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<blockquote data-quote="Will" data-source="post: 60677" data-attributes="member: 4182"><p>I'm a little bit concerned about my P. metallica sling and I was hoping someone with more experience could put my mind at rest. The story so far:</p><p></p><p>Nov 23rd - Acquired my new P metallica sling about 1" DLS</p><p>Nov 27th - Fed it a large cricket leg (I only had large crickets at that time)</p><p>Dec 2nd - Moulted (now about 1.25" to 1.33" DLS). Lost a leg during the process.</p><p>Dec 8th - Fed it a headless medium-sized cricket</p><p></p><p>So the sling has not fed since Dec 8th (nearly 2 weeks). Every 2 or 3 days I will offer some food. Considering all it has eaten so far is pre-killed food I have been mostly trying that, with some live crickets every now and then. I will leave the food in there for 24 hours, take it out and then wait a day or two before trying again.</p><p></p><p>It is housed in a well ventilated 32oz deli cup with 2" of soil/peat, a piece of cork bark and a couple of twigs. I also have a small water dish in there.</p><p></p><p>2 weeks seems like a long time between feeds for a sling of that size who I doubt is premoult.</p><p>Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do or am I worried for no reason?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Will</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Will, post: 60677, member: 4182"] I'm a little bit concerned about my P. metallica sling and I was hoping someone with more experience could put my mind at rest. The story so far: Nov 23rd - Acquired my new P metallica sling about 1" DLS Nov 27th - Fed it a large cricket leg (I only had large crickets at that time) Dec 2nd - Moulted (now about 1.25" to 1.33" DLS). Lost a leg during the process. Dec 8th - Fed it a headless medium-sized cricket So the sling has not fed since Dec 8th (nearly 2 weeks). Every 2 or 3 days I will offer some food. Considering all it has eaten so far is pre-killed food I have been mostly trying that, with some live crickets every now and then. I will leave the food in there for 24 hours, take it out and then wait a day or two before trying again. It is housed in a well ventilated 32oz deli cup with 2" of soil/peat, a piece of cork bark and a couple of twigs. I also have a small water dish in there. 2 weeks seems like a long time between feeds for a sling of that size who I doubt is premoult. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do or am I worried for no reason? Thanks Will [/QUOTE]
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