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[Thanatos]

Hi I just got my first Sling TODAY. I have questions as she is a bit smaller than I thought.

Initially I had a 10gal set up, but have since rehomed her to a 2 cup tupperware container. She is about the size of my thumb nail so about 1/2-3/4 inch(not fully spread).

For the substrate i am useing the coconut dirt(best texture description) I wet it till it felt just dampish or barely wet(about 2Tbs water for 1C sub), lightly compress it and made a small divot with a pencil at the side, plenty of lid holes, no water dish, in a 72-81F area.

I tried feeding, but I think shipping was rough(I am in Pa it was cold today 30ish) so not interested in food.

She was cold on arrival, but perked up(moved to hidey hole) shortly after getting into the big tank.

Please let me know if I need to adjust anything. PS Mexican Redknee

 

[Thanatos]

Hi I just got my first Sling TODAY. I have questions as she is a bit smaller than I thought.
Initially I had a 10gal set up, but have since rehomed her to a 2 cup tupperware container. She is about the size of my thumb nail so about 1/2-3/4 inch(not fully spread).

For the substrate i am useing the coconut dirt(best texture description) I wet it till it felt just dampish or barely wet(about 2Tbs water for 1C sub), lightly compress it and made a small divot with a pencil at the side, plenty of lid holes, no water dish, in a 72-81F area.

I tried feeding, but I think shipping was rough(I am in Pa it was cold today 30ish) so not interested in food.

She was cold on arrival, but perked up(moved to hidey hole) shortly after getting into the big tank.

Please let me know if I need to adjust anything. PS Mexican Redknee

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Hi welcome aboard!

Sorry can't help you with that since everything i got are already 4"-6" specimens. Hopefully someone with sling experience would pitch in to help you out

 

[harleyqueen]

Congratulations on your new sling Sounds ok as long as The substrate is quite dry. Hope We get to see à photo of her, i love red knees.

 

[Thanatos]

The sbustrate is more dry than wet. I have about a 50% humidity going mabey a bit less. She still hasn't eaten yet, but this is only day 2 so I will worry more on Sat.

 

[Charmyknux]

Sounds like you have everything under control
I've raised lots of slings and I usually like to let them settle in for a day or two before feeding.
Welcome to the forum and keep us posted on your little one is doing

 

[Sabeth]

Your set up sounds perfect. It will be awhile before she's ready for a 10-gallon, though. When you first bring a T home, you should wait about a week before feeding it to give it a chance to settle in. Once she's past that phase she should start eating with no problem.

 

[Thanatos]

cool I will let yall know when she eats.

 

[DalilahBlue]

Welcome! How's the wee one doing?

 

[Thanatos]

She has created a burrow "city", but still not eating. Her burrow is like an ant colony down the side around the bottom then started across and back up. Man she either likes to dig or I have messed up something.

 

[Thanatos]

Ok so I have either a zombie cricket loose in the house or she ate the prekill I left her.

 

[Thanatos]

I dropped a second cricket(prekilled) in after she ate the first and that one is gone too....Mabey the zombie cricket apocolypse has started.