Keeps getting naked
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 5:32 am
Hi! So I've been having a problem with a "nudist" crab. He seems fine with being naked...did it 2 days before I forced him in a shell. He stayed in that shell for a few weeks then got naked again...forced him back in his shell then a few days later found him in a different shell in the shell shop so I figured he wasn't liking the shell in his for him. He's been doing great for a few weeks but just checked on him and he was naked w his shell on one side of the tank and he was right next to the glass by the heater. Now I am having trouble keeping the tank at 70-8 humidity at night, it goes down to 60-70 I'm doing everything I can think of so here's the ER form
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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Play sand/6in
2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? No temp one yet, I do have humidity one and it's on the same side as the heater just opposite end
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what? Yes, uth small, on back of tank towards left side
4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)? Yes salt and fresh, I use the bottled salt water from petsmart and the fresh is out of my fridge door that's filtered.
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced? Peanut butter, honey, egg shells, pre made food from pet store, waiting on fresh food samples from a recommended etsy shop from this forum. I've tried kale and spinach but I don't think he eats it or he doesn't eat much for me to see...I take out all fresh in the morning and change the other every night.
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known? PP I'm sure and a little over a year
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen? Yes about 2m ago
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing? 10g tank w mesh lid but I've placed foil on most of the top so it keeps in moisture...for now, I have a 20g waiting to be done once I get all parts and my other molter comes up
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they? 2, small/medium (shell opening size was 1inch)
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any? I have about 5-7 each
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently? No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how? I haven't done that yet since this is new sand within 3m
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned? They were till I was told not to so I haven't used one in about 2 weeks
14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently? No
15. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)? I spray the tank/moss everyday, I spray Uno at same time
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail. He keeps getting naked but otherwise happy.
this is his original shell(Orange) and the white is the one I chose for him
this is the shell I found him in the one he chose
this was just about 3 days ago he was eating his peanut butter
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Since you've come to the emergency forum, we know you want a fast answer to your question. In order for us to figure out the problem as quickly as possible, we ask that you answer the following questions by coping and pasting this list into a New Topic. Some of them may seem odd, but they're all designed to give us the information we need to give you a good solution for your problem. Thanks!
1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Play sand/6in
2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? No temp one yet, I do have humidity one and it's on the same side as the heater just opposite end
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what? Yes, uth small, on back of tank towards left side
4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)? Yes salt and fresh, I use the bottled salt water from petsmart and the fresh is out of my fridge door that's filtered.
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced? Peanut butter, honey, egg shells, pre made food from pet store, waiting on fresh food samples from a recommended etsy shop from this forum. I've tried kale and spinach but I don't think he eats it or he doesn't eat much for me to see...I take out all fresh in the morning and change the other every night.
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known? PP I'm sure and a little over a year
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen? Yes about 2m ago
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing? 10g tank w mesh lid but I've placed foil on most of the top so it keeps in moisture...for now, I have a 20g waiting to be done once I get all parts and my other molter comes up
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they? 2, small/medium (shell opening size was 1inch)
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any? I have about 5-7 each
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently? No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how? I haven't done that yet since this is new sand within 3m
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned? They were till I was told not to so I haven't used one in about 2 weeks
14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently? No
15. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)? I spray the tank/moss everyday, I spray Uno at same time
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail. He keeps getting naked but otherwise happy.
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