5 Crabs, 5 Molts (w/ pics)
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:29 pm
I have five hermit crabs and all five have successfully molted within the past three months. Here's a picture of each crab post-molt with a listing of his name, size/type, length of molt, and extra info. The flash on my camera washes out their colors a bit but I managed to get a decent picture of each guy within 24 hours of resurfacing after his molt. All my E's molted much quicker than my PP's and everyone except Coco was a grumpy fussbugdet after resurfacing.
Meijer - medium PP - 5+ weeks - has gotten darker and more red since this pic
Marble - small PP - 3 weeks - sickly and pale pre-molt but developed a very vivid "carrot foot" after molting
Jack - medium E - 2+ weeks - has deepened into more of his usual toasty golden color since this picture was taken
Mr. Teeny - tiny E - 1+ weeks - came up with killer toenails and retained his blue highlights
Coco - small E - 1+ weeks - legs on the right side of his body are much darker than those on his left but he also had this coloring pre-molt
Coco is so cute and personable that I had to include an extra picture of him being adorable
Meijer - medium PP - 5+ weeks - has gotten darker and more red since this pic
Marble - small PP - 3 weeks - sickly and pale pre-molt but developed a very vivid "carrot foot" after molting
Jack - medium E - 2+ weeks - has deepened into more of his usual toasty golden color since this picture was taken
Mr. Teeny - tiny E - 1+ weeks - came up with killer toenails and retained his blue highlights
Coco - small E - 1+ weeks - legs on the right side of his body are much darker than those on his left but he also had this coloring pre-molt
Coco is so cute and personable that I had to include an extra picture of him being adorable