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What to Do for a Spider Bite?
Asked by T.B. from Dallas
on September 5, 2007
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I have no idea what kind of a spider it could have been but at first it looked like a large mosquito bite then with in a few hours a large blister formed (about the si...
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- I would take your son to the Dr, or at least give them a call. My son had a little bite on his bottom. Note sure if it was a spider bite, but none the less, he ended...
- Get it checked out with a doctor. There is a very poisonous spider common in Texas called a brown recluse which likes dark places/closets/attics, etc. Harmless looki...
- I would take my child to the Dr. as soon as I saw the bite get worse. Even if it meant going to someone other than my pedi. (Care Now, etc) Susan
Getting Rid of Spider Bites
Asked by C.W. from Sacramento
on August 29, 2008
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My daughter must of had a spider in her bed last night. This morning when she got up she had been bitten all over, 22 times!!! The bites are red and some are a little ...
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- Hi C. - Please take your daughter to the doctor. Recently, a friend's teenage daughter was bitten many times in her bed and it was from a baby Black Widow Spider. ...
- Hi C., How do you know they are spider bites? From what I've read, most bites are misdiagnosed as spider bites. It also seems odd to have 22 bites. Could it possibly ...
- I would call the doctor ASAP. That many bites should be looked at. Or maybe it's a rash and not bites? I use Burt's Bees Bite Relief or Rescue Ointment on bites...
Help Needing to Make a Spider Costume for Daughter Kindergarten Play
Asked by T.C. from Nashville
on February 8, 2009
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ok, my daughter is in her first play at school. She is going to be a spider, but I have no idea how to make a spider costume for cheap. HELP me please!!
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- Get a black (for Charlotte, or brown for other type spider)outfit, sweats would great, but any black long sleeve shirt & pants would work. Get some black materialand m...
- I haven't seen your other responses, but this is what a friend used for a halloween costume, and she said it was very easy and CHEAP! Black leggings and a black long...
- I found this link online http://www.ehow.com/how_###-###-####_make-spider-costume.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art It doesn't look t...
Eek! a Spider Was Crawling on My Baby! Time for Pest Control????
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on June 9, 2011
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Last night I was on the floor with the kids playing. I saw something black on my daughter, at first I thought it was just a piece of fuzz...until it started to move......
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- If pest control includes spraying chemicals all over the place, then I vote for the spider. Can't speak for roaches, though. If it's a large roach - the kind that li...
- Oh yeah. My breaking point was seeing an ant crawling on my daughter's head in our kitchen. We use Orkin. Unfrotunately, we live 20ft from a river bank, so the b...
- I have an irrational fear of spiders but the spiders in my house? Yeah, we have an agreement. I leave them alone as long as they leave me alone. If they come anywher...
Creepy Crawly Horribleness
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on July 18, 2011
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We have been doing a lot of renovating in our back and front yard, where we have a ton (and I mean a ton) of spiders. We have a lot of black widows (and yes they are ...
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- my parents live in Lancaster and have black widows...they use a spider spray - sorry - don't know what it is off the top of my head... I understand your disgust!! c...
- Time to exterminate!
- I am no fan of chemicals either, but after several natural remedies failed to get rid of our fire ant problem, a chemical is exactly what I used. If it will give you p...
Spiders!
Asked by M.L. from Richmond
on April 26, 2008
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Ok, I am totally aware that I have an irrational fear of spiders. With that said, I would love any advice. My house seems to have a lot of spiders - I know it is spr...
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- Try sprinkling boric acid around the edges of windows, floors, etc., basically anywhere that isn't too close to water (it's a mess when it gets wet). This is the same...
- Hi M., Get an exterminator to come to your house and spray. Let them know what your concerns are. They will take care of that problem for you. Good luck. D.
- What you need to focus on is not giving your fear to your child. I know that is hard but you need to make sure you don't show that kind of fear in front of them. Of c...
Brown Widows.... Akkkk! Help!
Asked by S.J. from Los Angeles
on October 3, 2011
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We have found several brown widow spiders around the outside of our house. We had pest control spray the outside. I am still seeing them and it has been 5 days. They a...
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- Brown widows are on the rise. According to our exterminator they have increased in numbers and are actually more prevalent in So Cal than Black Widows. We are also o...
- Call that Pest control company, and tell them the spiders are STILL around. You may have to use powder pesticides, outside. It 'sticks' to the insect. Unlike sprays.
- Are these brown recluses, widows are black widows? Apparantly, black widows are pretty immune to sprays unless they are directly hit, so keep squashing them. Someone j...
7 Year Old Petrified of Spiders
Asked by S.D. from Las Cruces
on April 16, 2008
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Hello,
My daughter was bitten (in her sleep) by a spider last summer. It left a huge welt, itchy, etc. Eventually it healed but now she is terrified of spiders, even ...
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- I would recommend a lesson in spiders. Help her understand their position in the circle of life and the food chain. Maybe if she becomes more familiar with them, and...
- Hi...maybe getting some Ms. Spider videos. And some toy stuffed spiders that look cute. Charolett's Web would be a good movie to watch together. This might help re-t...
- What if you make a game out of smushing them? You could explain to her that if she sees them first then she can smush them. Have her keep track of how many she smush...
Spiders?
Asked by M.M. from Minneapolis
on July 13, 2011
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We are at a Marriott Hotel in NC and my kids and hubby said there was a weird looking spider inside the pool room and also another as we were headed out for bk this mo...
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- Im an nc native so I can tell you with certainty that there are only 2 poisonous species here. The black widow and brown recluse. The brown recluse is tiny and brown...
- I am beyond terrified of spiders. I remember years ago there was like a pin head sized spider that somehow happened to get on my arm one day in our house. I noticed ...
- As my mom used to say- They are more afraid of you than you are of them. :)
Itchy Swollen Ear, Only on the Top Though
Asked by C.S. from Richmond
on March 5, 2010
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Eeer, so I'm a teen and no I'm not a mom.. but I figured I could get mommys to answer my question. I woke up in bed Thursday, with my right ear itchy. But I paid no mi...
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- I'm thinking definitely a bite of some sort. The excessive reaction may simply be because your ear has skin, cartilage, blood vessels and not much else, so anytime I'...
- Hello C.: This could be a spider or bug bite. Make an appointment with your Dr. Take a pic of the ear - both front and back. Take a benadryl - this will help wit...
- It could be a sebaceous cyst-a pore gets blocked and the oil(sebum) builds up under the skin; a blind pimple is another thing I've heard it called. Try a warm soak a ...
