Crab going in and out of shell

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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by GotButterflies » Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:04 am

Do you offer calcium sources at all times? (Cuttlebone, eggshells, oyster shell, calcium carbonate)


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Do you offer calcium sources at all times? (Cuttlebone, eggshells, oyster shell, calcium carbonate)


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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by HermitCrabAddicted » Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:59 pm

Well today he was all the way out of the shell and there was definitely a smell.

And yes I offer calcium stuff.
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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:24 pm

Another stab in the dark - I wouldn't be surprised if he had contracted a parasite at some point. What many people don't realize is the prevalence of these kinds of creatures in the wild. I often wonder how many cases of PPS are the result of hidden biological cargo... though transport conditions are certainly horrid & don't help.

We can never know, obviously. But many strange or unaccountable behaviors in insects and other invertibrates are in fact the result of chemical secretions from parasites that have evolved impressively complex interactions with their host species.

Not much consolation, I'm sure, but something to consider. :|
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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:18 pm

HermitCrabAddicted wrote:Well today he was all the way out of the shell and there was definitely a smell.

And yes I offer calcium stuff.
:( oh no!


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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by Rawrgeous » Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:32 am

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. :(
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Re: Crab going in and out of shell

Post by HermitCrabAddicted » Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:28 pm

That's ok, thank you to everyone that tried to help out the little guy.
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