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4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:35 pm
by throttlemom
Huraay! So as some of you may remember, we brought home 4 small straws two weeks before Christmas. the fourth molter came up just now. Steve, the most recent emergence, I think pulled a back to back molt. He was down for three weeks and then up for four days and then down again for about 4 weeks. And boy did he grow!
Bumblebee and Godzilla were the welcoming committee. Carl is napping. the little pp's are napping too and of course one of them, Ron, went down yesterday after he switched shells. hopefully a quick molt (he was the one in that odd mutated murex).
Again I can't thank you all enough, I can't imagine having this kind of success without your very helpful forum!
Pics to come tomorrow! hopefully he'll ditch the painted shell for one of the gorgeous natural ones I bought.
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:37 pm
by Jellybean!
Congrats!!!! I love a successful molt story<3 Lol. That's awesome! Can't wait for pics!
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:19 pm
by wolfnipplechips
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:14 am
by Rocky
Yay
I don't think he would (or could) pull a back to back molt, it just takes too much energy and unless they're horribly injured won't molt soon after just molting
He might of just been having alone time down there. Congrats on the molting! Will be waiting for pics
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:19 am
by throttlemom
Ok finally have some pics!
Steve chose a new shell last night-more than twice the size of his original! he's being very shy
He has grown so much! very hairy little legs and sharp little feet!
oops have to reformat other pics.. wil have to get to that in a little bit!
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:44 am
by gpw9167
AWW congrats!!
He is soo cute!!
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:37 pm
by throttlemom
OK we have pics!
My 7yr old son's fingers holding the crabbies so I can play photographer. So we are now missing one little pp, Ron who has changed shells and gone missing somewhere...
Bumblebee picked a gorgeous shell:
Here he is:
Carl in his new shell:
Carl loves the coco-mat wall:
Godzilla was the largest of the four straws until Steve reappeared:
Little pp Harry:
And show off Hermione in her pretty new shell on the moss:
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:16 pm
by deesjebeesje
I like godzilla, beautiful crab
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:54 pm
by CrabbyMom33
They are all adorable!
Re: 4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:46 pm
by SoulLonely
so cute
love all the different shells!
4th successful straw molt!
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:06 am
by GRMU99
Congrats on molt. I love the color of the straws