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Message: <blockquote data-quote="meridannight" data-source="post: 218862" data-attributes="member: 39025">With live feeders it's mostly obvious when they eat. And I have ended up with spiderlings that really go after their prey, so I usually see them chomping on a cricket a few hours after I throw them in there. Even if I don't see it, when the cricket disappears it's probably been eaten. And if not, then the spiderling must not have been hungry.With prekilled prey for the tiniest spiderlings I also know when they've eaten, because mine actually crawl up on top of the prekilled prey items (e.g. dubia legs, mealworms) and just stay there on those things for a couple of hours or so. I think that means they're eating it. That, and the fact spiderlings are getting fatter. I always drop prekilled food in the exact same spot in their enclosures, and they know where to come to find it. They're smart enough.</blockquote>