I recently acquired 3 B. vagans slings. One went to a buddy as part of a trade. These guys were TINY, easily the smallest spiders I've ever kept. 1/4", maybe.
I bought a fruit fly culture, fed them well, kept them moist (but not soaked) so they'd have water.
After a few days, one of em kicked off. Saw him all curled up on top of his substrate, deader than a doornail. Double checked, wasn't an exo.
Ok, I can handle that, one kicking off is fine. I've got one left. That was a few weeks ago.
Went to check on everyone this morning, 2nd one, same thing, up on the substrate, deader than a doornail.
What am I doing wrong? This is especially discouraging, considering that I'd love to get in to breeding. I'm just not sure whats up!
Thanks for any advice.
Eric
I bought a fruit fly culture, fed them well, kept them moist (but not soaked) so they'd have water.
After a few days, one of em kicked off. Saw him all curled up on top of his substrate, deader than a doornail. Double checked, wasn't an exo.
Ok, I can handle that, one kicking off is fine. I've got one left. That was a few weeks ago.
Went to check on everyone this morning, 2nd one, same thing, up on the substrate, deader than a doornail.
What am I doing wrong? This is especially discouraging, considering that I'd love to get in to breeding. I'm just not sure whats up!
Thanks for any advice.
Eric