Sling advice please.

[vampyrdeath]

I have a sling that i recently bought off poxi it was fine for a day now it wont eat,move around at all i belive it may come into a molt but have little experience with slings the sling is avic.metallica but all other 4 i got are fine please help.

[ph0bia]

A day without food is nothing to worry about. Slings can sometimes go up to 2 weeks.

Remove the food and offer again in the morning or on Tuesday. =)

[Becky]

How long ago was it fed?

Spiders don't really do much tbh... they generally sit there doing nothing so it's probably nothing to worry about. Pete is a respectable bloke so i wouldn't worry.

[pinktoe]

Originally Posted by Becky

How long ago was it fed?

Spiders don't really do much tbh... they generally sit there doing nothing so it's probably nothing to worry about. Pete is a respectable bloke so i wouldn't worry.

Hi,
We dont know last time it was fed, poxi was last to fed it I mail him and ask.
The sling is mine and vampyr just wanted to make me not worrie.I try not worrie to much, its so cute and I have feel in love with it so much so it just made me worrie.
Thank you though glad people are here to keep my mind at rest.

Poxi is great He is great to deal with and I respect him very much and glad I found him when I did other wise I still be looking for Avic.
Was thinking bout trying some other food with it do you think it be ok? or leave it with crickets?

[ph0bia]

Micro crickets are good, but there's a really good thread here about feeding slings.
Hope that helps! ^_^

[pinktoe]

Originally Posted by ph0bia

Micro crickets are good, but there's a really good thread here about feeding slings.
Hope that helps! ^_^

Thank you it helped I see what I can get.
We did get micro crickets but dont know why they just all died.When we got them most of them were dead to start with.I have ordered more got pick them up tuesday.
Trouble is the only two shops where we live are closed mondays so I have to wait till tuesday to get them.

[ph0bia]

Originally Posted by pinktoe

Thank you it helped I see what I can get.
We did get micro crickets but dont know why they just all died.When we got them most of them were dead to start with.I have ordered more got pick them up tuesday.
Trouble is the only two shops where we live are closed mondays so I have to wait till tuesday to get them.

That's often the case with micros... they die really easily.
Until tuesday, try the old trick of a cricket leg if you can. It works surprisingly well.

[Poxicator]

Hi, soz been away in Portsmouth.
All your slings were fed the night before postage so they should be fine. Make sure what you're feeding them is not too large as they'll probably run away from it. I find a lot of Avics seem really shy of food which is why I tend to keep back any that are not quick to feed. Their abdomen is getting a little dark too so I would expect some moulting soon. Make sure you provide a light spray a couple of times a week and make sure you don't leave food in there for more than a day when there's a chance of a moult coming up. Thats been the cause of most of my losses, bleeding crickets!

Try to supply some apple or lettuce for your crickets for moisture or cheap fish food for quality feeding.

[selina20]

As Pete says spiders can go a while without eating. I have 2 from the same sac i believe and they didnt eat the crix we gave them last nite that Pete found hehe.
They wont do anything unless u startle them then avics jump really well dont they Pete

[vampyrdeath]

So pete your metallica's are near molting aswell? its only the 1 sling no matter what it wont do anything moves a single leg from time to time hope its just in molting phase.