Getting my two babys tomorrow, actually make that three lol

[Charmyknux]

So cute congrats

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Very very nice, love the choices hope you have a lot of fun time with them. Just a suggestion, when feeding tear off the crickets head. I've seen avics die due to the cricket eating them, so please watch for this.

 

[jon ross]

Oh really! Ok i guess you mean small crickets cos the micros are like fleas! How do i get them to take a dead one? Do i leave it on the ground and they smell it or have i got to dangle it infront of them??

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I'd use two ways, dangling or leaving bits around. Since slings exhibit scavenging nature as well, see what works.

 

[jon ross]

Ok cool ill try both. Its feeding day for the others tonight so ill try the slings too but they might not be quite settled yet

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Hope all goes well, super excited for you.

 

[jon ross]

All the ts have been fed now. Ive put three micro crickets in with the curly hair and guyana as the curlys just sat under her little bit of bark and the guyana waders everywere and ive put five in with the purple pink toe as she seems to just hide right up in the lid and im worried she wont find food. I dunno how id danle food in front of her cos as soon as the lid is open shes out and about everywere. While i was putting her food in she found a nice bit of bark to sit on under the watchfull eye of the lady. Heres a pic

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Beautiful specimen

 

[jon ross]

Thank you mate

 

[jon ross]

Oh dear its happend for the second time. Had a peep on the spider shop and............... IM HAPPY TO SAY I HAVE A VERSICOLOR SLING ON ITS WAY!!!!!!

Just dont quite know how the lady will take it ( she said two more and i got three)

Ooops. Thats me done for now anyway i think as a novise i have quite a handfull of some nice species as it is.

Going to enjoy raising these guys over the years

 

[Christell Erasmus]

wow beautiful little slings, so tiny! lovely setup!

 

[jon ross]

Thank you .

I cant seem to spot any mirco crickets but i dunno if the ts have ate them or not. I get some more crickets on tuesday so i think ill dicect a few and try that. Im sure if i make sure theres a regular food supply they wont starve. Well i hope not any way as giving food straight to them might be abit difficult as speedy as she now known (purple pinky) just comes straight out and does laps around me as soon as i open the lid lol

 

[Christell Erasmus]

My versicolor also did the same, as soon as i opened the lid she just came running out. so I turned my container around and put my peat in the lid . so now when i want to feed her I just open up the container, pop in the cricket or roach and closes it. she just sits at the top of the container totally undisturbed and then she will jump on the food and catch it.

 

[jon ross]

Ah cool. Thats a good idea

 

[Christell Erasmus]