Freya hasn't gone down yet

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Freya hasn't gone down yet

Post by misty1989 » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:38 am

As most of you guys should know freya is my big crab I got in December well she hasn't gone down to molt is this ok?

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Re: Freya hasn't gone down yet

Post by soilentgringa » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:31 am

I have had a crab for 8 months not go down yet and I believe it was either @wodesorel or @callalilly who told me they had one for 10 months before it molted with them.

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Re: Freya hasn't gone down yet

Post by wodesorel » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:41 am

Thane waited 10 months in the same shell he came home in! It is unusual and when it happens it doesn't hurt to go over the conditions in the tank and talk about what substrate is being used, as those are the two problems we see most often that caused delayed molts. If everything is good though, you just have a stubborn crab. :)
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