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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 58921" data-attributes="member: 1152">I, personally, would not take the chance of adding salt to my substrate.Fish and tarantulas are two different animals, and I wouldn't expect that the benefits of salt for fish would extend to tarantulas. I would worry about the residue getting into water and being ingested by the tarantulas, or a freshly-molted T laying in the salted substrate and drying up. I have no trouble keeping my substrate moist without adding salt, and I would be more worried about the harm it could cause than potential benefits. And, as you mention, it would be very difficult to prove that any perceived positive effects were the result of the salt without running an experiment with a control group. I would guess that your Avic would have molted well with or without the salt.You also mention two species that are not moisture dependent. Sure, a G. rosea sling can benefit from a moist patch in it's enclosure and a water dish, but I would be very worried about exposing it to moist, salted sub. Avics are also a species that generally do well with dry sub, a water dish, and good ventilation. Some folks like to overflow the dish on occasion, but it definitely isn't a species I'd keep moist. Neither of these species needs a "humid environment." In fact, humid environments can be detrimental to both. It sounds like you truly love your tarantulas. Unfortunately, I would be very afraid that your experimentation with salt and tarantula husbandry could do more harm than potential good. :/</blockquote>

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