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New Fireleg sling behavior?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nunua" data-source="post: 163899" data-attributes="member: 4947"><p>Hello, welcome to the forum and congrats on your new little T.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually no, you cannot tell if the sling was really hungry or not. Tarantulas are opportunistic eaters and keep eating until they are too full to eat more. This is not a good thing because a fat T is sensitive to get internal and external injuries due to inability to lift their overly stretched abdomen.</p><p>Though, I'm sure your sling is just fine but to be honest, after three crickets you probably don't need to feed it until it molts.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Slings are more or less in premolt all the time because they grow faster than juveniles / adults. I'm pretty sure that you have already heard how slings molt quite frequently so I give you a friendly advice: Don't get stressed if you find out that your sling hasn't molted even after staying hidden for a month. Brachypelma species are slow growing ones already when small. My<em> Brachypelma auratum</em> (in the photo) has always had molt cycle over 70 days, even when it looked the same as your B. boehmei at the moment. Currently I don't even remember when was the last time this has eaten.</p><p><img src="https://puu.sh/F2ugJ/bb4854f197.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good thing nothing happened to the T and a lesson was learned.</p><p></p><p></p><p>When overfed or just full, slings stop eating even if they took a month or two before molting. It's just because that's all they can do when fat - They can't eat more but the new exoskeleton is not ready. They just wait. It's normal for any sling to be burrowed when small because it's their only proper way to be safe.</p><p>Also, when trying to feed a burrowed sling, it might be better to kill the cricket and leave it next to the burrow entrance. Slings are scavengers so they eat prekilled prey and this way you won't accidentally give cricket a free meal from molting sling.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well there are as many thoughts as keepers. I have always just left my slings to be without destroying their burrows. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Usually slings come out when they get ready to eat again.</p><p>However, if you start feeling like digging the sling out, before destroying the whole burrow you could first just open the burrow entrance a bit and shine light in. Also, check the bottom and all sides to see if the sling has dug its burrow in a way that you can see in.</p><p></p><p>Have a nice time with your B. boehmei and let it introduce you to the world of tarantulas. You are going to need a lot of patience in this hobby and a slow growing species will show you why <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nunua, post: 163899, member: 4947"] Hello, welcome to the forum and congrats on your new little T. Actually no, you cannot tell if the sling was really hungry or not. Tarantulas are opportunistic eaters and keep eating until they are too full to eat more. This is not a good thing because a fat T is sensitive to get internal and external injuries due to inability to lift their overly stretched abdomen. Though, I'm sure your sling is just fine but to be honest, after three crickets you probably don't need to feed it until it molts. Slings are more or less in premolt all the time because they grow faster than juveniles / adults. I'm pretty sure that you have already heard how slings molt quite frequently so I give you a friendly advice: Don't get stressed if you find out that your sling hasn't molted even after staying hidden for a month. Brachypelma species are slow growing ones already when small. My[I] Brachypelma auratum[/I] (in the photo) has always had molt cycle over 70 days, even when it looked the same as your B. boehmei at the moment. Currently I don't even remember when was the last time this has eaten. [IMG]https://puu.sh/F2ugJ/bb4854f197.png[/IMG] Good thing nothing happened to the T and a lesson was learned. When overfed or just full, slings stop eating even if they took a month or two before molting. It's just because that's all they can do when fat - They can't eat more but the new exoskeleton is not ready. They just wait. It's normal for any sling to be burrowed when small because it's their only proper way to be safe. Also, when trying to feed a burrowed sling, it might be better to kill the cricket and leave it next to the burrow entrance. Slings are scavengers so they eat prekilled prey and this way you won't accidentally give cricket a free meal from molting sling. Well there are as many thoughts as keepers. I have always just left my slings to be without destroying their burrows. :) Usually slings come out when they get ready to eat again. However, if you start feeling like digging the sling out, before destroying the whole burrow you could first just open the burrow entrance a bit and shine light in. Also, check the bottom and all sides to see if the sling has dug its burrow in a way that you can see in. Have a nice time with your B. boehmei and let it introduce you to the world of tarantulas. You are going to need a lot of patience in this hobby and a slow growing species will show you why :D [/QUOTE]
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