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Arachnosquire
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Hey everyone!
I've raised up one sling, and I am raising one right now, and I can tell you, it's a pain to feed them! I don't have access to any pinhead crickets, so I have to go for fruit flies. Today, while feeding my B. albopilosum "Nicaragua" sling, I came up with a way to feed it without wasting/spilling fruit flies everywhere:
1.) In your sling's cup, cut or drill a hole big enough for a drinking straw to fit into. (With the lid off of course, so as not to hurt your sling). Plug it up with paper towel (I used this), cotton, fabric, etc.
2.) Get a sandwich baggie, and cut a small hole in the corner, just big enough for your straw to fit through
3.) Tap down the fruit flies off the lid of the culture, take the lid off, and quickly put the baggie over it. You may have to hold the bag tight around the top so no flies escape. (Picture: You would have the lid off, just a demo)
4.) After you have the desired amount of flies in the bag, try to separate them into a corner of the bag to pinch them off from the opening of the culture. Tap down the extra fruit flies like in step 3, then take the baggie off, and put the culture lid back on. Zip up the bag.
5.) Make sure you straw is in the very corner of the bag, with about 1/4 inch remaining in the bag
6.) Unplug the hole in your sling's cup, and insert the straw
7.) Try to guide/let the fruit flies fall into the straw. Flick the straw if they are stuck on the inside of it.
8.) When all the flies are in the cup, remove the straw and re-plug the hole
I hope this helps, and sorry for the bad pictures!
I've raised up one sling, and I am raising one right now, and I can tell you, it's a pain to feed them! I don't have access to any pinhead crickets, so I have to go for fruit flies. Today, while feeding my B. albopilosum "Nicaragua" sling, I came up with a way to feed it without wasting/spilling fruit flies everywhere:
1.) In your sling's cup, cut or drill a hole big enough for a drinking straw to fit into. (With the lid off of course, so as not to hurt your sling). Plug it up with paper towel (I used this), cotton, fabric, etc.
![1544382270662643192222.jpg 1544382270662643192222.jpg](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/232/232787-6e627572546485d7d8b5c47b8deacc4e.jpg)
2.) Get a sandwich baggie, and cut a small hole in the corner, just big enough for your straw to fit through
![15443824102981219363159.jpg 15443824102981219363159.jpg](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/232/232789-9415f95d35e45d47067612af9a867087.jpg)
3.) Tap down the fruit flies off the lid of the culture, take the lid off, and quickly put the baggie over it. You may have to hold the bag tight around the top so no flies escape. (Picture: You would have the lid off, just a demo)
![1544382625582548161857.jpg 1544382625582548161857.jpg](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/232/232790-6eab9e389457ec549cd7b8ee63b9c3f0.jpg)
4.) After you have the desired amount of flies in the bag, try to separate them into a corner of the bag to pinch them off from the opening of the culture. Tap down the extra fruit flies like in step 3, then take the baggie off, and put the culture lid back on. Zip up the bag.
5.) Make sure you straw is in the very corner of the bag, with about 1/4 inch remaining in the bag
![15443829465661453720377.jpg 15443829465661453720377.jpg](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/232/232791-1367b211cb9efe64d5c8583a070c9504.jpg)
6.) Unplug the hole in your sling's cup, and insert the straw
7.) Try to guide/let the fruit flies fall into the straw. Flick the straw if they are stuck on the inside of it.
8.) When all the flies are in the cup, remove the straw and re-plug the hole
I hope this helps, and sorry for the bad pictures!