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Has anyone ever used these as feeders? All I know is that they only reach around a half inch, full grown. I'm ordering some regardless. I've discovered as your collection gets larger, your feeders start to feel it..my lateralis are decimated, and I want to try something a little slower and less invasive and prone to escape at any opportunity. I've been leaving my dubia colony alone, after feeding them down to about 200 left. My sp ivory colony won't be ready for some time, I don't have adults yet, but any day now... The surinams are thriving, and multiplying quickly..anyway, I'd love to hear about anyone's experience with little kenyans. Do they breed fast? Are they easy, slow moving feeders? Do they climb alot? Burrow? I've gotten used to using lateralis nymphs, and there's always hundreds running around in there. If I use dubia nymphs, it's actually more of a pain collecting the right sizes. They don't congregate together quite as much as lats do, so there's a lot of picking through the colony. With lats, tap an egg carton against a slick plastic cup, voila! Sling buffet, and you can actually just use tongs and kind of pour/slide a nymph into each enclosure. They are invasive, and fast, and the males jump, but they are hardy, breed better than any other species I've seen, trigger hits like crickets, and there always seems to be more nymphs than adults in the colony, by a very huge margin. This means better prey size selection for someone with a lot of slings/scorplings, and easier/quicker feeding. How did this turn into a lateralis commercial..Jesus..But yeah, little kenyans..anyone? Or does anyone have a different favorite feeder species for slings? Let's hear it