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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 219717" data-attributes="member: 29323">A damaged leg, although best avoided is not the end for a T. I have a B hamorii which molted a few weeks ago & now has 2 deformed legs. I have a huntsman which molted last night & now has all 8 legs again. It was 7 legs yesterday morning. I have also brought several gimp (B grade) mystery boxes from The Spider Shop. Gimp boxes are generally 7 leggers. Which after a molt, get all 8 legs back, with the lost leg being slightly thinner on the first molt.   The real issue is terrestrial T's climbing & potentially injuring themselves.  Your T should be able to reach from the substrate to the top of it's enclosure. As like that it will not have any bad fall. Legs will heal following a fall, but a tarantula is like a water filled balloon &* if they have a fall & split themselves open, unless you are very lucky, that will be the end of your stirmi.Water bowls do not need to be spotless. They would drink from puddles, mud pools etc in the wild.</blockquote>