Molting and crab color?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:32 am

I had an E that was under molting for a few weeks. One of the bigger crabs accidentally dug him up last week so I put him in an ISO tank under a hidey. He was almost done with the molt and was actually able to dig himself down again.

He came back up yesterday to eat. He ate 2 bowls of food ... we saw him ... and now he is back down.

When we purchased Indy he was a deep blue gray color. He was also missing his BP (we felt sorry for him). I am hoping the BP comes back with the molt.

Anyway he is a light pink color now ... not that gorgeous deep blue gray.

Will his color change back?

This is my first molt ... so this is ALL new to me.

hermietastic · Post by **hermietastic** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:24 pm

Well, some foods are color-enachcers, like carrots, blueberries, etc. That may be why, if he is lacking certain nutriets. But then of course I am feeding my crabs a crazy high color enacher diet, and they are all (well most) losing their color.