HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:43 am**

I recently did a deep clean of the 40-breeder, which went fairly smooth, with the exception of the following...........

Aloha, a teenie viola was looking strange to me just following the deep clean. Click to enlarge the pic, to see her "down-cast" eyes. I sensed something might be going on with her:

I was right! Here is the exo:

And look at her now! She has gained quite a bit of color & is now a deep red. I am totally proud of her!

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:46 am**

Isn't that always the way?! Cheeky boogers!

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:53 am**

How nerve-wracking! I'm glad she did OK. She looks FABULOUS!

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:20 pm**

Ack!! They do like to worry us, eh? But she is looking fabulous now.

Congrats on the molt, Kathy.

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:44 pm**

great job aloha! i hope the micro E i found surface molting at petco yesterday turns out as wonderfully as she has.

Caroline

Posted: **Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:59 pm**

She's simply beautiful, Kathy! I love her coloring! She's like a hawaiian hibiscus!

Glad to hear she's doing well! Wally too is doing great! Eating like a horse now! HEHE Everytime I see him he's in the food dish! LOL

Posted: **Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:43 pm**

wow, your crabs have great coloring! grats on the sucessful molt!

HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Ahhhhhhhh, the dreaded surface-molt! [PICS]

Ahhhhhhhh, the dreaded surface-molt! [PICS]