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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cmvcarlsson" data-source="post: 194489" data-attributes="member: 36927">Thank you for all of this advice. Anthropomorphism is truly a bad way to gauge feeding your pet. (think feeding dogs a grain-free diet because our society believes grains and gluten are bad. Now we have a slew of dogs with massive heart issues from a grain-free diet) I was really worried about my sling not wanting to eat after its last molt and I received some advice from this forum not to overthink it. Let my sling do its thing. Sure enough, when I went to check on it today it was out of its burrow and ready to hunt. I just need to learn to trust my little one and feed based on its cues. If it's hanging in its burrow and all covered up, I will let it be. When it opens up the burrow I will take that as a sign it wants to feed. I also think the crickets I am feeding might be too small now that it has molted. We will see as I plan to feed today. It has been almost 2 weeks since it last ate. It's good to know that they can go a bit without feeding. I have a question though. What is the best choice for food for a t. albo sling? I have only used crickets.</blockquote>