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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 199716" data-attributes="member: 1152">I replace all of the wire mesh on the tops of my Exo Terras for just this reason. I've personally had two get their toe claws stuck in the mesh over the years, and one was a T. gigas, an arboreal (supposedly, it can't happen with arboreals). The other spider to get caught was my B. boehmei; I came in one night to find it dangling from the top by two of its legs; it was NOT fun getting it free without harming it. A friend of mine had a T. stirmi lose two legs when it got them caught in the mesh. It doesn't happen often, but it certainly poses a risk. If your spider is already climbing, I'd get rid of the mesh ASAP.To fix it, you can either go the do-it-yourself route and replace the mesh with drilled Plexiglass, or a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CMTerrariums" target="_blank">small company has started producing replacement lids for the various size tanks</a>. They cost a bit, but they work great and save you time if you don't feel like replacing the mesh.</blockquote>