This may be a very stupid question but I haven't really found an answer to it yet and didn't even think of it until today. First some background.
A month ago I got my first sling ever (which also happens to be my second T ever). It's 1/3" E. campestratus (3rd instar I believe). At the same time I'd ordered Bailey, I also got a 25+ count of pinhead B. Lat roaches. In this past month I've discovered a few things about Bailey:
1. Will not hunt/kill prey
2. Lives in burrows and only seems to come out at magical times I never catch no matter what time of the day or night I look into the enclosure
In this past month, today was only the 3rd time Bailey has fed. Each time I've tried giving live prey, removing after 24 hours, trying again a couple days later. I have to pre-kill the pinhead B. Lat and leave it out and sometime during the magical scavenging outside the burrow window the body disappears and there's no sign of anything. On to the point of this story/question.
Over this past month, the B. Lats have grown and are no longer pinheads. They're not all fully grown but they're easily Bailey's size and larger. I crushed one's head and put it into the enclosure last night. This morning I woke up and finally saw the magic. Bailey had the body dragged half way to the burrow entrance. A half hour later and quick peek showed Bailey doing the happy dance and devouring the roach.
I came home tonight and Bailey looks like a balloon with legs! I swear it look like if I were to breath on him/her, (s)he'd pop.
Is it possible to feed a sling to death? I'm pretty worried at this point. I know for future it looks like I'll need to dissect the food into smaller portions but for now is there anything to be worried about?
A month ago I got my first sling ever (which also happens to be my second T ever). It's 1/3" E. campestratus (3rd instar I believe). At the same time I'd ordered Bailey, I also got a 25+ count of pinhead B. Lat roaches. In this past month I've discovered a few things about Bailey:
1. Will not hunt/kill prey
2. Lives in burrows and only seems to come out at magical times I never catch no matter what time of the day or night I look into the enclosure
In this past month, today was only the 3rd time Bailey has fed. Each time I've tried giving live prey, removing after 24 hours, trying again a couple days later. I have to pre-kill the pinhead B. Lat and leave it out and sometime during the magical scavenging outside the burrow window the body disappears and there's no sign of anything. On to the point of this story/question.
Over this past month, the B. Lats have grown and are no longer pinheads. They're not all fully grown but they're easily Bailey's size and larger. I crushed one's head and put it into the enclosure last night. This morning I woke up and finally saw the magic. Bailey had the body dragged half way to the burrow entrance. A half hour later and quick peek showed Bailey doing the happy dance and devouring the roach.
I came home tonight and Bailey looks like a balloon with legs! I swear it look like if I were to breath on him/her, (s)he'd pop.
Is it possible to feed a sling to death? I'm pretty worried at this point. I know for future it looks like I'll need to dissect the food into smaller portions but for now is there anything to be worried about?