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Message: <blockquote data-quote="poodude289" data-source="post: 237708" data-attributes="member: 49433">I'm new to the hobby and thought I had enough substrate to compensate for any potential falls. My 1.25" G. Pulchra has either a wet spot or a pre-molt spot on top of its abdomen and I can't tell perfectly because its hiding in its home and all I can do is look with my red flashlight.I've noticed signs of pre-molt, but it looks like a wet spot to me that could be from an impaction. Signs I've noticed of potential pre-molt are - It's stopped eating, it's been hiding a lot, (it was already knew to the enclosure a few weeks ago), and it recently tried barricading its home.  I am hoping that these earlier signs mean that my inexperience mean that I'm mistaking a "wet spot" for a pre-molt sign.I've seen its legs sticking outside of its home though so Idk if it that means that it actually isn't pre-molt or not. Should I lift its home to get a proper look and take a picture, or just pray and leave it alone? It's still reacting and running away.</blockquote>