is my crab okay? any tips on how to help him?

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is my crab okay? any tips on how to help him?

Post by arabellaking » Sat Dec 21, 2024 3:37 pm

Ever since i switched my crabs over to a bigger tank only one of the four has been extremely active. The inactive ones usually hide. I recently had to use the naked crab protocol due to one crab not being in its shell. He’s finally gone into a shell but won’t move out of the container (he is alive) everything in the new tank is the same as the old one except for more decorations and things for them to climb on. Is it possible that the crab that’s active is bullying the other ones? What should I do to cause more activity among the crabs?

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Re: is my crab okay? any tips on how to help him?

Post by JoeHermits » Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:59 pm

They may still be adjusting to their new home, and what you are observing is normal. Sometimes it can take a while for them to be comfortable resuming normal activities

Unless you observe any actual bullying I probably wouldn’t worry about it


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