time for a small/med crab

[GRMU99]

I know this was probably asked before but, I can't find the post. Anyway I have 3 small/med crabs that are probably molting. They had been down almost week. So, right now I have no life in the tank. I was wondering how long does a small/med crab to molt? I did had 4 crabs but, one didn't make it through its molt and was about 2 weeks ago. It did seem that they went down around the same time. I just hope they don't die and they come up soon. Next month I'm going to Ocean City Nj for a week and I always bring home a few crabs from there.

[goodmorningmylove]

Mine are both smalls. They usually stay down for about 5 and a half weeks.

[CrabbyMom33]

I've had anywhere from a couple weeks to 2 months for a small. A medium could take even longer. Sometimes they dig around underground for a while to find just the right place. Then sometimes they just stay and rest a long time after they are done.

[Squeaky]

It will also depend on other factors - a molt with a limb regrowth seems to take longer than a straight-up "here's my new skin" molt. I have one down right now that is regrowing his BP and it seems like it's taking forever!

[wodesorel]

30 to 60 days was always about average for mine, but they can go shorter or longer!