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why we use "mechanical moms" and ICU units!!!
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I would like to start this "topic" and is open for discussion so please feel free to comment. :spider:
For many years now zoos and institutes working with a "live animal" collection would be in the possession of an ICU unit ( intensive care unit) for the sole purpose of maintaining a controlled environment for the new born species whether its for mammals.avian.placentals etc etc.
A mechanical mom works in the same way controlling the temperature and humidity thereby keeping the environment stable and preventing bacteria entering whereas in a "natural area this is most likely to happen also keeping in mind you are keeping your tarantula in an artificial environment therefore subjecting it to all sorts of bacteria and diseases it will succumb . I've worked in most zoos and its a "given fact" to use ICU units soon after the babies are born after 48 hrs remove after absorption of colostrum is absorbed into the system to boost immune system esp for mammals. Birds go into a Grumbach incubator because many species reject their young or die as a result of temperature changers and diseases picked up.
a mechanical mom eliminates:
temperature fluctuations
bacteria
saturation off egg sack
isopods
mites
"stress" from mom and eating the egg sack
female rupturing an egg in the sack.
feeders are a threat if inside the enclosure with female and egg sack.
please keep in mind you cannot compare" wild specimens" to captive specimens that are housed artificially inside an enclosure (vivarium)
What makes sense is always eliminate all the bad things that can go wrong if the sack is left with mom. most of the time it ends up disastrous because there is too much humidity or too little or temperature related or mom just eats the sack its that simple and that's why people put effort into building a mechanical mom to ensure a "good egg sack" and better controlled environment.
From the mechanical mom the "eggs with legs" will move into an ICU unit with exactly the same humidity and temperature maintained as with the Mech mom as changes can cause the death of your slings.
mechanical moms work!!!! and people that always have negative comments have either not used one or have failed hopelessly at attempts to try build one correctly and tested it lengthy. whistle2
