Steatoda sp sling care

[stooka]

Hi ive got some Steatoda sp i caught a month or so ago nad now the biggest female has laid a sac and i got a fair few slings running around plus another sac she laid.My question is what do i feed them on?do i let them cannibilize alittle to grow so i can feed them micros etc?id rather not but if this is the best method i shall do.Sorry for the questions,im more into Ts but i gotta say these little fellas are awesome.
thanks

stu

 

[spydrhunter1]

My question is what do i feed them on?do i let them cannibilize alittle to grow so i can feed them micros etc?id rather not but if this is the best method i shall do.
stu

Couple of ways you can handle this:
1) separate them into 1 ounce deli cups witha few sticks for climbing (I know Buthus uses 1/4" hardware cloth)...and feed them wingless Drosophila or pinhead crickets.
2) leave them together until you have a manageable number, then separate.

 

[Widowman10]

Couple of ways you can handle this:
1) separate them into 1 ounce deli cups witha few sticks for climbing (I know Buthus uses 1/4" hardware cloth)...and feed them wingless Drosophila or pinhead crickets.
2) leave them together until you have a manageable number, then separate.

yep. that's what i do. if i have lots of time (which i usually don't), i use method #1. if i don't want 5 million of the little buggers, or if i'm really busy, i'll just let them cannibalize.

 

[stooka]

pretty much what i thought,thankyou very much