I fed my B. Albopilosum sling a wax worm which it killed and dragged down into it’s den. I have a concern that may not consume the entire thing. Will it drag what is left back out of it’s den before it rots?
Thanks for the reply! I fed my Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sling at the same time and since that one doesn’t really have a den I got a little worried about having to possibly think of a way to remove the carcasses if they aren’t all gone by tomorrow. I was not about to wreck all that hard work if I didn’t need to.The answer really is: who knows? Usually they do in my experience, but if not it’s probably no cause for concern. Most of the time, mould ‘burns itself out’ once its exhausted the food source. Just keep an eye out for it, but don’t lose any sleep.
I mean on the Internet, you do hear stories about ‘killer mould’, but those are either: A) few and far between or B) the result of bizarre circumstances (like too much moisture without enough ventilation).
It finished it off by this afternoon. From what I can see, there is just a small amount of worm ‘skin’ left as a bolus. The sling seems to have sealed off it’s borough as well, and is super fat and shiney on it’s abdomen. Maybe a first molt coming up on my watch!
yeah it'll probably do it soon. good luck pal.