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Hi,

I got my first sling the other day. A Phormictopus atrichomatus (Red Island Birdeater). He/she is already around 2" (not sure if you can still call her a sling ). Today I noticed that it started to dig deeper into the little hideout I made for her and carrying all the substrate away. Very cute to watch her . Now, since there is very little information available on the internet about this species, are they avid burrowers? Something I need to consider once I put her into a bigger enclosure. Anyone has experience with them?

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<blockquote data-quote="Carsten" data-source="post: 43843" data-attributes="member: 3624">Hi,I got my first sling the other day. A Phormictopus atrichomatus (Red Island Birdeater). He/she is already around 2&quot; (not sure if you can still call her a sling <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ). Today I noticed that it started to dig deeper into the little hideout I made for her and carrying all the substrate away. Very cute to watch her <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Now, since there is very little information available on the internet about this species, are they avid burrowers? Something I need to consider once I put her into a bigger enclosure. Anyone has experience with them?Cheers[ATTACH]9586[/ATTACH] </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Carsten, post: 43843, member: 3624"] Hi, I got my first sling the other day. A [SIZE=4]Phormictopus atrichomatus (Red Island Birdeater). He/she is already around 2" (not sure if you can still call her a sling :) ). Today I noticed that it started to dig deeper into the little hideout I made for her and carrying all the substrate away. Very cute to watch her :). Now, since there is very little information available on the internet about this species, are they avid burrowers? Something I need to consider once I put her into a bigger enclosure. Anyone has experience with them? Cheers [ATTACH]9586[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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