Should I stop trying to feed live Right now???

[USS Arachnid]

so i have a 3/4 inch b.vagans sling and i feed it pre killed. i tried introducing some live small cricket and he jumped at it when it entered its burrow but unfortunately missed and it got away. after that i took cricket out and waited 2 hours i just put the cricket back in a noticed the t is buried in dirt in his burrow. What should i do?? currently the cricket has been in there for only a few minuets.

 

[Venom1080]

Just crush its head and out it back in. Prekilled is the best, easiest, and fastest way to feed young spiders.

 

[USS Arachnid]

OK, I did that. How long until my sling doesnt sit in his burrow with his bum facing the entrance? When can i start with some live prey?

 

[N1ghtFire]

OK, I did that. How long until my sling doesnt sit in his burrow with his bum facing the entrance?

Ask the spider when it will move. lol. Your T will move out of its burrow when it feels like it, probably after you've left it alone for awhile.

When can i start with some live prey?

You can feed live prey at any size as long as the feeder is the appropriate size. I have a 1/4" (maybe smaller) H. Sp. Columbia that I have fed live newly hatched B. lateralis. Prekilled prey will probably be easiest for you until the T gets a bit bigger, though. Prekilled is also safer for slings when you feed crickets. Crickets can bite, and can threaten a molting sling if left in the container.

 

[viper69]

I fed live to my approximately 1/8" H. sp. Columbia Large. Granted this locality probably the best attacker out there for a T

 

[Ellenantula]

Ts are more active at night. I'd leave the dead/crippled cricket in overnight and remove in the morning if rejected and T is still burrowed. You can always try to feed another day. Or perhaps your guy is pre-moult.