A burrowing sling?

[Mermaid]

So, my Grammastola Pulchra (Brizillian Black), about an inch, is always in its burrows.
It always closes off the burrows also.

How do I feed him now? Will it come out to get food if I put a cricket in? Should I 'open' the burrow or not to feed it?

Also, I hear that after feeding they leave a small indigestable ball of food... I haven't ever seen one its enclosure even though its eaten normally. I haven't removed anything yet. Should I be worried or go hunting for these balls?

Also it has eaten a few days ago, so I don't think its in pre-molt? Will the sling come to the surface when it decides to molt or will it stay in its burrow to molt?

Thansk for all help!

 

[Shell]

Slings don't always go off food before molting, I have had many that will eat one day and molt the next.

As for food boluses, if you don't see any, don't worry, very rarely do I have to remove any from sling enclosures.

The burrowing is normal, if it's sealed off it's burrow, it knows what it's doing and will reopen it when it's hungry. If it's sealed itself in, it will molt in there. I have never had one reopen its burrow and come out to molt, although anything is possible.

 

[wonderfvl]

One of my G. pulchra did exactly what you described when it was a sling. I'm pretty sure yours has gone down to molt. I think they feel safer sealing themselves off and molting. Just be sure you've got it some fresh water for when it's done with the molt. One of my G. pulchra slings went on a fast for approximatly 60 days and it was offered food weekly. You just never know. Now all of mine are over the 3.5" mark. You've got a lot to look forward to. Don't worry.

 

[Popsmoke63B]

Put a cricket in, if it's there 24hrs later, take it out. Ts eat when they're hungry.

 

[stewstew8282]

ive found the larger the cricket, the bigger the indigestible parts are, leaving more for a so called ''bolus''. slings eat smaller crickets, so you rarely will see any.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

the only slings I have that dont burrow much are a few of my baby L Parahybana and... some of them still burrow.. slings feel safer in a burrow:biggrin: high humidity .. fear of predators LOL

 

[Scoolman]

What every one else has said, +1.
Mine will seal their burrows before a molt.

 

[grayzone]

Slings don't always go off food before molting, I have had many that will eat one day and molt the next.

As for food boluses, if you don't see any, don't worry, very rarely do I have to remove any from sling enclosures.

The burrowing is normal, if it's sealed off it's burrow, it knows what it's doing and will reopen it when it's hungry. If it's sealed itself in, it will molt in there. I have never had one reopen its burrow and come out to molt, although anything is possible.

+1 you read my mind and summed it up perfectly imo

 

[Recife]

Shout out to ultum4spiderz who is also from Ohio

---------- Post added 10-29-2011 at 12:26 PM ----------

Also anyone have a t in the pamphobetus genus

 

[Louis Winthorpe III]

+1 stewstew: I feed my Rosie sling small crickets with the jumping legs taken off. I have yet to even find any "remains" of any kind, so I think it's ok.

 

[scuba113]

My costa rican tiger rump does the same thing closes up its borrow and does not want to come out. You just have to wait until it comes out to feed it.