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I just got my two babies today. They are about 1/4, very small. I am keepin them in this plastic terrarium, which seem too big for them. I don't know much about keepin such small spiders and need some advice.:?
Exactly. You can also feed pinhead crickets. I've never done the cricket leg but I have heard of it. Crushing the head of a larger cricket slightly so it still moves a bit works well. The movement attracts the sling, but the cricket still can't hurt it.Slings will take pre killed prey. Take a small cricket and crush its head so that its not to energetic then drop it in. I use roach babies and I crush the head so the body is still twitching so the sling knows its food. This works great for me. With tiny slings you can pull off a leg of an adult cricket also and drop in in with the sling.
Just put a drop or two directly onto the substrate. It'll soak into the dirt so they can't drown, but they can drink from it. If they're thirsty you'll see them sitting on the wet spot with their faces in it.Should anything be misted or do they receive enough hydration from their food? I'm always afraid the babies will drown in the water droplets. If so, what size should I start misting?
not to be rude here but wouldnt it make sence to do a little homework before u got them?like others said id go with small vials.usually when u buy slings there shipped in vials anyways so that would be your best bet till they grow upI just got my two babies today. They are about 1/4, very small. I am keepin them in this plastic terrarium, which seem too big for them. I don't know much about keepin such small spiders and need some advice.:?
You said it, I got my freebie .75 or so rosea still in it's shipping vial, won't be out of there until its 1.5+ inches, as for the OP; hope all goes well and im sure all of us hope to hear that the current housing of your slings is either in a deli cup, vial or a very very small jar.not to be rude here but wouldnt it make sence to do a little homework before u got them?like others said id go with small vials.usually when u buy slings there shipped in vials anyways so that would be your best bet till they grow up