Tiny tiny ami sp panama sling feeder and care q

[u bada]

I need some care advice on some near microscopic ami sp panama I picked up last month.

Been trying to feed them fruit flies and I think one's eaten once and the other may have not this whole time. That one has made a burrow which I can see into on side of vial, it may be in premolt or maybe it's just formed a burrow... but the fruit flies only sort of stay along the ground and not sure if they can even catch them, not that I know if either even try at this point.

I tried pre kill cricket pieces but they don't seem to go for that either.

Chance both could be in premolt, they both seem ok move a little bit and don't look emaciated or anything, and abdomens even look full.

or if it's a feeder issue, are springtails good food source this tiny? or dwarf isopods?

thanks in advance!

 

[Dannica]

Mealworm pieces are always a good option for tiny slings. Drop em in, pull me out 24ish hours later. @cold blood has a good photo of a sling snacking on one floating around the boards somewhere.

 

[cold blood]

nom nom (Nhandu chromatus)

• cold blood
• Jun 8, 2018
• 1
• brazilian red and white tarantula chromatus feeding nhandu nhandu chromatus sling

 

[u bada]

Thx, So they’d be more into mealworm pieces than cricket pieces?

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I feed mine pre-killed pinhead lats

 

[u bada]

don't have lats, but have dubias... being that every other t here won't eat the dubias, not sure if they'd go for even dead pinhead dubias...

but for now put mealworm pieces in the ami vials. cutting one up was a bit gruesome, an intestine popped out when I cut lol but luckily one of my d. diamentinensis greedily ate the top 3/4 of mealworm so nothing has to lay around lol

but I am still wondering if there's an anecdotal evidence even of preference for prekill mealworms over prekill crickets over prekill roaches?

 

[Olan]

Thx, So they’d be more into mealworm pieces than cricket pieces?

I had a C. elegans tiny sling that was very picky. Wouldn’t go for prekilled crickets. But it did eat prekilled superworm segments.

 

[viper69]

Thx, So they’d be more into mealworm pieces than cricket pieces?

Not true. Small Ts often will scavenge feed. You may have to move the insect parts around w/forceps.

I've been lucky, always fed live crix to the tiniest of Ts, with a few exceptions.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

don't have lats, but have dubias... being that every other t here won't eat the dubias, not sure if they'd go for even dead pinhead dubias...

but for now put mealworm pieces in the ami vials. cutting one up was a bit gruesome, an intestine popped out when I cut lol but luckily one of my d. diamentinensis greedily ate the top 3/4 of mealworm so nothing has to lay around lol

but I am still wondering if there's an anecdotal evidence even of preference for prekill mealworms over prekill crickets over prekill roaches?

When you pre-kill feeder insects, you need to cut them in half so spiderlings can smell them. I had the issue with feeding two micro spiderlings of Aphonopelma sp. "Diamondback" small pre-killed dubia roaches. I ended up cutting the dead dubia roaches in half and gave each half to a spiderling to which they readily ate. Now when I have micro spiderlings (which is rare), I pre-kill the smallest cricket or dubia roach I have by refrigerating followed by freezing, thawing, cutting in half, then feeding. That process has been a lot less troublesome than trying to buy tiny pinhead anything, dealing with fruit flies, or having multiple types of feeders.

Couple of tips too:
1. You can't kill a small dubia roach by cutting it in half. The end with the head will run off. I learned that ghastly lesson the hard way.
2. Check to make sure the food item has been completely eaten after 24 hours. If not, remove it. The reason should be obvious.

 

[Vanessa]

I've used cricket parts, but I do find that my spiderlings prefer the meal worm chunks. I can't say for certain, because at those really tiny sizes it is difficult to tell whether they've even touched the food. I just go by the fact that their abdomens look larger, but that is not completely accurate.

 

[StampFan]

Thx, So they’d be more into mealworm pieces than cricket pieces?

A cricket leg also works if you have one on-hand.

 

[u bada]

Thanks all, great to hear from all of you...

The pieces were placed right near them and no dice! I guess I'll just remove and try again next week. I've heard these guys are tricky so honestly not feeling like they'll make it but crossing fingers. That is to say, they do look perfectly fine right now but ya never know.

Not true. Small Ts often will scavenge feed. You may have to move the insect parts around w/forceps.

I've been lucky, always fed live crix to the tiniest of Ts, with a few exceptions.

I've only opted for slings at least 3/4" if not 1" until these, and luckily they have always accepted pinhead live moving things. All my other slings of late certainly are fine with pinhead or even larger crickets.

nom nom (Nhandu chromatus)

• cold blood
• Jun 8, 2018
• 1
• brazilian red and white tarantula chromatus feeding nhandu nhandu chromatus sling

so what species is this ravenous little cutie?

I had the issue with feeding two micro spiderlings of Aphonopelma sp. "Diamondback" small pre-killed dubia roaches. I ended up cutting the dead dubia roaches in half and gave each half to a spiderling to which they readily ate.

Side convo here, but diamondbacks are beautiful things, I assume they did well? If you could direct to pics

 

[cold blood]

so what species is this ravenous little cutie?

N. chromatus....just over 1/4"

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

Side convo here, but diamondbacks are beautiful things, I assume they did well? If you could direct to pics

Did well (as in past tense)? My two Diamonback babies are doing well and growing up. Although I have only had them for a couple of years so they are still small. I also have a large immature female (about 3-3.5 inch legspan) which is awesome. I am hoping one of my babies is a male so I can see what the males of this species look like. No pictures though. They are a bit high strung and taking pictures is a pain in the ass for me.

 

[u bada]

So turns out they were both in premolt and just molted within half a day of each other.

and jeez they molted from tiny tiny to a little less tiny.