[reptirus]

I saw these guys at a show, and im pretty sure they are G. Saurus, but im currious which G. Saurus they are.

[Brian]

G. araneus. All I've seen lately look like crap, worse then your standard wc.

[reptirus]

oh realy? that stinks, have any pics of nice looking ones so i know what im looking for when I see one available at a show. Obviously these are probably wild caughts, but if I can find a pair of diecent wild caughts, they are still worth working with, just means I have to get them checked out at a vet and probably panacured and such correct Btw, what is the rarest G. Saurus?

[Brian]

I actually wouldn't take them to the vet right away.

No. 1 priority Hydration.

Then food.

In my experience if they eat they live, but you need to really pamper them if they are in bad shape.

Deal with parasites and the like after it's in good condition if you want my advice. A few worms don't matter if it's starving and looseing muscle mass. Remove the fecal matter promptly. If crickets are still around with fecal matter then toss both.

You don't want to cause organ failure if the kidneys, etc. are already stressed with a deworming, etc.

I have some really nice looking animals that I know probably have worms I'm sure they steal some nutrients, but really arn't worth dealing with until the animal is not in any sort of danger zone. These animals have produced perfectly healthy offspring. I'll probably deal with it eventually.