I’ve used mealworms to feed my scorpions. I breed them so I can cherry pick the smallest mealworms to feed.
I’ve also used bean weevils occasionally buts that’s just because they were available, they’re quite small but they do the trick in a pinch and are easy to breed
I’ve got a homoeomma chilensis sling that hasn't molted in a couple years maybe I’ll shake the enclosure and throw it around a bit to trigger the molting process.
From what I understand OBTs have had a bad name because people would put them in a shoe box enclosure that is 6” tall and wonder why the T wants to bite when they rip the lid off.
If they have somewhere to hide they will hid. What spider would take on a human unless they have to??
Just try it out and see if the T is scared of the dubia.
I feed my slings a cricket leg from a larger cricket or new born mealworms(I breed mealworms) I also use bean weevils for slings but a 1” sling might be too big.
If a T is hungry they will scavenge dead food so don’t think it has to be...
I keep a few on top of the enclosures but when I watch my T’s and breath they will move and it freaks me out so I’ll probably get rid of them.
Will isopods eat molts???
I would suggest an armadillidium species, my zebras are quite active and usually out. I think they are less skittish because they can just roll into a ball if they feel threatened and they don’t need to run.
The dairy cows I have will scatter like cockroaches at the slightest disturbance, they...
The only thing I can think of would be maybe it’s too warm and it’s trying to get away from the heat.... but if you have a warm and cool side then you should be good.
Ive had my girl for about 14 years with no issues other than the occasional month long fast. I think she’s had times that she...
a picture of the T would help.
If the T is full then it could just be killing them so they don’t bother it.
I wouldn’t feed it for a while if it looks fat
I think most spiders could do with only a handful of rehouses from sling to adult size.
I think the 3x “rule” is mostly to let people know that a 1.5” spider doesn’t need a 10 gallon tank so it can run laps. It also helps people to keep an eye on slings, once they get a few inches I think it’s...
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