Is it safe

Mushusmum

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My arboreal slin just molted. It has webbed up the whole enclosure I can’t remove stuff without wrecking all the hard work… is it ok to just leave the shed molt in there?
 

viper69

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My arboreal slin just molted. It has webbed up the whole enclosure I can’t remove stuff without wrecking all the hard work… is it ok to just leave the shed molt in there?
There is ZERO need to remove molt. No one cleans up after them in the wild!! :rofl:
 

Andrew Clayton

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The only reason you will have to retrieve a moult, is to sex it. As you said it's a sling there is really no point.

Just so you know, Yes if you want to sex it, (when it's at a decent size) you can gently open the webbing and remove the moult. I've seen me cutting a little slit with scissors to get to a moult to sex it.
 

IntermittentSygnal

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Yes. They can suck lost fluids out of their old molt. I only remove them after they’ve thrown them out (usually in the water dish). Some never do. I get those when they are rehoused.
 
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