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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dupid22" data-source="post: 189991" data-attributes="member: 31751">Hey Rebecca, I am also relatively new to the hobby so take my comment with a grain of salt, there are a lot more experienced individuals on here that might be more help. But with my Avic Metallica I had the same issue, and found out it was due to a lack of good ventilation. I had what appears to be the same enclosure as you or at least one very similar, where there is the screen top but nothing venting the sides. So I first attempted to drill holes in the glass sides using a diamond tip bit..... And I shattered the tank... So I don't recommend you doing that but when I bought a new tank with the additional vent holes on the sides my Avic Metallica started webbing like crazy. Again I am newer to the hobby so this might have just been a coincidence with the timing of the molt, but I haven't had him stop webbing yet so I think it helped. Hopefully someone more experienced will chime in and either verify or discredit this for you.</blockquote>