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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 160242" data-attributes="member: 29302">With the smithi, it looks like it got stuck on the urticating hairs. I'd be tempted to dip a soft paintbrush in water and gently brush it over the bit that's stuck in the hope that it'll soften and slide off (without moving the sling out of the enclosure). The sling may be able to get it to slide off as it moves around. Though if anyone thinks he should wait the week first for it to fully harden, please post on here.Overflowing the waterdish should help increase the humidity in the enclosure and that should help with extricating the old moult too.Don't see why you can't remove pre-killed now. Just work around the little guy.</blockquote>