p. mettalica setup (sling)

i moved my new p. metallica sling into a little bit larger deli cup and added a small amount of coco fiber. i just wanted to know if this cup is to big and also how do you figure on the humidity and heat. my room temp right now is about 78-82 and humidity is about 50 on average.

This is much better, add a piece of cork bark sticking up against the side so it has something to climb onto and web to. How I measure temp and humidity, is with a combo temp/humidity gauge in my room. My room stays at 80 of just above during the day and falls a bit at night which is natural for them anyways. We've been having a real wet summer this year so my humidity hasn't been below 75%, but I just mist the ones who like it wet 2-3 times a week.

thanks for the help. i can tell its very humid in there now. the coco fiber was damp when i put it in. also what size prey should i be feeding. i measured her when she was in that typical sprawled out pokie position and she was about 1.25 in.
sorry for all the questions, i payed alot of money (200.00) and i dont want anything to happen. especially if i can prevent it.

I try to feed my slings crickets that are at least half their size. Some slings, like my A. Versicolor, will eat crickets bigger than they are, but its best to start small. Feed it 2-3 times a week. And if it doesn't eat, be sure to take the food out.

Feed 1/4" crickets, or better yet, get yourself a roach colony, your other reptiles will love the roaches as well I'm sure. If it doesn't get the food item in about 30-45 min take it out. If you leave a food item in there and the T molts, the cricket/roach might eat parts of your newly molted T.

good to know. i breed roaches right now. i have a breeding colony of madadagascar hissing roaches. and i just fed off my colony of false deathhead hyprids. i just ordered blatta lateralis, i heard great things about the lateralis so im gonna give them a try.
yeah this little sling didnt eat yet. the cricket was a little bigger than it. im gonna try a roach nymph

how long should i wait to give it another food item after it didnt eat.

I'd try again in 2-3 days.

That size it'll molt 4-6 weeks from the last one. It might be in pre molt. If you don't have the molt schedule than it is a very high probability that it isn't eating because it is getting ready for some new blue jeans.

i hope so.

setup looks great, as someone else said, I would add a stick and a leaf for cover and climbing,

definately sounds like it is going into a molt, good luck with it

i have a small piece of bark in there now and a small bit of moss. i also ordered 1000 blata lateralis ( turkistan roaches). i have wanted to breed them for a while now and they will be a better size for my t's rather than the madagascars. thanks for all the help.

Ohh and one more thing, once the little guy molts, you can't feed it for a week, you need to give it time to harden up again before feeding, make sure the fangs are black.

Bird Man wrote:

Ohh and one more thing, once the little guy molts, you can't feed it for a week, you need to give it time to harden up again before feeding, make sure the fangs are black.

ahhh yes I forgot to add that part,

although, mine just ignore anything until they are ready

she ate a pin head today. it was cool to see. i guess all is good thank you for all the help. cant wait till it molts.

look forward to seeing lots of pictures of your T in her new clothes

has any one noticed a p. metallica sling webbing on the ground instead of on the cork bark or other structures. mine has made a little gound tend with debris in it and not much going up.

sometimes slings will burrow instead of climbing. Also if it's like a web mat, it could be getting ready to molt.

yea its like a hammock with the coco litter in it. its still eating though.

sounds like she is building her new home
when they are slings they web near to the ground, as they grow and the confidence grows, they go higher

they use the substrate to give themselves a little privacy ......