One Eye is up from molting! results?

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One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by Tamara » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:05 am

So I got up to turn on the daylight bulb, and who do I find climbing on a cocofiber climbing wall? One Eye.

Now, the question was, will he regrow his eye when he molts? The answer....

He has a very very small black shiny eye on the previously empty stalk! Way to go big guy! (his pincher is huge...little afraid of him actually)

Pics to come later. I don't feel like bothering him right now.
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by kuza » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:09 am

awesome! *waits for pics*
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by Tamara » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:23 am

so I ended up taking him out anyways and tried to get pictures...apparently he wants to keep his new mini eye all to himself... couldn't get a single picture with it showing. Also most are blurry. Will try again later.
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Moving and having to downsize sucked. I miss my One Eye and Azula, but they are in good hands.
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by kuza » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:04 am

haha np, I've learned to be more patient lately, blame the crabs :)
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by ginapo » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:29 pm

That's awesome! I've never had a crab missing an eye so I've never seen one get regenerated, but I just think it's so amazing every time I hear about it on here. :o
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by sontron » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:32 pm

Man, what can't the little guys do? I mean, I heard of crabs fixing an eye, but not regrowing one from just a stump! The little things are just amazing.
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by Jackolope » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:13 pm

a friend of mine has a crab with one shorter eye than the other (we adopt a lot of misfit animals) he can't judge size very well and often picks a shell way to small for himself. LOL I want to see photos too, it's amazing what nature does to survive.
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Re: One Eye is up from molting! results?

Post by Tamara » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:55 am

Latest update on attempts to get pictures...still no luck. when I get the camera close enough to catch the eye the pic comes out so blurred you can't see anything. Also he has now gone under the coco fiber to hide >.<
Mama to 4 PPs. In order of smallest to largest, Peanut, Itty Bitty, Haji, and Bandit.
Moving and having to downsize sucked. I miss my One Eye and Azula, but they are in good hands.
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