Will a flightless fruit fly eat a molting sling?

[Justin H]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if a flightless fruit fly is capable of eating a molting sling. My 1/4" L. difficilis sling hasn't accepted dead prey for 10 days. I've considered throwing a flightless fruit fly in there to see if he's just being picky or is actually in premolt. He's accepted pieces of dead crickets and mealworms in the past.

 

[cold blood]

1. No, not unless the t is made of fruit.

2. Not eating for 10 days isnt a problem...its quite normal.

3. Fruit flies are nutritionally deficient...dont bother with them.

4. Slings fill up after only a few meals, once they do, its just a waiting game till they molt.

Easiest way to feed is to dice a mealworm to an appropriate size.

nom nom (Nhandu chromatus)

• cold blood
• Jun 8, 2018
• 1
• brazilian red and white tarantula chromatus feeding nhandu nhandu chromatus sling

Doing this, as you have, will fill a small sling quickly, sometimes in just one or two feedings as i mentioned.

 

[Vanisher]

I have never experienced a sling not exepting dead prey. I guess its not hungry, or more likly in premoult

 

[Justin H]

Thanks guys! I'll leave him alone then. I couldn't tell if he was skinny since it's my first spider this small, but his abdomen is a lot bigger than the sling in that picture. It's hard not to worry about such a little thing.

 

[Nightstalker47]

Pre killed is the way to go, the sling wont be pestered that way if its not hungry, and you can simply remove the feeder the next day.

 

[viper69]

No, but it might eat a dog.

 

[Joe21]

I have never experienced a sling not exepting dead prey. I guess its not hungry, or more likly in premoult

My avic avic sling won’t eat it if it Isn’t moving