I did a search, looked through the forum. I know this has been covered! I see it all the time!!!
In two months we are moving so we need to start getting things packed up. Thursday I am going to get 2 critter keepers for the molters still in the 29 gallon. I'm not digging them up as soon as I get the isos!! Don't think I'm doing this now. In about a month or so. It'll be the last thing of the pre-packing, but since it's the heaviest tank, it is still in the group of things to be prepacked (I'm getting a box and wrapping it in bubble wrap, wooh!)
Anyways, how do I go about this? I know I need to keep the exo, and a know how to set up the I so, just.....how do I get them out?
Again, I'm prolonging it for another month, so take your te answering ^^
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Digging up molters
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pandaincognito
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Digging up molters
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2 small pp, smeegle (m), shellshock (m); 1 small/medium pp, shelldon (f), 1 medium/large pp, Godzilla (m)
1 dog, bender the min pin. And one betta named Henry. I dont know if its a boy or a girl, its still pretty young.
2 small pp, smeegle (m), shellshock (m); 1 small/medium pp, shelldon (f), 1 medium/large pp, Godzilla (m)
1 dog, bender the min pin. And one betta named Henry. I dont know if its a boy or a girl, its still pretty young.
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JulesRolyCrab
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Re: Digging up molters
I was sure I had seen something about this too. I think this is what I was looking for:
Wodesorel's words, definitely not mine. Hope this is what you were looking for.
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=104094#p953249wodesorel wrote:You can do it, but it takes a while. I only use bare hands when molters are down. Start at one end of the tank where you're pretty sure none are and clear a trench to the very bottom so you have a clear area shaped like a perfect U. Then scrape away at the exposed edge of the sand - keeping as straight an edge as possible - and move slowly across the tank that way. With luck you'll feel the molting cave give way with your pinky and can extract the crab out sideways - less risk of collapsing the cave from the top or missing valuable exo that way. Move all crabs into the iso into a slight depression and cover with a cocohut or dish. Any crab found underground should be considered a molter, no matter what it looks like. The only time the crab should be moved back in with others is after it's been active and moving all around the ISO for at least one day, preferably two or three. I've had crabs killed by rushing it and moving them, only to have them surface molt in the main tank!
Just watch your hands around the crack. If the glass has slipped you could cut yourself.
Wodesorel's words, definitely not mine. Hope this is what you were looking for.
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pandaincognito
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Re: Digging up molters
Yes!! It was! Thank you
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2 small pp, smeegle (m), shellshock (m); 1 small/medium pp, shelldon (f), 1 medium/large pp, Godzilla (m)
1 dog, bender the min pin. And one betta named Henry. I dont know if its a boy or a girl, its still pretty young.
2 small pp, smeegle (m), shellshock (m); 1 small/medium pp, shelldon (f), 1 medium/large pp, Godzilla (m)
1 dog, bender the min pin. And one betta named Henry. I dont know if its a boy or a girl, its still pretty young.