how much food till a sling molts?

[chuck]

my chaco sling molted at least a month ago, and when i tried to feed it it never ate and it still had a fat ab. i look in today and it molted again and now finally has some color. and again, i dont recall it eating, b/c i had to remove all the cut up worms or de-winged moths, or headless / legless crickets from its container. so my question is, do they need to eat a lot, or do they even need to eat at all to molt? :?

 

[Mojo Jojo]

They eat as much as they feel like.

I've had a spider or two who have gone molt to molt without eating.

Jon

 

[MrT]

A sling that molts once a month, could go without even drinking between molts. Ya think?
I'm sure they do in the wild..

Ernie

 

[manville]

Before my cinnamon moulted..it hasnt eaten for 6 months..it had a huge abdomen even without food at all for a long time..i havnt seen my own cinnamon eat isnt that sad? i hope it eats after a while though..it just moulted yesterday..