over-fed?

[dgscrds]

2 days ago i fed my c.darlingi sling a tiny mealworm(what a beast,ngl),and i noticed that,as always,it closed all the "doors" with web,and went deep down into it's burrow complex.
Today,it emerged again,but slugish and unresponsive...which is when i decided to poke it out to see the abdomen and *_oh boy_*

do ya'll think i should leave it without for a couple of weeks?
can i overfeed a t like you can with a fish,to the point it dies?


obs.:they grow up so fast,it feels like i got it yesterday!

 

[spideyspinneret78]

You can't really overfeed slings...it's fine to feed them as much as they'll eat when they're that tiny. It helps them get out of the more vulnerable sling stage faster. People's tarantulas become obese when they continue to feed them as much as they'll eat once they're out of the sling stage and aren't putting that energy towards growth.

 

[Poonjab]

Yeah, no need to feed again. Looks plump. Leave until abdomen is normal size.

 

[DaveM]

No need to feed more for a little while, but obesity is not so much of a concern with slings that will molt frequently, growing into their size, abdomen shrinking each time.

 

[BoyFromLA]

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[viper69]

Overfeed sorta, but die- no unless it falls!!

Stop feeding for now.