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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nicolas C" data-source="post: 65548" data-attributes="member: 3795"><p>It could be too long a time if yours is a tiny sling (according to your introduction). Which one of your T is it? If it's the Avicularia, are you sure it's on the back for molting, and not only staying in this position for other reasons (relaxing, chilling, staring at you beautiful ceiling...)? My Avicularia metallica slings are spending a lot of time on their web on their back... Anyway, if it's really molting, I guess there's not a lot you can do, unless wait until tomorrow and hope for the best. If the molt has begun and the T appears to be stuck, you can maybe pour some drops of water on the substrate to help as Renée stated, but if nothing has begun, I'm not sure it would help. The problem is: if you disturb the T during the whole molting process, it will likely freeze until danger is gone (or worse: try to get beck on its feet) and it will increase the risk of being stuck because of the delay. Personally, I wouldn't do anything but wait (or maybe do what Renée said but nothing more).</p></blockquote><p></p>