboxing and rehousing videos. But I believe sometimes it is good to see videos a bit more sad like this one. Thank you for posting it.
God bless you, Dave. You are such a dear. I hope that spider gets better. Thank you for giving her a chance.
Incredible she stays so calm
Oh Mr Dave Bless Her Sweet Little Heart ..She don’t look well
I Hope With Your Magical Touch and Love 💕You Can Bring Her Back if anybody can do that it will be you
She was very calm once she knew what you were doing ... Sending Love to You Precious Spider Mr Dave Keep Us Posted On Her well being Please
Thank You for the Educational Lesson too in this Episode Mr Dave and thank you to Your Lovely Camera Lady for Taking us up close and personal so we can see exactly what you were doing God Bless ....
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Real heroes dont wear capes!! Dave your a legend i really like how you love and care for your spiders . What a fantastic human being your are i cant express enough words theres not enough people like you in the world fantastic stuff👍
Im very humbled my friend ❤️
You are by far the best , your patience and care for that girl , just awesome.
Thank you 🙏
This was absolutely a top shelf video! I was fascinated/spellbound with the fact that you can actually treat a taranhula. And she actually stayed still as you tended her. I'm guessing on some level she knew you were helping her. I hope she recovers fully and has many more years to come.
Dave is the best thing happend to this Hobby
Im humbled by your comments and appreciate your support ❤️
Hello Dave and Camera Lady. Good to see you as always. I have my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for this girl. She is one of my favorites. Poor baby girl. So now we have a veterinary video to add to your library. I wonder if there is some kind by of powder or dust that would help with the drying out of this situation. Seems to me that those nasty flies like all that wetness. 🤢Yuck! I have done more than my share of medical procedures with animals but never spiders. I do so hope she is okay. I will anxiously await an update. For now, I am off to bed. Very interesting video tonight. Thank you for sharing. Y’all have a good week and take care of each other. See you soon.💛🧡❤️
I'm pretty sure any compound that would dehydrate the flies & maggots would also dehydrate & kill the spider 😔
U are the best! And yo a real man I couldn't even have the nerve to pinch grab her. For the love of tarantulas and all hobbyists everywhere Dave is here
Hi Dave , your admiration and caring about Tarantulas is impeccable. Like you say a lot of people and even experts would suggest you euthanize this Tarantula, but you want to give it a chance and help it. That goes to show how much you really care. As long as these animals are in our care.. yes we do have to lend a helping hand.
Really not a fan of spiders or tarantulas but my heart goes out to this girl bless her poor little thing i really hope she recovered ok? Thankyou Dave for simply being amazing so much respect for you and your 8 legged friends ❤💜xx
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I deal with fly strike on sheep in summer months . Doesn’t matter how fast you catch it, you always notice the smell. Well done! Flys and maggots a evil.
That's the smell of putrescine! The enzyme the maggots release in their fluids to break down proteins and fats!
@@AndrewsArachnidsnever knew the name - just always assumed a flesh smell. Thank you for that.
Technically putrescine isn't an enzyme. If that's what you're smelling it's likely a byproduct of the breakdown of proteins, not the cause.
That was certainly a very interesting video. The spider seemed to have recovered quickly by the looks of it. Thanks for explaining it so well. I really love your commentary
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Oh my goodness. I was stressed just by watching this. I didn‘t realise, that spiders could have parasites. I cross my fingers for the spider and really, really hope that no one catches those buggers in your gorgeous room.
Ya know its really cool when they realize ur helping them n some way and they calm down like that
Bless you for giving a sick creature a chance to recover. Remarkable to watch… thank you for the education. Great camera work too, allowing us to see everything so well.
My question is how would you have done this if it was a spider with urticating hairs?
Thank you kindly and it would have been the same approach 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties would you use gloves, or would that be unsuitable for the spider and you’d just have to suffer the consequences?
Very admirable Dave, you don’t see that sort of thing on a David Attenborough programme! I hope she pulls through.
Awwww poor baby 😢 hope she pulls through finger crossed good luck spider Dave and camera Lady 💙🕷🕸 xxx
What a pill that is . Your poor Singapore blue . No wonder she was not herself ,having those horrid magots crawling all over her . That would drive anyone or any T insane . I hope keeping your T dry will kill any maggots left . Fingers crossed for you Dave .
Hey dave, as you know I've been watching your channel for a long while, I've received over 20 of your T's, they're all doing well, i think your honesty on this video is why your the Top "T" guy out there, this was a very informative video, my fingers are crossed for her matey, cheers, Yeti, 🏴
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Hands like a surgeon played that one safe
Poor Tarantula, hope she makes a good recovery
I'm praying everything turns out well for your darling girl. I'm still afraid of them but respect them and all I've learned from you. Fingers crossed she pulls through!