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When am I feeding enough? Too much?
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<blockquote data-quote="Clintaceous D" data-source="post: 225323" data-attributes="member: 41830"><p>Just curious as my one sling (C. cyaneopubescens) is an absolute pig! I fed it along with the other 2 slings a cricket roughly as big as it was (1/2", maybe 3/4"). While feeding though a dead cricket got in the enclosure along with the live one. I figured I would pull it out after it finished the live cricket. I came back a few hours later and saw the dead cricket gone! I searched the enclosure and saw nothing but a fat spider! The abdomen is easily two, two and a half times the size of its cephalothorax!</p><p></p><p>I ask because some people say feed your spider as much and as often as possible. Others say to make sure the abdomen isn't too much bigger than the cephalothorax. I also read overfed tarantulas can get hernias!</p><p></p><p>So what is the best thing to do when it comes to feeding amount and frequency? Let the tarantulas decide? Or decide for them? If it helps, I keep my slings on the cooler side between 20-22C (68-72F) and was thinking 1-2 appropriately sized cricket every 5 days</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clintaceous D, post: 225323, member: 41830"] Just curious as my one sling (C. cyaneopubescens) is an absolute pig! I fed it along with the other 2 slings a cricket roughly as big as it was (1/2", maybe 3/4"). While feeding though a dead cricket got in the enclosure along with the live one. I figured I would pull it out after it finished the live cricket. I came back a few hours later and saw the dead cricket gone! I searched the enclosure and saw nothing but a fat spider! The abdomen is easily two, two and a half times the size of its cephalothorax! I ask because some people say feed your spider as much and as often as possible. Others say to make sure the abdomen isn't too much bigger than the cephalothorax. I also read overfed tarantulas can get hernias! So what is the best thing to do when it comes to feeding amount and frequency? Let the tarantulas decide? Or decide for them? If it helps, I keep my slings on the cooler side between 20-22C (68-72F) and was thinking 1-2 appropriately sized cricket every 5 days [/QUOTE]
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