I came home and found my new spider has gotten stuck in the ONE piece of (electrical) tape that was being used to hold the thermometer in place at the bottom of his cage under the bedding!

I cut him free...he was pulling at it and it was stuck twords the end of his tail and high on his neck. My dad got it off for me and he's missing a few scales, but that was what he had already done...

I'm FREAKING OUT. I don't see any tears in his skin except maybe one small red spot. The rest looks mainly just streached out (like it would at feeding). I'm posting pics to get your advice. I can't find any vet close by that takes reptiles after hours and don't know what to do.

I already rinced it off with water (helped loosen the tape) and have put a triple antibiotic on the spots where the tape was. I don't know what else I can do right now for him...please let me know if you have any advice.






the back isn't as bad as the front, but that's where lost a couple scales...


PS all tape is out of his tank and he's on paper towls. The med I put on him does not have a pain relief chemical.