Miraculous Gimpy!

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Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by musicalhermies » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:12 pm

Hi everyone!

This is Gimpy. He is super teeny tiny (as you can see he's sitting in a large shell.) When I bought him he had only 2 back walking legs and couldn't walk by himself. I thought he was a goner but I wanted to give him some comfort before he went. I put him in an iso with tiny dishes and a pile of moss to hide under. I had to place him in the food dish so could eat the food I powdered for him.

Eventually he hid under the moss (it took him two hours to crawl there) and I left him alone, figuring that's where he would die.

Three weeks later he came out - molted and with all his legs! But he will forever be Gimpy.

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by hermitcrabdc » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:05 pm

:shock: that is on of the most beautiful colored crabs that I have ever seen . He is so cute!! Glad to hear his story!
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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by musicalhermies » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:55 pm

Thanks! :D Yeah he went down ghostly pale and came up bright pinkie orange!

May it have been the crushed mealworms he ate right before?

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by gotta-crab-em-all » Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:23 am

He's the same color Shuckle was when I first got her :D Its such a happy thing when crabs pull through when you don't expect them to. What a special little guy!
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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by Sweet Pea » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:34 am

Thanks for posting this. I appreciate hearing about the happy endings.

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by musicalhermies » Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:00 am

Thanks guys. I'm glad everyone loves him as much as I do. :cloud9:

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by Rose7314 » Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:03 pm

He's so super cute and I agree, love the happy endings :) gives me hope for my little buddy, Cheez-It. She is tiny like Gimpy and only has two legs on one side plus her claws (also bought that way). She has a hard time getting around too but she can walk slowly so I don't have to baby her as much and she can climb. She also has little gel limbs growing :) I can't wait to have a happy ending like this :)
Some days I just have a little weirdness running through my blood :)

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by musicalhermies » Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:21 pm

I think Cheeze -It will be just fine! Especially if she already has gel limbs :)

Gimpy didn't even have his claws...poor crab. The only reason I bought him was because he was trying to walking and didn't look like he had given up on life. It's amazing what these tiny creatures can go through and still survive!

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by Rose7314 » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:50 pm

Awww poor little thing :( I know and I after, it's very amazing! I didn't know Cheez-It had missing legs until after I bought her an she had come out of her shell. She is soo feisty and not shy at all. I'm glad you got Gimpy to give him a better life :)
Some days I just have a little weirdness running through my blood :)

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by Rose7314 » Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:55 pm

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Cheez-It's little gel limbs. I had to take a pic and make sure I wasn't crazy lol
Some days I just have a little weirdness running through my blood :)

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by musicalhermies » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:11 pm

Awe how cute! :cheer:

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by Rose7314 » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:39 am

Thanks :)
Some days I just have a little weirdness running through my blood :)

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by fraksocks » Sat Sep 27, 2014 1:54 am

These little guys sure do spring back so easy. Good to see Gimpy is doing well.

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Re: Miraculous Gimpy!

Post by aunmodel » Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:34 am

Thank you ! You have a heart of gold :clap:

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