Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
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Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
hello, one of my crabs left his shell about 4 days ago. when he didnt go back I moved him into a seperate 10 gal. after talking to some people and explaining how I got him and some other things about him, it seems like he was unhealthy when i got him. (he and 2 other crabs were in a 10 gal with calcium sand, a moldy sponge, painted shells, a pellet diet, along with a bunch of other harmful things) they had also got the crabs from petco. as soon as i got him he went down for a molt and coming up he had a some complications which resulted in him droping his shell for about a day. i also noticed that he had a small crack on his large pincher. i put him into a shell yesterday bc he still hadent taken one but he sadly hasent moved. I dont know if hes dead or still hanging on and if he is i have no clue what to do. any help is really appreciated!
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
You should post in the emergency section and answer the questions so that we know what your tank conditions are like to better assess your situation.
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
Sadly he passed todayharry potter wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:04 pmYou should post in the emergency section and answer the questions so that we know what your tank conditions are like to better assess your situation.
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
Oh no, I’m so sorry
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
its ok. sadly when he came up from his first molt when I got him he dropped his shell and I knew that he was probably sick but there arent really any vets for themcrabbycasey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:42 pmOh no, I’m so sorry
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Re: Emergency! crab left shell for 4 days and isn't moving
So sad
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