Sligs were originally swamp-dwelling creatures, although at what point they left the swamps is unknown. Maybe it was millions of years ago, but maybe it was just after the Cartel whisked away the Slig Queen. If they were swamp-dwelling, then they'd be safe from Scrabs, Paramites, Meeches, Sea Rexes, Slogs and other nasty creatures, plus the Vykkers probably hadn't created Fleeches as they are today back then. We don't know that Skillya is the only Slig Queen, so there may be wild Sligs still.
For all we know, all native and liberated Mudokons can possess other creatures. They just...don't. Maybe it's quite a traumatic experience, or maybe they just can't be bothered. Might be quite cool seeing Abe's Crew getting stuck in a pit of Scrabs and having to all possess Scrabs to fight off the remaining ones. Would be interesting to see Abe's Crew get in any danger at all, they always disappear when trouble comes by.
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