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Frieda and Uschi molted,

Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:15 pm
by Guest
I’ve got her for Christmas (first time craber :-) )
3 weeks ago i was trying to clean the crabitat when i saw all the legs laying around, oh no one of my crabs is dead what shall i do so i took the little one away thinking it's the dead one (his shell is way to big so you can't see the legs very good.
Then i took the other 2 out to give them a bath when i saw that Frieda was Pink instead of purple i was so scared that she might be sick, so i searched the Internet for it and i read that she molted. It was quit funny.
I went to LA a week ago and told my sisters to feed my crabs so when i came home on Monday they told me they forgot to feed them. So i saw Frieda climbing around and was sure that they are still alive, i actually didn't look for Uschi 'cause she doesn't like to be bothered too much. So i fed them gave them something to drink and so on. Today i wanna give them a bath when again allot of legs where lying in the crabitat and on top of them Uschi i was scared to take her 'cause i though she was dead, but i did it anyway and she just molted.
I'm so Happy that both of them are still alive especially Uschi when i got her 4 month ago she was sick and weak.
Now Fritz is the only one left hopefully he will molt soon and have a good molt (he is so Tiny and scared)

Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:36 pm
by HERMEZ
That is good you had good MOLTS (not mold) did you leave the exo (legs etc) there? They need to eat that to get hard again. If not go buy some cuttlebone in the bird section and offer that.

Please read all you can here to learn how to properly care for your babies....there is alot to know :D

Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:02 pm
by Guest
i dont recomend flavored cuttle bone, its not good for them

fritz molted

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:40 am
by Guest
My tiny one molted now too
I’m not quite sure if he is ok 'cause he dug himself in and i don't wanna take him out for now, but i saw his exoskeleton.
The other two haven't eaten the legs but everything else.
I have the cuttlebone and they love that stuff especially if i but it in water

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:27 pm
by Guest
Congrats on the molts!