Broken claw?

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Broken claw?

Post by hermie2013 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:42 am

Image there is kind of a hole. Of you can't see it I will highlight it Image there used to be blood or something 1 or 2 months ago. I'm not too worried but I know that he did hurt himself because he didn't have the mark when I got him. Should I leave it alone or treat it some way? Thanks!

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:19 am

What did this "blood" look like? I just did some research and their blood clots instantly when it hits the air so you should never have seen it. It is also blue or clear since there is no hemoglobin in it like ours.

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Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:20 am

The pic is way too blurry to see what you circled.

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Post by JulesRolyCrab » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:11 am

I think the mark might be the whitish ">" shape in the top pic in the area they circled.... I think...

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by wodesorel » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:30 pm

I'm with Kelly, there isn't enough detail to make out if there is damage, or if it's just the normal joint. There will be a good divot there since the top pincher is what moves and there is a huge joint in that location.

I don't know if these photos of what a normal claw looks like will help?

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by hermie2013 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:37 pm

That helps a lot! I'm going to get a better picture it was raining and it was a little dark, sorry about that!

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by hermie2013 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:41 pm

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Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:13 pm

That looks normal to me.

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by hermie2013 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:45 pm

Thank you for replying I was extremely confused if it was normal or an injury.

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Re: Broken claw?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:13 pm

You're welcome. :) I just moved an iso crab to the main tank and her claw was the same.

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