One of my crab's legs appear to be.. sliced? I think my crabs are fighting. Should I separate them?

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One of my crab's legs appear to be.. sliced? I think my crabs are fighting. Should I separate them?

Post by zylvezter » Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:08 pm

I think I made a mistake getting 2 big crabs. My biggest doesn't go after the 2 small ones but he goes after the second biggest. I checked up on my second biggest recently, and a couple of his legs don't look sharp! I think he (the biggest) might be hurting my other crabs. Should I separate him? I don't have a proper tank to seperate him and I know they get very lonely.

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Re: One of my crab's legs appear to be.. sliced? I think my crabs are fighting. Should I separate them?

Post by wodesorel » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:36 pm

The tips wear down over time naturally, the farther our from a molt they get. When they cause injury to each other their limbs will be snapped clean in half like a bent green bean.
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