VERY lethargic crab, no longer moving.
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:01 am
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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
5:1 sand to ee ratio (6in deep)
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?
Average of 75-80 humidity and 80 Fahrenheit (located at the bottom near substrate.)
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
No heat source used
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)?
Fresh and salt water, instant ocean reef crystals for salt, both are purified by aqua safe plus.
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Different fruits, veggies, freeze dried mealworms and grasshoppers, other assorted foods
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
I have a pp for about 4-5 months
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?
Only once about 3 months ago
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
10 gal tank with mesh wire lid.
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
He’s the only one left right now, only an inch and a half in size.
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
7 shells
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Spot cleaning and scrubbing the outside of the tank with a damp towel
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
None
14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
Nothing new until today, I replaced the sub strait this morning
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.)?
None
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
This all happened about 3 days ago when I saw him just sitting on in the open area and thought nothing of it. I was gone for few hours and I came back into his room to look at him and he hadn’t moved. Once again I thought nothing of it because it was still day. I went to bed and the next day he hadn’t moved. I looked on my camera and had no footage of the night before. I thought it was strange but still didn’t pay it much attention. Same thing happened the next day, no movement in the day, none at night. Tonight I still haven’t had anything. Any idea of what’s going on? Anything I can do to get him to move again? Is there a solution or can all I do is cross my fingers he’ll improve. Something that might help is that I did see a few moths in the tank, every few days there would be one and this has been happening for the past week or so. I always let them out and ge t them out side but is this by chance causing it? As of today he is unresponsive. He used to move in his shell when I picked him up but leading up to today he is getting less and less movement. Now he won’t Even move when I touch his legs. I’ve tried putting him in different places every day, by the food next to the water, on the sphagnum moss, nothing worked. Please give any info if you can!
Thanks,
Neleono.
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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
5:1 sand to ee ratio (6in deep)
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?
Average of 75-80 humidity and 80 Fahrenheit (located at the bottom near substrate.)
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
No heat source used
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)?
Fresh and salt water, instant ocean reef crystals for salt, both are purified by aqua safe plus.
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Different fruits, veggies, freeze dried mealworms and grasshoppers, other assorted foods
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
I have a pp for about 4-5 months
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?
Only once about 3 months ago
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
10 gal tank with mesh wire lid.
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
He’s the only one left right now, only an inch and a half in size.
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
7 shells
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Spot cleaning and scrubbing the outside of the tank with a damp towel
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
None
14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
Nothing new until today, I replaced the sub strait this morning
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.)?
None
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
This all happened about 3 days ago when I saw him just sitting on in the open area and thought nothing of it. I was gone for few hours and I came back into his room to look at him and he hadn’t moved. Once again I thought nothing of it because it was still day. I went to bed and the next day he hadn’t moved. I looked on my camera and had no footage of the night before. I thought it was strange but still didn’t pay it much attention. Same thing happened the next day, no movement in the day, none at night. Tonight I still haven’t had anything. Any idea of what’s going on? Anything I can do to get him to move again? Is there a solution or can all I do is cross my fingers he’ll improve. Something that might help is that I did see a few moths in the tank, every few days there would be one and this has been happening for the past week or so. I always let them out and ge t them out side but is this by chance causing it? As of today he is unresponsive. He used to move in his shell when I picked him up but leading up to today he is getting less and less movement. Now he won’t Even move when I touch his legs. I’ve tried putting him in different places every day, by the food next to the water, on the sphagnum moss, nothing worked. Please give any info if you can!
Thanks,
Neleono.
.