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by kirsten
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: Molting
Topic: Problem with eyes after molting?
Replies: 6
Views: 1650

Re: Problem with eyes after molting?

I just made them chicken and scrambled eggs, but I was thinking that they don't ever eat cooked meat in the wild, so is it really okay for them to eat?
by kirsten
Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:10 pm
Forum: Molting
Topic: Problem with eyes after molting?
Replies: 6
Views: 1650

Re: Problem with eyes after molting?

What should I give them for protein? I have only been offering Surf N Turf from the Hermit Crab Patch, but only like a pinch or so....I do have mineral powder from there too, but again, only sprinkling a tiny bit on their food.
by kirsten
Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: Molting
Topic: Problem with eyes after molting?
Replies: 6
Views: 1650

Problem with eyes after molting?

One of my new larger crabs just successfully molted (yay!!), but he seems to be acting like he is "blind" - he is creeping along sooo slowly, and using his feelers/antennae an awful lot, tentatively placing one "foot" in front of the other. Not at all like the school's crab which is super fast all o...
by kirsten
Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: Crab Behavior
Topic: Chirping...is it always a bad sign?
Replies: 16
Views: 5365

Re: Chirping...is it always a bad sign?

One of mine chirped when he was eating a while ago, and also when I got him some new climbing toys....he was living alone at the time. I thought he was expressing happiness:)

I could have sworn he also "hissed" at me one morning when I startled him accidentally.