OUCH, stung by frogspawn need help!

[Salty Brother]

OUCH OUCH, i was moving frogspawn and i think i got stung. its pretty painful, tried calling brother but he wansnt there. My mom put meat tenderizer on it.
Please help!

 

[usmcsgt]

Wow I have never been stung by my frogspawn.

 

[Salty Brother]

uh ok, thanks for the help. btw it still hurts

 

[usmcsgt]

If I remember right you can treat it like a bee sting.

 

[Sk8r]

You may have gotten nailed by a bristleworm: they hurt like crazy.


In either case, hold the afflicted part under hot water. The heat dissipates the poison. If you see bristles, soak in warm vinegar, which dissolves them.

If you are uncommonly sensitive, consider wearing gloves.

 

[Salty Brother]

i think it was a bristle worm, cause i see some pricks by one of the stings. Thanks for the help, still kinda hurts

 

[rcypert]

pee on it! Quick! = )

 

[Salty Brother]

HAHA, seriously?

 

[kysmith]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8315777#post8315777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Salty Brother
HAHA, seriously?

yeah seriously........

I was in Puerto Rico and a girl got stung on the reef so someone had to pee on her foot. :lol:

 

[dc]

Vinegar will help dissolve the bristles, and if you have benedryl I'd take that just in case it was your coral. I've been got by my cabbage coral more than once.

 

[leeweber85]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8315757#post8315757 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rcypert
pee on it! Quick! = )

I've heard about that for jelly fish stings. I wonder if it works for other things too?


I hope you feek better.

 

[drummereef]

I second the vinegar and if you can, try to take the bristles out with some tape. Might really hurt, though.

 

[Marinemom]

Meat tenderizer mixed with some water to form a paste is good. Smear some of that on it and take some benadryl just in case you should develop an allergic reaction. If you still feel bad, don't mess around. Head for the nearest emergency room and tell them you got stung by something in your saltwater reef. Make sure that you emphasize the words SALTWATER REEF.

Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Marinemom

 

[stereomandan]

Quit your whining and get back in the game!

Just kidding. Never had my frogspawn sting me in the 6+ years I've had one. I bet it's something else. Do you have any hydroids? Now those would bother me.

Dan

 

[joeycadre]

amomnia works. it's what's in pee that makes the stinging stop.

 

[bngowe]

alcohol? well not on the cut..but liquor to numb the pain.

HOpefully you're not underage. alcohol helps cure everything...until it wears off.. lolz.

 

[Salty Brother]

i but some meat tenderizer paste on it last night, then held a cotton ball of vinegar. Its still alittle red and puffy, but its fine.

 

[bpatrol]

reconsider handling any corals in your tank. were gloves because its sounds like you are sensitive to it..good luck bpatrol

 

[Salty Brother]

i actully think it was a bristle worm, becuase I have handeled my frogspawn all the time and nothing, and i also pick up my anemone, so I dont know.

 

[Sk8r]

I'm betting on a bristleworm---they hurt considerably. Harmless to corals and beneficial to the tank, but a PITA to set your hand on.