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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ducaknik" data-source="post: 43453" data-attributes="member: 3724"><p>Hello everybody i recently started taking care of two b.smithi slings who have molted only once(loong time ago) .The problem is that whenever i try to give them food(maggots,small live/dead crickets)they either run away fromm them if they are alive or completely ignore them.I recently rehoused them but i dont think thats the problem because they were refusing food even befor that,i also dont think that they arent eating because they are in premolt because if they were in premolt then they would have had to eat for them to get to that stage.My question is have any of you had this experience and if so how did you make them eat again.Thanks in advance <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Here is a pic of one of the two slings</p></blockquote><p></p>