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You stub your toe on something really hard.. especially your pinky toe.
Last night I smashed my pinky toe into our marble computer stand, and now I have myself a nice broken pinky toe!
Man, stubbing toes hurts
Funky_Fish14
08-18-2005, 04:01 PM
Dang!
Haha I feel your pain though, I've broken toes 4 or 5 times, and it is such a pain in the butt after for a few weeks.
Hope it gets better!
Chris
Yeah its a big pain in the butt haha, especially when you can't do anything for your toe!
Cap'n
08-18-2005, 07:23 PM
or...
you're moving rocks around in the tank and feel something squishy. "Oh, didn't realize there was a mushroom under that rock.", you think as you turn it over and see that your finger is mashed down on a giant, squirming bristleworm. Great, another swollen itchy finger.
Not as bad as a broken toe (been there) but far more frequent.
Oh man.... I haven't had a bristle worm encounter yet... are they pretty bad?? I am paranoid to stick my hand in the tank lately because I have seen them.. and I haven't heard too many good stories about bristle worms and fingers/hands/arms...
hmmm.. what's this squishy thing... lol
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-18-2005, 09:20 PM
The bristles will go into your fingers, are nearly impossible to get out & will make it sting & swell up. It'll stay irritated for several days to a couple of weeks. Especially with the big nasty ones.
Anthony
Well then, time to invest in some gloves I'd say... that doesn't sound like fun.
Either that or keep my darn hands out of the tank for once... (ha ..)
christyf5
08-18-2005, 10:34 PM
The bristles will go into your fingers, are nearly impossible to get out & will make it sting & swell up. It'll stay irritated for several days to a couple of weeks. Especially with the big nasty ones.
Anthony
I find vinegar works pretty well for that :biggrin:
marie
08-18-2005, 10:41 PM
scotch tape for the bristles and vinegar for the irritation.
No remedies for broken toes though, unless your of drinking age
Funky_Fish14
08-19-2005, 02:43 AM
I have yet to have any effects from bristle worms.........I always touch one and never any iritation. Same with my annemone, no affects from the sting.
Chris
Cap'n
08-19-2005, 09:02 AM
scotch tape for the bristles and vinegar for the irritation.
Scotch tape, eh? I tried scraping with a sharp blade but that was useless. And I don't have the time to tweeze that many bristles. I'll try the tape next time.
And CHEERS to the broken toe cure!
Ohhh I am of legal drinking age...... and have myself a camping trip after work today... muahaha.... it's definitely broken.. i can feel the fracture on the outside of my toe.... heh, gross eh
vinegar works like a charm, you just soak your finger or hand or whatever in it for a few mins, and volia.. all gone.. done this many times.. :)
Thanks for the tip, at least I know what to try if I happen to come in contact with one. Thanks :smile:
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