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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ShellsnMargarita" data-source="post: 9731" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>Thanks. I have a question. So, the shed exoskeleton has been in the tank for two days now. I'd like to take it out before it gets too brittle because my hobby is preserving insects/their molts. However, Daisy has been right beside it or under it most of the time. She finally got away from it and I went to take it out. She FREAKED OUT and tried to attack my tongs. I withdrew and she frantically went to the molt, guarding it with three of her legs. She's beside it right now and is holding it to her side. Is this normal? It's just that she seems really attached to it...did I try too soon? She's my first T so I don't know if there's a waiting period on taking the molt out.</p></blockquote><p></p>