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<blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 161087" data-attributes="member: 29302"><p>As a newbie myself I worried about getting slings, but I've found them pretty easy to care for. And you sort of grow as a keeper with them.</p><p></p><p>Obviously you need to make sure you get your enclosures and care right. One of the main reasons I believe that slings die is too much humidity and not enough ventilation. One thing you need to be mindful of is not making the ventilation holes too big, as it's amazing how little a hole they can squeeze through. A good rule of thumb is the hole needs to be smaller than the width of the slings prosoma. Smaller holes mean you need a lot more of them!</p><p></p><p>Some slings will die seemingly for no reason despite all the keepers best efforts, those ones sadly just aren't strong enough. However, with the right care the vast majority survive.</p><p></p><p>When keepers buy slings in pairs or 3's it is usually to increase their chances of having a female.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jess S, post: 161087, member: 29302"] As a newbie myself I worried about getting slings, but I've found them pretty easy to care for. And you sort of grow as a keeper with them. Obviously you need to make sure you get your enclosures and care right. One of the main reasons I believe that slings die is too much humidity and not enough ventilation. One thing you need to be mindful of is not making the ventilation holes too big, as it's amazing how little a hole they can squeeze through. A good rule of thumb is the hole needs to be smaller than the width of the slings prosoma. Smaller holes mean you need a lot more of them! Some slings will die seemingly for no reason despite all the keepers best efforts, those ones sadly just aren't strong enough. However, with the right care the vast majority survive. When keepers buy slings in pairs or 3's it is usually to increase their chances of having a female. [/QUOTE]
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