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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 159867" data-attributes="member: 29302">To be honest, I wouldn't worry about humidity or bother misting at all.  You will just end up with mould. The reason it's climbing is probably because now that it's moulted, the substrate is too wet for its liking. B auratum's prefer dry substrate.If its a sling, its generally advised to have slightly moist substrate, and this holds true for pretty much all species. The best way to do it is to overflow the waterdish and let it dry out completely (the substrate around the waterdish, not the waterdish lol) before overflowing again. That gives the tarantula a choice of a damp place and a dry place to be on.Also substrate shouldn't be soaking wet. The damp you are looking for is when you squeeze it in your fist, it should briefly bond then crumble. You shouldn't be able to see any water running or dripping out when you squeeze it.</blockquote>