Malformed Leg????

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Malformed Leg????

Post by CrabbyChelle628 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:14 am

So My Largest Riptide finally came up this morning from his first molt with me and he was sitting by the water dish when I took him out as I wanted to check on him. When I noticed that the tip of one of his walking legs was malformed.
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It’s below the joint but I’m concerned.


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Re: Malformed Leg????

Post by CrabbyChelle628 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:20 am

Will this affect his walking and climbing?Has anyone else ever seen anything like this?Will this affect his next molt? can I do anything to help?


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Re: Malformed Leg????

Post by JoeHermits » Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:23 am

It looks like he bumped himself while he was still soft. If it’s bothering him he’ll drop it, but otherwise it will be corrected the next time he molts.


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