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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greg" data-source="post: 145307" data-attributes="member: 27757"><p>Still learning about Chacos (had my sling about 9 months), but mine ate immediately after arrival, stayed above ground for a couple of months, went below ground for a few months, then surfaced and hung out on the top of the new enclosure when re-housed. Now has been underground for about two months, and doesn't appear to be coming up overnight for food that is left.  So, they seem to go through their cycles, though it is natural to worry about slings more (dehydration risk, etc.).  I would like to hear from others as to whether they experience any seasonality to these cycles.  This is my sling's first winter with me, its room more than 10 degrees cooler than in the summer, and in the wild arachnids (as with their insect prey) naturally slow their metabolism down as temperatures drop.</p></blockquote><p></p>