Hobo spider found in my mealworms?

[eric]

I found a Hobo spider in with my mealworms i am very concerned because they are poisonous and don't know if this will infect my geckos what do you guys think?

 

[eric]

This is what they look like nasty little buggers!!

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[vctkiller]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_spider#Toxicity_and_aggressiveness

To my opinion the spider can affect your Leopard Gecko.

 

[PacHerp]

wow... that looks scary. I'd get rid of those mealies, asap!

 

[fallen_angel]

Who did you get the mealies from? I would toss them all away and complain to the supplier..

 

[eric]

Thank you all who posted. i am not going to chance it.(there goes 4000 mealies) Does any one know the effect a necrotic poison has when swallowed? i know the effect it has when injected into the tissue or blood stream.any body have any schooling on this or know there poisons and there effects?

 

[eric]

Who did you get the mealies from? I would toss them all away and complain to the supplier..

The spider came from my house not the supplier. We Oregonians have the pleasure of dealing with this lovely creature. its bite is very painful and necrotic.. very nasty! they also call the hobo spider the boxing glove spider because they look like they have boxing gloves on.

 

[fallen_angel]

The spider came from my house not the supplier. We Oregonians have the pleasure of dealing with this lovely creature. its bite is very painful and necrotic.. very nasty! they also call the hobo spider the boxing glove spider because they look like they have boxing gloves on.

Oh, I see.. and yes, they definitely sound nasty!

Oregon is a beautiful place, I spent a lot of time in Lincoln City during the summers when I was growing up, and I've always loved it there

 

[T&KBrouse]

If I remember correctly, the necrotic venoms are broke down due to digestive enzymes. I'm not positive and that may just apply to mammals, so I will do some research and repost what I find.

That is one evil looking spider!

Jess- We lived in Rose Lodge and I worked at Salishan way back long ago. The most beautiful place I'd ever seen. Never thought I'd ever see anyone from that part of Oregon. Small world!

 

[eric]

Thank you! I appreciate the extra effort thanks!

 

[eric]

also side note the spider we found was about the same size of the picture on page one!!

 

[david13]

wow, those things look really nasty, i never heard of them though...

 

[rubym]

After my little girls death a couple weeks ago due to a possible spider bite. I am extremly paranoid of ALL spiders. I have been on a spider killing spree.

 

[DLS Reptile]

You have spiders that big in you house!! EHHHHHHH!!!! I am an Arachnaphobic. Yeah I would definitely get rid of those mealies...

 

[StinaKSU]

What could it possibly do to the mealies that would make them dangerous to eat??... Even if it was eating them, any mealies it had bitten would die b/c of the venom...so all of the live mealies should have been fine. I wouldn't have tossed them...I don't see how anything could possibly be wrong with them if you got rid of the spider. (note...I AM afraid of spiders and that is a scary looking spider....)

 

[gothra]

You have spiders that big in you house!! EHHHHHHH!!!! I am an Arachnaphobic. Yeah I would definitely get rid of those mealies...

Me too!! I'm even afraid of spider webs!!

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Hmmm.... I am certainly no expert on venom. If my limited understanding of necrotic venom serves me, it could take a day or two before the toxin begins to break down the tissue. "If" the spider bit some of the worms, could it be feasable that the venom is active for a few days???

You could either wait 72 hours and pick out all the slimy, dead mealwroms, OR do what I would do... chuck all of them! (I am paranoid about toxins and geckos.)

 

[shadowx362]

What could it possibly do to the mealies that would make them dangerous to eat??... Even if it was eating them, any mealies it had bitten would die b/c of the venom...so all of the live mealies should have been fine. I wouldn't have tossed them...I don't see how anything could possibly be wrong with them if you got rid of the spider. (note...I AM afraid of spiders and that is a scary looking spider....)

same here. If the spider is poisonous the mealies that got bitten should of died and unless you feed dead mealies you shouldn't just throw away perfectly good meal worms.:main_no:

 

[fallen_angel]

Hmmm.... I am certainly no expert on venom. If my limited understanding of necrotic venom serves me, it could take a day or two before the toxin begins to break down the tissue. "If" the spider bit some of the worms, could it be feasable that the venom is active for a few days???

You could either wait 72 hours and pick out all the slimy, dead mealwroms, OR do what I would do... chuck all of them! (I am paranoid about toxins and geckos.)

I agree!!!!

 

[david13]

amen sista