molting

JeanneG · Post by **JeanneG** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:24 am

has anyone seen a crab burrow for 4 weeks, come up for a couple of days, then burrow again? This is a new crab for me, he is about golf ball sized. I've had him since Oct. of this year.

jgfceit · Post by **jgfceit** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:50 pm

Oh yeah, my crabs do that a lot Since it's a new crab, I would guess that it's been recuperating underground, maybe coming up at night occasionally for food and water without you noticing, and then one day - BAM! Caught in the act!

Laurie LeAnn · Post by **Laurie LeAnn** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:16 pm

Yes, it's normal. Might do it again to...Just depends how stressed your crab was from being in the pet shop and the trip to it.

Tetra4CClyPtus · Post by **Tetra4CClyPtus** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:39 am

quote:Originally posted by JeanneG:has anyone seen a crab burrow for 4 weeks, come up for a couple of days, then burrow again? This is a new crab for me, he is about golf ball sized. I've had him since Oct. of this year. This is de-stressing behavior

beka · Post by **beka** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:26 am

I have a few crabs that are micro/tiny and I almost never see them because they molt so frequently. One that was a micro August 2012 and is still a small now, I will see him for a day or few and then won't for a couple of weeks.