One of Two crabs may be dead.

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Lumi
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One of Two crabs may be dead.

Post by Lumi » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:51 pm

But, I'm not sure..

For the first time in over a month, a crab came out and ate last night. I Was sleeping but the signs are there. Heard one walking around before going to sleep.

I'm not exactly sure if both are alive.. what should I do?

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Re: One of Two crabs may be dead.

Post by CallaLily » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:56 pm

How long have you had them? It's normal for them to stay under for a few weeks if they're destressing. Could be months if they're molting. At this point, I wouldn't worry. Just keep conditions right and try to be patient. :)


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Re: One of Two crabs may be dead.

Post by Lumi » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:26 pm

Almost 3 months.

They randomly go nonexistent sometimes and all of a sudden are alive..


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Re: One of Two crabs may be dead.

Post by Lumi » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:11 pm

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Crab #2 is alive! He came out today! He's a cool dark blue color it seems. He's bigger I believe. Molted.

Crab #1 is nowhere to be seen.


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Re: One of Two crabs may be dead.

Post by Lumi » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:33 pm

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I guess you can't really see the blue. I'm excited he's out :)

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