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goodrichard_21 Grand Pet Master
Posts : 1209 Caloocan City Join date : 2010-11-27
| Subject: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Mon May 23, 2011 6:24 pm | |
| Take a time to read specially ung mga newbies. Take time to research sa net...
I recently received a very disturbing bite report (Poecilotheria striata) that was much worse than others I had ever heard before. Previously I'd expressed the opinion that warnings about Poecilotheria bites were overstated - I've changed my mind. I was bit by a 5"+ Mysore Ornamental while I was taking some of the substrate out of the jar I was temporarily keeping it in (around 5pm). I accidentally touched its leg and she ran straight to the top of the jar. I quickly tried to cover the jar with my hand but like all Poecilotheria species she was so fast she ran onto my hand and the second she got on my hand she sunk her fangs in-on the top of my left hand right my pointer and middle knuckle. She stayed on my hand for about 15-20 seconds then I flung her off my hand back into the jar. The bite felt like a bee sting but about 50X worse. About 20 minutes later my hand swelled up twice its size but the pain wasn't that bad. Half an hour after that I started to get an immense burning feeling in the top of my hand and in the middle of my palm but the swelling started to go down. As time went by the pain traveled to my fingers and into my wrist and I had a tingling/painful stream going straight up my arm going into my chest. I started to get really tired and almost passed out but I kept myself awake. About 5 hours after I was bitten the pain in my hand became unbearable. It felt like I had a red hot knife going straight through the middle of my hand and my fingers felt like they were smashed with hammers. I took benadryl among other things so I could try to sleep through the pain. The pain was so intense that it wouldn't let me sleep. I finally passed out around 7 in the morning. When I woke up around 1pm the pain was easily ignorable so I thought the worst was over. About 5 hours later I was at work and my legs started to get sore. After a while all my muscles got sore and I was walking like I was 95 years old and I started getting minor cramps in my calves. I got home about 9pm and went straight to bed. Shortly after I started getting cramps in my feet that were ridiculously painful and the joints in my hands and knees were sore. The rest of the night I would wake up to these painful cramps taking turns in all my muscles up and down my body from my feet muscles straight up to my jaw muscles (every single muscle in my body went through these cramps-I'm not exaggerating). My jaw muscles clenched shut and I couldn't open my mouth for about 10 minutes. Around 11am the next morning I was paralyzed for about 2+ hours. Any time I would move any part of my body it would immediately cramp up. Once the cramps stopped I could hardly move because my muscles were so sore and if I moved my arms, legs, feet... in certain directions they would cramp so I had to move carefully. By that night I was still getting cramps but they weren't as painful or frequent. For the next two weeks I was still getting cramps in my legs and pain in my hands and joints. I also noticed that I lost some muscle mass in my chest. Then I woke up and my left shoulder joint was in intense pain. After two weeks of still having symptoms from the bite and the feeling that I was melting away and now with this pain in my shoulder I decided to go to the doctor. I happen to know a Doctor from India (where the Mysore Ornamental is from) who worked in India and treated many tarantula and snake bites. He put me on steroids and pain killers and ran a bunch of blood tests. This happened in the beginning August and now I am fine but occasionally get cramps in my legs and hands.
The severity of the bite made me feel that it would be irresponsible to not post a warning here. Though I had previously heard three or four reports of medium-term (a couple weeks) effects of Poecilotheria venom in the form of cramping and muscle problems, this case was much worse.
As pretty as they are, I must STRONGLY recommend against anyone, except very experienced keepers who are aware of the risks from getting any Poecilotheria species. I repeat, unless you are experienced and are willing to take the risk, DO NOT get a Poecilotheria. I'll go ahead and extend a warning to all species with a history of "hot" bites. Old-world tarantulas, as a rule, are not suitable for beginners. They should espescially not be sold to kids, and if you have Poecilotheria or other bitey tarantuals and have children in your home, it is very important that they know to stay away from them.
Please consider getting a more suitable pet species instead. Chaco are wonderful spiders (my favorite!) and they've never put anyone in the hospital. Species like B. smithi are really popular because they're great spiders, not because they're boring! Look at them -- they're cool! You don't have to get some exotic species to prove you're a big tough guy. Pede na po siguro ung chaco para sa mga beginners... | |
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domesday Newbie
Posts : 38 Makati Join date : 2011-01-05
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Mon May 23, 2011 7:05 pm | |
| @goodrichard_21, +1. And Thanks for sharing this. So far, in my 8 years in the t hobby. I have never been bitten although I had 1 close call. And this was with our local t specie, the infamous orph sp which was able to touch my fingers while having a threat display. I had always respected old world ts especially of the arboreal type which includes pokies. This be a reminder to others in considering what t species to buy that will suit their experience in the hobby... | |
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darth_ron Senior Member
Posts : 144 navotas city Join date : 2011-03-13
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Mon May 23, 2011 9:12 pm | |
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shelby24 Senior Member
Posts : 128 camarin,caloocan,qc maligaya Join date : 2011-04-02
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Mon May 23, 2011 10:57 pm | |
| sir tnx 4 sharing,because im planning to purchase a sling pokies this week cguro doble ingat nlng ggawin ko kpg napalaki ko n cla.. | |
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dwenski Senior Member
Posts : 166 San Pablo City Join date : 2010-02-06
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 3:28 am | |
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mhaxrein Pet Master
Posts : 401 pandacan,las pinas Join date : 2010-12-28
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 4:07 am | |
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Melo Hall of Famer
Posts : 325 Valenzuela Join date : 2010-12-27
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 4:52 am | |
| thanks for sharing this article.. bibili pa naman ako ng p. fasciata dapat kanina kay sir benjie hahaha napapadalawang isip tuloy ako.. | |
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Tattoo Administrator
Posts : 3537 Novaliches, Quezon City Join date : 2009-02-21
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 7:37 am | |
| Please give credits.
+1 sa rep! Nice info! | |
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elecoj Senior Member
Posts : 173 17 k-8th kamuning Quezon City Join date : 2011-01-05
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 9:18 am | |
| doble ingat na lang sa kagat ng pokies respect sa pag aalaga thx bro | |
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goodrichard_21 Grand Pet Master
Posts : 1209 Caloocan City Join date : 2010-11-27
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Tue May 24, 2011 10:09 am | |
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y2kwarrior Senior Member
Posts : 245 r.papa/caloocan/calumpit bulacan Join date : 2010-11-30
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Sun May 29, 2011 6:26 pm | |
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Freakylime Newbie
Posts : 28 Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Join date : 2011-04-10
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Mon May 30, 2011 1:41 am | |
| nasty bite sir more of us will be more responsible and make some precautions about pokies | |
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Sawtooth Newbie
Posts : 39 Paranaque City Join date : 2010-08-29
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:14 pm | |
| Well..that's the price of their beauty! As for me, I keep my Pokies like a Fish-in-a-tank.. | |
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helius Newbie
Posts : 30 poblacion malvar batangas Join date : 2011-04-08
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:52 pm | |
| yung regalis ko mabait nmn cya khit hawakang ko, pero bumili n ako ng ornata ewan ko lng kung gaano ka agre cya | |
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killonsight Senior Member
Posts : 161 Antipolo Join date : 2010-11-30
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:16 pm | |
| medyo na-turnoff (natakot) ako bumili ng pokies, last month ko pa binabalak bumili. haha!! ayos tong info mo bro. apir! | |
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Arvin Grand Pet Master
Posts : 982 Caloocan Join date : 2011-02-08
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:51 pm | |
| buti sir ok ka na.. salamat sa pag-share.
marami nga pong naka-post na certain specie eh pang beginner pero ndi rin pala.. gaya ng A.geniculata. kaya ingat na lang din po. | |
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beatbear Senior Member
Posts : 165 davao/cdo Join date : 2011-03-08
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:55 pm | |
| grabe horror! fave ko pa naman yung p. ornata ko. kriminal pala..lol | |
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maister Grand Pet Master
Posts : 851 manila Join date : 2010-12-06
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:58 am | |
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I agree sa thread starter, always have time to research for the specie an gusto nyo. Pokies are known to have a very potent venom. | |
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marvint Newbie
Posts : 12 cebu Join date : 2011-11-19
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:15 pm | |
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elem3nt Senior Member
Posts : 205 South Sector Join date : 2012-07-19
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:24 pm | |
| I dont agree..
I started the hobby last year and I started with a Regalis and some others.. Key thing to keeping them is awareness and respect. now I have an Ornata, Miranda & Regalis and soon the metalblue. hopefully.. Nice info though. | |
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ronlee Newbie
Posts : 18 davao city Join date : 2012-09-04
| Subject: Re: Poecilotheria are not for beginners... Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:05 am | |
| ouch! ingat tlga sa mga old world hehe | |
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