Is every other day for feeding a 1/2" sling okay?

[Snowy Snowman]

Hi. I've gotten slings, and I was wondering what's a good schedule for feeding. My G. pulchra is 1/2", and my B. albo is 1/4". Currently, my feeding schedule is every other day. Is this too much/too little/alright?

 

[cold blood]

just feed once or twice a week

 

[Snowy Snowman]

just feed once or twice a week

Okay, thanks for the advice!

 

[InvertAddiction]

Just what Cold Blood said. You have some slow growing species as is, so feeding that often isn't necessary. The more you feed, the quicker they'll go into premolt and end up refusing food altogether, and the fasts become longer as they get bigger. Depending how you have your set ups, a terrestrial with a large rump that potentially tries to climb, increases it's risk of falling and rupturing it's abdomen.

 

[viper69]

I feed more often, but it won't hurt your T if you feed less than me.

 

[antinous]

I tend to feed every two-three days for small slings (up to 1") and once they're 1"+ I feed twice a week until they're 2.5-3". Depending on the species, I might make exceptions to this rule.

 

[rushchaser]

I tend to feed every two-three days for small slings (up to 1") and once they're 1"+ I feed twice a week until they're 2.5-3". Depending on the species, I might make exceptions to this rule.

What he said! LoL

 

[Enrgy]

yea i feed slings that small often. mostly because it's hot in my house and i know they get hungrier quicker

yea i feed slings that small often. mostly because it's hot in my house and i know they get hungrier quicker

but i also don't have slow growing species like yourself so idk lol

 

[weibkreux]

Depends upon the size of your feeder. I feed mine every 4-5 days with dubia nymphs.

 

[dragonfire1577]

Feed them a 3 course meal every day and always include steak