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<blockquote data-quote="BigTGirl93" data-source="post: 15294" data-attributes="member: 733"><p>I have a Chaco Golden Knee sling and a Salmon Pink Birdeater sling-both are very easily to care for. The Chaco is also a great beginner T with a docile personality. And even though birdeaters can be semi aggressive, he/she is the most easiest to handle, they are speedy but they are a great show T. Mine is out 80% of the time. My Chaco is always hiding I never see him. </p><p></p><p>Slings are generally pretty easy to take care of, these are my two first slings and at first I was a little hesitant caring for them because they are so small and fragile, but they are a lot tougher then they look. You wont need a large tank at first, generally you get a tank that is 2-3x bigger than their leg span. If you have an enclosure too big they might not be able to find prey as easy. So you gotta remember that. Also depending if your getting a terrestrial T, you will need about 2 inches of substrate and a retreat for your sling to borrow in. Your arboreal T's will need 2 inches of substrate and some tree bark to climb and web on, since they are tree dwellers, you wont really see these guys on the ground much, they sort of follow the walls of their enclosure. </p><p></p><p>When it comes time to feeding, I use small pinhead crickets, since these T's are so small and young I tend to pre-kill mine for my slings just to help them take down prey easier. But that is up to you. Now make sure you don't give any prey to your slings that are bigger than its abdomen, it will be too big for the sling to take down. If your sling doesn't eat when you offer food, don't panic, trust me it will eat when its hungry. Sometimes I will leave prey in there for an hour or more and see if he will eat it later. And depending on the size sling you get a water dish may not needed to be added right away, when I first got my slings they weren't even close to an inch. So to keep them hydrated I mist the enclosure once a day, or once every other day. You don't to make it dripping wet but they will absorb water and humidity from the little droplets you spray on the sides. I hope this helps! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTGirl93, post: 15294, member: 733"] I have a Chaco Golden Knee sling and a Salmon Pink Birdeater sling-both are very easily to care for. The Chaco is also a great beginner T with a docile personality. And even though birdeaters can be semi aggressive, he/she is the most easiest to handle, they are speedy but they are a great show T. Mine is out 80% of the time. My Chaco is always hiding I never see him. Slings are generally pretty easy to take care of, these are my two first slings and at first I was a little hesitant caring for them because they are so small and fragile, but they are a lot tougher then they look. You wont need a large tank at first, generally you get a tank that is 2-3x bigger than their leg span. If you have an enclosure too big they might not be able to find prey as easy. So you gotta remember that. Also depending if your getting a terrestrial T, you will need about 2 inches of substrate and a retreat for your sling to borrow in. Your arboreal T's will need 2 inches of substrate and some tree bark to climb and web on, since they are tree dwellers, you wont really see these guys on the ground much, they sort of follow the walls of their enclosure. When it comes time to feeding, I use small pinhead crickets, since these T's are so small and young I tend to pre-kill mine for my slings just to help them take down prey easier. But that is up to you. Now make sure you don't give any prey to your slings that are bigger than its abdomen, it will be too big for the sling to take down. If your sling doesn't eat when you offer food, don't panic, trust me it will eat when its hungry. Sometimes I will leave prey in there for an hour or more and see if he will eat it later. And depending on the size sling you get a water dish may not needed to be added right away, when I first got my slings they weren't even close to an inch. So to keep them hydrated I mist the enclosure once a day, or once every other day. You don't to make it dripping wet but they will absorb water and humidity from the little droplets you spray on the sides. I hope this helps! :D [/QUOTE]
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