Thanks guys.
As it happens, I gave the viv a good spray this morning in the hope that I could dampen the old skin off, but didn't hold out much hope as the old skin had already hardened...
Lol i love that you spider is called viv - funnily enough my mother is called viv too.....
Anyway, i have always wanted a tarantula but my mum was scared of spiders when i lived at home, then i wasn't allwoed pets at uni, and now my better half is terrified of them too! I keep trying to explain that it would be a very educational pet for our little boy, but he is having none of it
I'll get my own way eventually though, i always do!!!