-
Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts. Sign up today!
Question about feeding
- Thread starter mmlsavoie
- Start date
You aren’t doing anything wrong at all. Slings burrow, primarily for their own safety, it just feels comfortable for them. If the comfort they feel underground outweighs their hunger they’ll stay down there and not risk becoming prey themselves. I have a nhandu chromatus sling that has spent all but 2 days over the last 3 months burrowed away. The first night I saw her out I threw in a worm and haven’t really seen her since. She’s molted and everything under there. It can be frustrating for the keeper but the spider is doing exactly what it wants.
testdasi
Member
- Messages
- 62
- Location
- London, UK
Don't leave live crickets in with the sling. Pre-kill it first, leave it in the enclosure and remove it if it's not eaten in 24 hours (mainly to prevent mould). The sling, if hungry, will go out and hunt but only if it's completely dark and calm (i.e. your picking up the enclosure likely means the T won't come out, hence leave it undisturbed for 24 hours).
I found slings really fond of cut-up mealworms to you can try that instead of stinky crickets.
- Messages
- 4,163
When a tarantula is hungry they will put themselves in a position to feed, untomb themselves
When they are burrowed away, it's the spooder equivalent to a do not disturb sign
You didn't do anything wrong! Glad you asked before digging the spider out
When they are burrowed away, it's the spooder equivalent to a do not disturb sign
You didn't do anything wrong! Glad you asked before digging the spider out
