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How long is too long between sling feedings?
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<blockquote data-quote="FangsAndFur" data-source="post: 233369" data-attributes="member: 48480"><p>I have an A. Geniculata sling. They were tiny very small when I received them, and I've had them for about 2 months. I'm in a situation where my sling may end up going about 3 weeks without eating. Is this too long? </p><p></p><p>Let me explain how this happened. Two weeks ago I feed the sling a pre-dispatched cricket that was about the same size as the sling. The sling munched on the cricket and its abdomen blew up crazily. This was a good thing. I wanted to wait for the abdomen to come down in size before feeding again, and this ended up taking about a week. So one week ago I attempted to feed sling another similar sized cricket, and the sling refused to eat. Turns out they were in pre-molt. </p><p></p><p>I left the sling alone, and this morning (a week later) the sling has molted and looks beautiful. From everything I've read and understand it is best to let the sling's new exoskeleton harden up for about a week before feeding after a molt. </p><p></p><p>So the problem with this is- its already been two weeks since the sling has last eaten. If I wait a week it will be three. Is this okay??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FangsAndFur, post: 233369, member: 48480"] I have an A. Geniculata sling. They were tiny very small when I received them, and I've had them for about 2 months. I'm in a situation where my sling may end up going about 3 weeks without eating. Is this too long? Let me explain how this happened. Two weeks ago I feed the sling a pre-dispatched cricket that was about the same size as the sling. The sling munched on the cricket and its abdomen blew up crazily. This was a good thing. I wanted to wait for the abdomen to come down in size before feeding again, and this ended up taking about a week. So one week ago I attempted to feed sling another similar sized cricket, and the sling refused to eat. Turns out they were in pre-molt. I left the sling alone, and this morning (a week later) the sling has molted and looks beautiful. From everything I've read and understand it is best to let the sling's new exoskeleton harden up for about a week before feeding after a molt. So the problem with this is- its already been two weeks since the sling has last eaten. If I wait a week it will be three. Is this okay?? [/QUOTE]
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