Hi there tarantula lovers..

Can any one give me advice on power feeding slings? and sub adults? are there any pros and cons to this?

all i can see so far is good stuff but wondering if there is any thing wrong with doing this?

Thanks

as far as I understand when it comes to power feeding ur Ts, u shorten their lifespan and a male for instance can mature at a smaller size... but I stand to be corrected.

The Tarantula Keeper's Guide pg 294

books.google.co.za/books?id=rIVAkA3IlHgC...20tarantulas&f=false

It depends. I think it is worth it if the T's are really tiny. I unfortunatly however forgot not to powerfeed one of my Curlies and it has now molted once last month and once this month. And it is probably around the 7-8 CM mark. But I think with really small slings like Costa Rican Tiger Rumps and Salmon Pinks. I am powerfeeding my tiny Salmon Pik at the moment, giving it 3 to 5 baby Turk Roaches at a time as it is hard to get food for it at this small size, so I am trying to get it bigger so as to make food finding easier.

In my opinion, it affects the ability for females to breed successfully, not having a regular growth pattern with a cooling down period during the winter months.
So in my opinion and from personal experience, I am against power feeding.

im with you,dont like it...but then again i never tried it before..