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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Casey K." data-source="post: 213106" data-attributes="member: 1090">I've experimented with this quite often and have found that if you soak the substrate and fill the water dish, the humidity helps in the removal of the exoskeleton and I will tell you why.  There is a layer of fluid that tarantulas have between the old exoskeleton and new exoskeleton to assist with molting, however, sometimes, if the air is too dry it will dry this fluid out faster and sometimes this is how a tarantula gets stuck in a molt.  With the higher humidity levels, this fluid will not dry out and this helps with the removal of the old exoskeleton.  This is based on 16 years of experience and husbandry.Hope this helps!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>