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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 173198" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I simply dehead mealworms for my slings. As whole ones are easier to spot & then remove with tweezers. Plus mealworms are cheap & come in quantities that I never use all of. I only have about 12 slings to feed, so it does not cost me anything extra to use a whole one.</p><p></p><p>A mealworm that is not deheaded will bury it's self. So always cut the head off.</p><p></p><p>I feed on day one, remove on day two. Feed again day three. So even if I occasionally miss a day, they get at least 3 feed days per week when fresh food is available. </p><p></p><p>With small slings I have never worked out how to know if they are eating or not. As they will eat so little. So by offering plenty of fresh food, I am simply doing the best that I can & this method means I check my slings most days. But unlike some here I only have a few slings.</p><p></p><p>Because I now also have some small Mantids, I also occasionally pop a couple of live flightless fruit flies in too & if my mealworms turn into beetles, I chop the head off them & offer them too. Live mealworm beetles have the potential to harm your slings & juvenile T's, so NEVER feed live beetles, not even to adult T's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 173198, member: 29323"] I simply dehead mealworms for my slings. As whole ones are easier to spot & then remove with tweezers. Plus mealworms are cheap & come in quantities that I never use all of. I only have about 12 slings to feed, so it does not cost me anything extra to use a whole one. A mealworm that is not deheaded will bury it's self. So always cut the head off. I feed on day one, remove on day two. Feed again day three. So even if I occasionally miss a day, they get at least 3 feed days per week when fresh food is available. With small slings I have never worked out how to know if they are eating or not. As they will eat so little. So by offering plenty of fresh food, I am simply doing the best that I can & this method means I check my slings most days. But unlike some here I only have a few slings. Because I now also have some small Mantids, I also occasionally pop a couple of live flightless fruit flies in too & if my mealworms turn into beetles, I chop the head off them & offer them too. Live mealworm beetles have the potential to harm your slings & juvenile T's, so NEVER feed live beetles, not even to adult T's. [/QUOTE]
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