Is she alright?

[Zaxxen]

I can't tell if my sling is doing ok, her burrow collapsed next to her (not on her at all) and since then she hasnt showed signs of being alive at all, she has been laying like this for a while. I know tarantulas don't like to move that much but im really worried atm

 

[EtienneN]

Doesn't look like it's in a death-curl or anything. I would say it's okay.

 

[Zaxxen]

Doesn't look like it's in a death-curl or anything. I would say it's okay.

i was hoping someone would point that out, i was gonna rehouse her today but i don't know how im gonna get her to move out from there, any tips?

 

[EtienneN]

Take like a straw or pen and just gently scrape the substrate out until you get down to her and hopefully she'll walk into her new enclosure on her own time.

 

[Zaxxen]

update on her, she was fine, just hiding and she just made herself as small as possible, thanks for the help though, just rehoused her into a new enclosure with new substrate and everything and she went straight down into the premade burrow shes a shy little girl but as long as she's healthy im happy

 

[SDCustom78]

Id watch the amount of water you put in the enclosure. A few drops in one spot is all a tiny sling needs. That first picture looks like the substrate is soaked, a sure way to cause issues if not, death.

 

[Teal]

What species is this sling?

It is a very good thing you rehoused, as that vial was a death trap... way too much moisture and no ventilation. Hopefully the new set up is improved!

 

[Zaxxen]

What species is this sling?

It is a very good thing you rehoused, as that vial was a death trap... way too much moisture and no ventilation. Hopefully the new set up is improved!

the whole lid is basically full of holes? isnt that enough? ive seen tonnes of people with way less ventilation atleast, and the breeder i bought them from all had only 3 small holes on the lid. Its an Nhandu Chromatus. The new enclosure has a diffrent substrate thats a bit more compressed, the same amount of ventilation but less moisture, when i bought her the substrate was basically this same state so i just kept it the same, ill keep it less damp and ill try to add more ventilation on the sides perhaps? ive prepared a bigger enclosure for when she grows eventually, i can send a picture of how i set up the ventilation on that one, aswell as the current ones ventilation

 

[Teal]

Lack of ventilation isn't a problem UNLESS it is paired with overly moist substrate. I have slings in enclosures with zero holes, but their substrate is dry except when I add some dribble/misting for drinking. For a species that enjoys moist substrate as a sling, adequate ventilation will prevent the enclosure from becoming stagnant.

 

[Zaxxen]

What species is this sling?

It is a very good thing you rehoused, as that vial was a death trap... way too much moisture and no ventilation. Hopefully the new set up is improved!

This is the lid of the new enclosure thats quite a bit bigger, won't get her in this til she puts on more size though, its way to big atm

Here you can barely see the cross ventilation on it aswell, pardon the water but i did just wash it

Here is the current ventilation on her vial that she's in

Here is a view on the burrow that i premade for her, aswell as a view on the substrate, its not that damp atm

 

[The Grym Reaper]

You want something with less height and more floor space, condiment containers are great for terrestrial slings.

 

[Zaxxen]

You want something with less height and more floor space, condiment containers are great for terrestrial slings.

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even when she's this small? she is barely half an inch big

 

[Vanisher]

If a container is high, No problems! Better i think, then one can add more sub! And more sub means two things!

1 the spider can dig deeper burrows
2 it is easier to keep a deep sub layer moist than a thin layer

I dont see a problem with tall enclosures, IF you ad sub!

 

[Zaxxen]

If a container is high, No problems! Better i think, then one can add more sub! And more sub means two things!

1 the spider can dig deeper burrows
2 it is easier to keep a deep sub layer moist than a thin layer

I dont see a problem with tall enclosures, IF you ad sub!

is the amount of sub i have alright? don't wanna take her out of it again so soon

 

[The Grym Reaper]

even when she's this small? she is barely half an inch big

I'm keeping dwarf Ts that are smaller than that in them, they are literally perfect for small slings.