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Help (when to feed?)
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I tried but nothing really happenedNow...
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What are you trying to feed them? How big are the feeders and how big are the spiders?
Thanks!Just give it a day or two. Let the little guy settle in and try it again...
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Cut the worms heads off and drop it in there. I bet they eat them tonight when its dark.
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Tiny T's have tiny appetites. I put a de-headed mealworm in my slings enclosure every third day, removing the mealworm after 24 hours & I have no idea when they eat. Sometimes the mealworm is moved, pulled into a burrow etc, but a mealworm would provide several large meals for a tiny sling, so knowing if they have eaten or not, is something I have no idea about. Thus I just make sure they have a regular supply of fresh food.
Mealworms are cheap & supplied in large quantities, so even feeding more often than needed, there is no extra cost involved. The way I look at it is, feeding the way I do, my slings have options & I check on them every other day at the very worst.
Mealworms are cheap & supplied in large quantities, so even feeding more often than needed, there is no extra cost involved. The way I look at it is, feeding the way I do, my slings have options & I check on them every other day at the very worst.
I did there still in the same spot, but the food is in place stubborn little kids
Thanks for the information,I'm totally new to all this so it's nice to get feedback from others, what about 3/16" crickets, at best 2 of my slings are around .25"
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With slings that small I bet they are eating. They wont eat that entire worm.
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I have the luxury of having a colony of roaches that always produce tiny baby roaches.
I give my 1/4" slings a semi-crushed pinhead that "moves" but doesn't move about. This stimulates their natural hunt/feed response, but if they are timid the prey will eventually expire and they can feast on the dead.
Feeding prekilled/frozen is just a matter of put food item in, see them eat or hope they eat, then <24 hrs later pull food item out so it doesn't rot and cause other issues.
I give my 1/4" slings a semi-crushed pinhead that "moves" but doesn't move about. This stimulates their natural hunt/feed response, but if they are timid the prey will eventually expire and they can feast on the dead.
Feeding prekilled/frozen is just a matter of put food item in, see them eat or hope they eat, then <24 hrs later pull food item out so it doesn't rot and cause other issues.
I'm going to try again today once I get out work....
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Don’t worry if they don’t eat for a while...
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Hi you could try a bean weevil culture my avicularia slings love them and they last quite a long time
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I never thought of trying that... good tip. Will try that next time when I have new small ones. I always used fruit flies...
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I used fruit flies also but found they didn't last long compared to bean weevils. Hope they help you
She's doing ok in suppose a tiny 3/16" cricket in the background
