Spiderling question

[Simon Batten]

I got a mexican red knee spiderling today she is about half cm long I have read up alot about looking after her and read the online blog on this forum, but I am always up for learning more though so if anyone has any tips or info id like to know please tell me.

But apart from that I have a question, what should I feed her because she is so small she cant eat live crickets can she??? and I dont want to leave it long before I offer her food

[Simon Batten]

I know there not good quality at all but its hard to get a clear shot gives an idea of how big she is though

[Daniel Carpenter]

you need to feed her ''pinhead'' crickets these are the crickets that are pinhed in size! :P they should be avalible at your local pet shop on order ( if you ask )
Hope this helps.
Dan.

[Dave Gunter]

Mine got by ok with flightless fruit flies as well.

[Simon Batten]

thanks guys I will go to the shop today also I read feed her as often as she will eat shall I try every day or every other day

[Mike Todd]

Congrats on the new sling Simon. If you have problems finding pinhead crickets you can always feed it a dead adult cricket. Slings are opportunistic feeders at that size so it should find the dead cricket without any problems. Just remember to remove what's leftover within 24 hrs to prevent molding.

Your sling needs to be kept on dry substrate and at that size the sling will get all of it's water requirements from the prey item.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions please don't hesitate to ask.

-Mike

[Chris Sainsbury]

take a nip down to your local fishing shop and buy some pinky maggots. Not only are they cheap but you also get way more than you need, and they will last a good time in the fridge. I bet if you are lucky also that the bloke in the shop will let you have a few for free if you explain what they are for and say you don't need too many (works for me )!

I find that 99% of my spiderlings will eat these as soon as they are offered.

BTW stay clear of the dyed maggots though as they could be harmful! (something to do with the dye).

[Simon Batten]

thanks for the advice guys I managed to find some pin head crickets I havnt seen her eat but they are dissapearing so its all good, off on a bit of a tangent but its not worth starting a new thread about has anyone ever used this site to get there Ts??

http://www.southcoastinverts.com/