4 crabs, all molting?

[Will13]

I don't know what to look for. This is one of the original crabs from July. We haven't seen it much at all for 3 months. I hope it's not going back down like before.

[YYWW]

Hairy legs and pointy tipped "fingernails".. Their colors, depending on the actual coloring, might also appear more vibrant. Eyes might look clear, if you can get close enough to look


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[Will13]

I'll look but it's gotta be a molt after all that time.

[moonbeam]

you can see her "fingernails" pretty well in this one. and his hairy legs here lol. I guess she's a proper lady as she didn't look too hairy after molting. The first crab also went down brown and came back up peach. It's amazing the changes they go through.


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[YYWW]

Lol@ hairy legs! So cute n crabby


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[moonshermies]

awwww I love the crabie hairy legs!!! I always thought it depended on how lng the crab put molting off.my girl went dwn for 2 weeks & was back up..Now my digger is dwn, prob doing the same..it was nice to see how they took turns, cuz she came up & digger crawled in her grave!!!

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[Will13]

so it looks like it was a molt. my daughter says her claw grew back. didnt know that could happen.

[YYWW]

Congrats on your first molt! Many more to come!
Wolfnipplechips crab grew eyes and also vision back through molts!!!!! They are such incredible creatures!



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[Will13]

Well, you guys were right. 3 of the 4 are up now. So only one is left and he's been down just as long so hopefully soon.

[moonbeam]

Hurray for crabs coming up


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[YYWW]

Congrats! Hope you an active and happy crabitat for many more molts to come!!!


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[Will13]

So this would be a once a year thing?

[CallaLily]

It depends on the crab. Here's a chart that not only gives a guess on how long a crab will be down, but also how often a crab may molt.

How Long Does It Take for a Crab to Molt, and How Often Will They?

The time it takes for a crab to molt and how often depends on the size, species and overall health of the crab.

THERE IS NO SET IN STONE TIME FRAME!
Any crab – regardless of size or species - can take as little as a few days to a maximum of 8 months, and possibly longer.
NEVER DIG UP YOUR CRAB!
That said, average molting times are:
Micro/Teeny - 1 week (but can stay underground for up to 4 weeks), every month
Small - 2-3 weeks, every 1 to 3 months
Medium - 3 to 6 weeks, every 2 to 5 months
Large - 4 to 8 weeks, every 4 to 10 months
Extra Large - 6 weeks to 8 weeks, every 10 to 12 months
Jumbo - 8 weeks to 16 weeks, every 12 to 24 months

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[Will13]

Wow, that could be more frequent than I expected.

#4 came up last night!

[Will13]

all 4 are up and doing fine. crabitat has been updated. daughter is happy.