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white spot on crabs leg

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:36 pm
by mallooorryy
Hi all, one of my smaller PPs has a fairly big white spot on his leg and i’d really appreciate any guesses as to what it is or advice for help if it’s something bad. He should be due to molt soon, but i haven’t seen this kind of thing before. idk how to put pictures on here so ill describe it. it’s a decent size, not just a tiny dot but enough to really notice. it’s not on the segment of his leg with the toes but the meatier segment above it. it’s on his farthest leg, so i think it might have just hit something? do they get bruises like that? ik he likes to climb and fall a lot. thanks for any help.

Re: white spot on crabs leg

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 11:06 pm
by curlysister
They don't get bruises, but they can for sure injure their exoskeleton.
You can post a photo using the TapaTalk app, or with a link to a photo sharing site.

Re: white spot on crabs leg

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:42 am
by mallooorryy
Thanks, here’s a link to a photo. it’s a little dark but you can make out the spot.

https://flic.kr/p/2qruFcP

Re: white spot on crabs leg

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:16 pm
by curlysister
Hmmm.... I'm not sure that looks like anything bad, maybe just a spot that rubbed on something. Will be interesting to see if it is there with the next molt (I'd say it won't be LOL).