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I'm fairly certain my P. regalis has DKS. I haven't a clue what could be the root behind it all. She's in a room with 32 other tarantulas, and none are exhibiting symptoms. Her enclosure is relatively dry, with exception of a water dish. Up until early evening last night, she was eating good, hanging out in the open (and hiding when necessary), and generally in good health. She started hanging out on the bottom of the enclosure around dinnertime, and shoving all the substrate around the water dish into the water. She remained there for the rest of the night. Odd.
I checked on her early this morning (still hanging out by the water dish--I cleaned and refilled), but by the time I got home from work, roughly 8 hours later, she was slinked into a death curl. I gently tapped the enclosure, and received convulsion-like reactions. This continued for some time. I now have her in an ICU, guided her to the water dish and put her mouth in the water, and she seems to be responding positively (no death curl, less violent convulsions). Of course, I'm not naive enough to believe she's on the mend, but perhaps I'm missing something?
This is horrible to watch, but I cannot muster the courage to euthanize her (I have a guilty conscience if I kill an ant). Of course, part of me is hopelessly wishing she'll pull out of it (she is one of my favorites), but the logical side knows better. I'm just curious if anyone else can offer their antidotes related to this heart-wrenching condition.
I wish I could upload a video to show her symptoms, but I'm not tech-savvy. From what I've read, she is displaying DKS.
I checked on her early this morning (still hanging out by the water dish--I cleaned and refilled), but by the time I got home from work, roughly 8 hours later, she was slinked into a death curl. I gently tapped the enclosure, and received convulsion-like reactions. This continued for some time. I now have her in an ICU, guided her to the water dish and put her mouth in the water, and she seems to be responding positively (no death curl, less violent convulsions). Of course, I'm not naive enough to believe she's on the mend, but perhaps I'm missing something?
This is horrible to watch, but I cannot muster the courage to euthanize her (I have a guilty conscience if I kill an ant). Of course, part of me is hopelessly wishing she'll pull out of it (she is one of my favorites), but the logical side knows better. I'm just curious if anyone else can offer their antidotes related to this heart-wrenching condition.
I wish I could upload a video to show her symptoms, but I'm not tech-savvy. From what I've read, she is displaying DKS.
That was the most bizarre, painful thing I've ever seen with any animal I've owned. I'm still curious if anyone has experience dealing with this, and what (if anything) can be useful for prevention. In the 10+ years of tarantula husbandry, I've NEVER seen this before.
