It is a relief not to have to worry about PBFD, and the vet explained that in the case of scorpions and spiders, chicks can’t fly away so they’re at risk and kept in warm inviting incubators. At least it is somewhat of an answer.
They were both in the acrylic incubator except for one night-morning when I’d put Blue into her own cage, she passed sometime between 5am and 10am. Tink was in the plastic incubator when he let out a weird scream and within minutes he was gone. Right after the cry he rolled onto his back, his little face lit up with food excitement, then he couldn’t roll over and he began to struggle, labored breathing, and then the silence.
I have no experience with scorpions or spiders here. My dog got stung by a bee a few years back and had to be rushed to the vet, I gave him Benadryl and even then if I’d delayed, he would have died. I definitely see how anaphylaxis fits what happened but since he had no access to anything outside of the incubator it makes what got in really scary! A lot of people have scorpion problems here but I’ve only seen one once and it wasn’t at my house! I haven’t seen any spiders either… The only insects I definitely have seen are mosquitoes.