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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 172444" data-attributes="member: 29323">The following will give you an idea of what I keep slings & smaller juveniles in. The ruler is 6 inches / 15 cm's.  My smallest slings go into the old 35 mm film type tubes. With pin holes pushed into the lid. One lesson learnt is that air holes are good, BUT they need to be smaller than the body of the sling. Feeding wise I cut the head off mealworms & pop them in. Remove them 24 hours later & then pop another in on the next. I never manage to use all of my mealworms as I only have a few slings, so it does not cost anything extra to feed this way & the slings get fresh killed prey at least twice a week & I look into their enclosure at least 4 times per week.I have stuck with mealworms as they are easy to keep & last well. I occasionally sieve the old food out of the mealworm tub & blow the old shed skins away at the same time. Food wise I use cheap porridge for my mealworms. I have started keeping my smaller enclosures within a larger sandwich box, which has plenty of large air holes in it. As I have found this keeps my viles less prone to being knocked over. It may also keep the temperature more stable within the viles too. But a big plus is, I can pick up most of my slings in one hand at feeding time.[ATTACH=full]45915[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]45917[/ATTACH]</blockquote>