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<blockquote data-quote="Jenniferinfl" data-source="post: 198789" data-attributes="member: 37398"><p>So, I have some fake leaves in my sling enclosures that I sort of use like plates. I put the prekilled prey item on the same leaf every time so I know where to look for it later. You can also take a before picture and then an after picture and zoom in to compare. I find that more helpful than just looking at it. </p><p></p><p>But, I really love Hydei fruit flies for small tarantulas. They seem to be harmless even to a molting tarantula and they will mostly live a couple days in the enclosure so you can put a few in and see if the disappear. The cultures are sort of a nuisance, you have to remember to pretty much start them weekly so you have some buffer in case your culture crashes. I believe at 28 days you should freeze and discard the culture to cut down on any mite infestations. </p><p></p><p>Overall, they're great because if you do it right, you buy your own once and then keep them going. </p><p></p><p>The only drawback is that my tarantulas fed so well on them that they've all outgrown the flies in around 6 weeks.. lol Now I have all these flies and just one little B. bohmei that isn't ready to move to pet store sized small crickets. My local pet shops only carry about a 1/4" small and a 3/4" large for crickets. </p><p></p><p>But, that's when you know it's time to buy more spiderlings.. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jenniferinfl, post: 198789, member: 37398"] So, I have some fake leaves in my sling enclosures that I sort of use like plates. I put the prekilled prey item on the same leaf every time so I know where to look for it later. You can also take a before picture and then an after picture and zoom in to compare. I find that more helpful than just looking at it. But, I really love Hydei fruit flies for small tarantulas. They seem to be harmless even to a molting tarantula and they will mostly live a couple days in the enclosure so you can put a few in and see if the disappear. The cultures are sort of a nuisance, you have to remember to pretty much start them weekly so you have some buffer in case your culture crashes. I believe at 28 days you should freeze and discard the culture to cut down on any mite infestations. Overall, they're great because if you do it right, you buy your own once and then keep them going. The only drawback is that my tarantulas fed so well on them that they've all outgrown the flies in around 6 weeks.. lol Now I have all these flies and just one little B. bohmei that isn't ready to move to pet store sized small crickets. My local pet shops only carry about a 1/4" small and a 3/4" large for crickets. But, that's when you know it's time to buy more spiderlings.. lol [/QUOTE]
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