Cowardly Sling

[loginsinker]

Tried to give my P. Gigas sling a mealworm that he/she is DEFINITELY large enough to take down. Hasn't eaten since molt and I know it's hungry out roaming around all the time, but when I put the worm by it, it did kind of a "half lunge" at it but immediately backed off and retreated into its den.

I moved the worm into the enclosure of my P. Audax jumping spider (who is at most half the size of the P. Gigas,) and she attacked and began devouring it within 30 seconds despite it being almost twice her size.

Unreal.

 

[kingshockey]

cut the worms in halves or leave all the way pre killed worms for it to find on its own to eat

 

[cold blood]

maybe its not ready to eat yet.

That said, just crush the mealworm head and leave it be...if the sling is hungry, it will eat....H. gigas are very good eaters.

 

[8leggednights]

My smallest still insists on me cutting up dinners- crickets only- refused mealworms & superworms. Try again later & they will eat if they get hungry enough.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

P. Gigas

If you're referring to the orange arboreal tarantula species they are now Amazonius germani, they were revised earlier this year.

Hasn't eaten since molt and I know it's hungry out roaming around all the time, but when I put the worm by it, it did kind of a "half lunge" at it but immediately backed off and retreated into its den.

Maybe not ready yet.

In any case, you can always just pre-kill prey and leave it in there, slings/juvies will happily scavenge.

 

[Smotzer]

It’s clearly not interested at the moment, try again in a week and or leave prekilled as suggested. It will eat when it’s ready to!

 

[loginsinker]

If you're referring to the orange arboreal tarantula species they are now Amazonius germani, they were revised earlier this year.



Maybe not ready yet.

In any case, you can always just pre-kill prey and leave it in there, slings/juvies will happily scavenge.

What the heck. They already changed its name once lmao. Why they keep doing that?

cut the worms in halves or leave all the way pre killed worms for it to find on its own to eat

It eventually worked up the courage to snag a dead worm. Hurrah!

 

[The Grym Reaper]

What the heck. They already changed its name once lmao. Why they keep doing that?

Get used to it lol