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Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:54 pm
by CarmenH
Well, it looks like Zephyr decided to try and snack on the giant bristleworm in his tank last night. I heard him splashing around after lights out, and when the lights came on today, I saw that his lips are a little swollen and he has a beard and mustache of bristles
I have ms222, should I knock him out and remove them or let them work themselves out?
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:54 am
by Pufferpunk
Awww... poor baby! Although I'm sure they come across this in the wild, I might be tempted to remove them. Add Melafix, too. You may need to use some kind of tape to get them out.
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:54 pm
by CarmenH
They seem to be bugging him much less today, he's acting 100% normal. It also seems like there are fewer bristle sticking out, so I think I'm going to leave it for now. I'm terrified of putting him under and him not waking up! I did add melafix, hopefully that's soothing... I wish I could think that he won't do it again...
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:08 pm
by El Scorpio
Those bristles should work themselves out on their own. As long as they don't get infected it shouldn't be a problem. Melafix will definitely help.
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:22 pm
by CarmenH
Poor Zeph
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:19 pm
by Pufferpunk
OUCH!!!
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:47 pm
by hadla
Hopefully he learned his lesson on that one!
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:35 pm
by CarmenH
I think Zeph might have won. I just saw one of the few surviving hermit crabs in the tank gnawing on a hunk of what could have been giant bristleworm...and I'm pretty sure there was only one...
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:58 pm
by hadla
reminds me of that scene on homeward bound when chance got hurt by the porcupine. hope hes doing ok. if he swallowed some, id be worried about them coming out x.x
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:11 pm
by CarmenH
Lol he did have a cling-on yesterday that was less digested than usual. I thought it was shrimp but he usually digests that completely and this wasn't :p
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:06 pm
by hadla
eeeew =P
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:15 am
by Pufferpunk
Kinda like eating Mexican food--burns your mouth going in but coming out... Achiwawa!!!
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:20 am
by bertie 83
Lol. This is one subject that I was not involved in turning into gutter talk lmao.
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:43 am
by J-P
most likely the bristle worm survived. I'd have to contact Ron on this one but I believe that if they are cut they will regrow the part that is missing.
Re: Zephyr vs. the giant bristleworm :(
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:58 pm
by CarmenH
