Crabs digging by molter
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:47 am
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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
Ecoearth 5-7inches around the tank
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?
Yes, in the middle. 85% humidity and around 75-80 degrees
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
Yes heating pads
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 (fresh water dechclorinator and insta salt)
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Freeze-dried fruits and mealworms, flukers pellets, almonds, carrots, lettuce, eggshell
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
2 months, believe to be ecuadorian
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?
No, think he is rn
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
15 gallon tank with glass lid
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
3, 2medium, 1 small
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
6
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Just surface maintenance
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
No
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.)?
No
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
I believe I have a crab molting underneath a rock right now, and I woke up this morning to see tracks and moved dirt nearby, and I am worried if this would cause any issues to the molter. One of my crabs just successfully molted, so I am just concerned and hope that he is not dead now. And what exactly does the “death smell” smell like.
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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
Ecoearth 5-7inches around the tank
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?
Yes, in the middle. 85% humidity and around 75-80 degrees
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
Yes heating pads
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 (fresh water dechclorinator and insta salt)
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Freeze-dried fruits and mealworms, flukers pellets, almonds, carrots, lettuce, eggshell
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
2 months, believe to be ecuadorian
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?
No, think he is rn
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
15 gallon tank with glass lid
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
3, 2medium, 1 small
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
6
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Just surface maintenance
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
No
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.)?
No
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
I believe I have a crab molting underneath a rock right now, and I woke up this morning to see tracks and moved dirt nearby, and I am worried if this would cause any issues to the molter. One of my crabs just successfully molted, so I am just concerned and hope that he is not dead now. And what exactly does the “death smell” smell like.
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