Update on recently ordered slings

[IMAGINE1391]

So I got my slings on Tuesday morning and some of you know about the fiasco from a post I made but that’s another story lol. I also ordered 50 assorted red runner roaches as I’ve heard they are a great food source for Tarantulas of all sizes and I received them this morning. I am keeping my Poecilotheria in a deli cup for now as it is a 1” sling. It has a piece of cork bark to climb on and a bottle cap for a water dish. I put a small red runner in there and it attacked!! Nice takedown.

I then put a red runner nymph in the half inch H. Gigas enclosure, which is a tooth pick bottle which is a bit bigger than a good size pill bottle, and it attacked as well. The LP is in an average size pill bottle and it is a bit too small to take down a nymph red runner so I put a pre killed nymph and I cut a small piece of a meal worm and put in there and it was already scavenging on the nymph. I’ll remove what’s left tomorrow.

But so far everything is going great with my slings and I feel great about it!

 

[Enn49]

Great news. It's always good when they take their 1st feed.

 

[ilovebrachys]

So I got my slings on Tuesday morning and some of you know about the fiasco from a post I made but that’s another story lol. I also ordered 50 assorted red runner roaches as I’ve heard they are a great food source for Tarantulas of all sizes and I received them this morning. I am keeping my Poecilotheria in a deli cup for now as it is a 1” sling. It has a piece of cork bark to climb on and a bottle cap for a water dish. I put a small red runner in there and it attacked!! Nice takedown.

I then put a red runner nymph in the half inch H. Gigas enclosure, which is a tooth pick bottle which is a bit bigger than a good size pill bottle, and it attacked as well. The LP is in an average size pill bottle and it is a bit too small to take down a nymph red runner so I put a pre killed nymph and I cut a small piece of a meal worm and put in there and it was already scavenging on the nymph. I’ll remove what’s left tomorrow.

But so far everything is going great with my slings and I feel great about it!

Congratulations on your new arrivals
Glad to hear you are enjoying them,and sounds like you've got it all sorted with looking after them-Great job and enjoy your new Ts

 

[loganloves]

Congrats! Glad they're all doing well and that you are happy with them!

 

[RonC]

Congratulations on the little ones. My tiniest get pre killed feeders too.

 

[IMAGINE1391]

Another update on the H. Gigas, it started to burrow last night. And I have a question regarding that. If they are down in their burrow and it’s feeding time, would you try to drop the feeder into the hole or just set the feeder on top of the substrate?

 

[Enn49]

Another update on the H. Gigas, it started to burrow last night. And I have a question regarding that. If they are down in their burrow and it’s feeding time, would you try to drop the feeder into the hole or just set the feeder on top of the substrate?

I just drop them to the container. The T will sense it's there by vibrations and any trip wires of web it has laid.

 

[IMAGINE1391]

I just drop them to the container. The T will sense it's there by vibrations and any trip wires of web it has laid.

Thanks!

 

[Arachnoclown]

Another update on the H. Gigas, it started to burrow last night. And I have a question regarding that. If they are down in their burrow and it’s feeding time, would you try to drop the feeder into the hole or just set the feeder on top of the substrate?

I find it best to only feed my burrowing spiders when they are at the entrance or out in the open hunting. "If I dont see your face...no food for you!"

 

[IMAGINE1391]

I find it best to only feed my burrowing spiders when they are at the entrance or out in the open hunting. "If I dont see your face...no food for you!"

Good tip! Thanks!