Good size enclosure for 10 balfouri sling communal?

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What size enclosure would be proper for a 10 balfouri slings (1/2") communal to give them enough room but not promote cannibalism? I have them in a small Kritter Keeper but not sure if I should maybe go smaller? I don't want cannibalization obviously, but these slings are all siblings that lived with the mother up until shipping.
 
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EtienneN

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Ten sounds like so many there will definitely be cannibalism.
 

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Ten sounds like so many there will definitely be cannibalism.
I've seen multiple people keeping 10 in one such as the dark den and I think Tom Moran. These all were kept together from the same sack with the mother until they were shipped to me, obviously that enclosure was pretty big too.
 

Theneil

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I was responding to @Theneil wondering if 10 of them together in a deli cup isn't too cramped. I am only curious as I know literally nothing about keeping M. balfouri communally.
I don’t have much personal experience with having that many small ones but if they are only 1/2” a 16 Oz deli would be like the equivilent space to having that many adults in a 10 gallon tank.
 

Jes Snowulf

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I actually had no issues when I used a 11" x 7" x 7" for nine slings. They grow so quick and tend to congregate towards the same burrow.
 
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