Cause of crab death?
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 3:12 pm
Tank stuff: I have a 10g class tank with a hoodlight that I keep on during the day and turn off at night. It's slightly purple so I assume it's UVB. I had 1 big guy and 2 little guys (1 little guy was new, the other was living with him since I got them both)
I feed them All Living Things food pellets, a calcium block (made for crickets), and various fruits and vegetables that I made sure were safe using the helpful information on this site. I have about 3.5 inches of pure Ecoearth. I keep the temperature at 73 or so and the humidity at about 60. I have fresh and salt water in separate bowls. (Salt water is mixed with declorinated tap water and All Living Things soaking salt)
The day I discovered the big guy's death, I also discovered that one of the little guys (the new one) had molted. The old little guy may have molted, but I can't tell.
The big guy has changed shells 3+ times. He was originally in a painted shell but as soon as he changed out of it I removed it from the tank.
When I got the big guy, the store clerk told me that he was at the store for 4+ months. It's hard to know if it was much longer than that.
At the store, the humidity reader read 'desert', there was 1 bowl of water, aquarium gravel, and only pellet food.
I had him since March 16, and he passed on May 3rd.
I think i was the one who made a mistake though. I know my care is probably not perfect, but I think my mistake was this: I dug him up.
I don't know if he was molting, but I was tidying up the enclosure and I wanted to change some things around, and I didn't want to accidentally crush him under any new decor.
I dont know for sure if me digging him up is the exact cause, so I wanted to ask you all. I'm embarrassed and ashamed at my ignorance, and I feel really guilty about this whole situation. I never want to cause another death. Thank you for your help and understanding.
I feed them All Living Things food pellets, a calcium block (made for crickets), and various fruits and vegetables that I made sure were safe using the helpful information on this site. I have about 3.5 inches of pure Ecoearth. I keep the temperature at 73 or so and the humidity at about 60. I have fresh and salt water in separate bowls. (Salt water is mixed with declorinated tap water and All Living Things soaking salt)
The day I discovered the big guy's death, I also discovered that one of the little guys (the new one) had molted. The old little guy may have molted, but I can't tell.
The big guy has changed shells 3+ times. He was originally in a painted shell but as soon as he changed out of it I removed it from the tank.
When I got the big guy, the store clerk told me that he was at the store for 4+ months. It's hard to know if it was much longer than that.
At the store, the humidity reader read 'desert', there was 1 bowl of water, aquarium gravel, and only pellet food.
I had him since March 16, and he passed on May 3rd.
I think i was the one who made a mistake though. I know my care is probably not perfect, but I think my mistake was this: I dug him up.
I don't know if he was molting, but I was tidying up the enclosure and I wanted to change some things around, and I didn't want to accidentally crush him under any new decor.
I dont know for sure if me digging him up is the exact cause, so I wanted to ask you all. I'm embarrassed and ashamed at my ignorance, and I feel really guilty about this whole situation. I never want to cause another death. Thank you for your help and understanding.