What are your crabs up to?

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:51 pm

Yay!! Congrats SonnyRayTWH!!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by SonnyRayTWH » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:25 pm

I think he's like my 4th or 5th, maybe more, molter so far!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Giner13 » Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:31 pm

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Put a fresh egg shell in the tank this morning. Capt. Jack approves!!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:28 pm

Sigh.... 'Jeets, one of the new guys, and the palest of the lot, seems to be down for the count. Judging by his colour and voraciousnes, he was probs due for a moult - but I miss the little boog. Haven't seen him in over two weeks.

Everyone else is slowing down. My tote is pretty dull most evenings. And Aster, the adorable tiny, spends most of her time hidden away, so I only see the two originals and the newer Bede. :?
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Giner13 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:30 am

LadyJinglyJones wrote:Sigh.... 'Jeets, one of the new guys, and the palest of the lot, seems to be down for the count. Judging by his colour and voraciousnes, he was probs due for a moult - but I miss the little boog. Haven't seen him in over two weeks.

Everyone else is slowing down. My tote is pretty dull most evenings. And Aster, the adorable tiny, spends most of her time hidden away, so I only see the two originals and the newer Bede. :?
Quite time in crab town it sounds like!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Kermie16 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:55 am

Mini Pinch on the right, Clare on the left. Looks like Mini Pinch ordered food to go Image
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:38 am

Nice pearl shell! :D
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Hermias_mom » Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:19 pm

Ok, so I think this is the right place to post this - if not, I'm sorry, not trying to interrupt.

I finally saw one of my crabs change shells!!! It was super cool!!! I have 3 PPs, and Helena, who's shell has a 7/8" opening, is a big shell changer. She changes shells every few days, especially when I change out the shell collection. I finally saw her do it! What a large, white, wet-looking abdomen she had! With lots of ridges going across it. And her white bit was wider than the carapice part of her that usually sticks out of the shell. Super weird! It didn't look like she rolled it up, more like folded it, but it was hard to tell, and I didn't dare move for fear she'd notice me. The only pics I remember seeing of unshelled crabs are of Strawberries, I think, and their abdomens are red, right? Anyway, I was just super excited about it.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Giner13 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:25 pm

I have some cute videos of Jack digging & hanging/drinking at the SW pool. But can't get them loaded!!!Image
So here's some pics haha I just can't believe how big he's gotten in near a year!!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Kermie16 » Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:35 am

Oh so cute!!!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by he-man » Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:13 pm

Aww! I wish we could see the videos. I've seen my crabs eating a couple of times recently.
my mom takes care of my crabs now cause im planning college B)
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Giner13 » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:10 pm

Thanks guys!! Yea I wished I could have loaded the videos lol
But now I've not seen him in a few days....he was doing a lot of digging before disappearing!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by he-man » Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:21 pm

Maybe a molt?
my mom takes care of my crabs now cause im planning college B)
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Giner13 » Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:47 am

brotocrab wrote:Maybe a molt?
That's what I'm wondering....but then again he's only been up a couple months from a 4 month long molt lol he was still fairly hairy & pointy legged.


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by GotButterflies » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:17 pm

Perhaps destressing or cooling off


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