Mystic Boer
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2013
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I've been reading about and one of the things I've noticed is that there isn't really a dedicated thread to raising spiderlings or slings as they are often referred to here and the YouTube videos all mainly focus on the enclosures. There are a few more detailed guides on the internet about it, but I find most of them don't really get to the point.
So based on this thread I'm going to start a blog that is dedicated to raising slings and focus on things like:
How fast do they grow?
Things to look out for.
Live food or not (do all slings scavenge)?
how often do they malt?
Are they more active in the day or are the mostly nocturnal?
and any other things you have found that may be useful to successfully raising slings into the full grown beauties we all love.
I may be wrong but I believe that most species of slings will have the same basic behavioral patterns. Thus the information we provide here will be widely applicable.
I do however request that you try to keep your posts short and to the point (don't refer me to another webpage that isn't)
I am aware that there are books (specifically The Tarantula Keeper's Guide) that cover this subject in great detail, but I still think its a good idea to have something about it on here.
So based on this thread I'm going to start a blog that is dedicated to raising slings and focus on things like:
How fast do they grow?
Things to look out for.
Live food or not (do all slings scavenge)?
how often do they malt?
Are they more active in the day or are the mostly nocturnal?
and any other things you have found that may be useful to successfully raising slings into the full grown beauties we all love.
I may be wrong but I believe that most species of slings will have the same basic behavioral patterns. Thus the information we provide here will be widely applicable.
I do however request that you try to keep your posts short and to the point (don't refer me to another webpage that isn't)
I am aware that there are books (specifically The Tarantula Keeper's Guide) that cover this subject in great detail, but I still think its a good idea to have something about it on here.