Its an OBT sling frm rafiqos...Will it wonder for 2days dat long?The small deep hole will help?

My smithi stick on wall for 2week b4 coming down so juz leave it till it come down
Its normal if its nt because of the substrate dampness problem

Just now concern about the dampness so i turn the substrate over to let the dry 1 on top...after i put it onto the substrate it still go and stick to the wall.
It is quite thin so i'm afraid if it dun come down then it cant eat.(Sry 4 the wrong info,aros,some1 just confirmed it is thin)
I drop a half-dead mealworm on the subs.
Hope it will eat it.

This post has been edited by HyourinMaru: Jun 10 2009, 12:44 AM

Most T's like to hide- it makes them feel more secure since they are practically blind and vulnerable to predators from the top. If they have nowhere to hide, it might be the reason it is on the wall. Use something roughly slightly bigger than the size of its butt like a pen or finger and make a hole in the substrate by the side of the enclosure as deep as you can. Make sure your substrate is also packed a little tight so the hole does not collapse. The hole on the side allows the sling to find it easier since they tend to walk along the sides. Prey items like crickets also tend to walk along the sides so they will eventually come upon the hole where your sling can ambush them. Having the burrow on the side also allows you to check on them if they continue to expand the burrow (sometimes they will move away from the sides but more often than not they continue along the sides till they hit the bottom) The hole needs to be big enough for it to crawl in but not so big that it does not feel secure. Your sling will eventually find it and it will settle down quicker. Good luck.

ETA: Most of my slings tend to find the started burrow and settle within it within the first few hours. When it starts to expand on it, then you know it has adopted it as its home. Then it's easy from that point on.

This post has been edited by Oldfart: Jun 10 2009, 02:26 AM

HyourinMaru : OBT as you know, lives on the dry side. Don worry, normally for my style i don wet the substrate, only spry droplets for them to drink. As i know the humidity around my room/normal malayisan humidity is at least 60-70% which for my idea is sufficient for them to molt. Keep it on the drier side and give it some time. I bet your T will turn out just fine.

Thx every1...Will follow u guys instructions.
Joining the thread from now on..

this is venom,but its a sad one.


scorpionforum

why sad one? DS?

te ts shake too much during the trip ..

very DS

they do live on the dry side, but be reminded slings need higher humidity compared to adults

try keeping her in a tarantula icu, u can get the tutorial on youtube, very sorry for the mishap, i just lost 4 Ts to dyskinetic syndrome

This post has been edited by littlesaint: Jun 10 2009, 01:46 PM

do u think by amputating the leg, it would ease up the disease a bit?

I don't think it will do more good then bad then it already is.

guess so, btw andrew, u have chilobrachys sp "Penang" rite?

care to post some picture?

owh so u heard about this particular sp. , its really a beautifull T

how could I miss it, it was in the famous tarantula store,

http://www.the-t-store.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=13217

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Added on June 10, 2009, 8:33 pm
here too, man I'm so good at stalking

This post has been edited by aros: Jun 10 2009, 08:33 PM

Heh, I've bred them and release the slings in the wild.. if you're interested I'll post a pic tomorrow .

haha,im a lover of chilobrachys also..

uncle's tommy son, no wonder you got so many T,

sure, post up pictures man,

btw I've read on how to differentiate T,

the fuzzy and robustness of what they mention make me dizzy

hey leetplayer, u have to come down to MTS exhibition man!

bring all ur Penangers too ler, it will be a whole lot of fun,

right, right littlesaint?

anyone here has a tarantula from the Genus Lyrognathus ?
i heard its hard to keep them alive,was that true?