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<blockquote data-quote="Emster" data-source="post: 223996" data-attributes="member: 33963"><p>Hi everyone, I have an Arizona Blonde sling who is over a year and a half old and only has a leg span of about 1cm. I know this is a very slow growing species who can tolerate long periods without food, but I have been concerned lately. Last year my sling completely stopped eating during the winter, molted in February or March, then continued eating and molted again last summer. This year it has been going much longer without food, it stopped eating in early November, which I didn't think much of at the time, but it's late May now and it still hasn't eaten or molted again. It's still pretty active and the abdomen is quite large. I've been making sure it has plenty of access to water and have been offering meal worm pieces every 2 weeks or so.</p><p>Is there anything I can do to encourage a molt? Or should I just keep waiting it out? I am considering moving it to a smaller enclosure, the one it's currently in is a bit large for this sling's size; I don't know if it will make a difference though. Any advice is appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emster, post: 223996, member: 33963"] Hi everyone, I have an Arizona Blonde sling who is over a year and a half old and only has a leg span of about 1cm. I know this is a very slow growing species who can tolerate long periods without food, but I have been concerned lately. Last year my sling completely stopped eating during the winter, molted in February or March, then continued eating and molted again last summer. This year it has been going much longer without food, it stopped eating in early November, which I didn't think much of at the time, but it's late May now and it still hasn't eaten or molted again. It's still pretty active and the abdomen is quite large. I've been making sure it has plenty of access to water and have been offering meal worm pieces every 2 weeks or so. Is there anything I can do to encourage a molt? Or should I just keep waiting it out? I am considering moving it to a smaller enclosure, the one it's currently in is a bit large for this sling's size; I don't know if it will make a difference though. Any advice is appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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