Here's some pics of Patrick, my white ruggie, molting. I came home one evening to find her looking like a white statue. She had been buried for a couple of weeks. She was in a perfect position to photograph.
If I looked carefully, I could see some slow wiggling going on. By the next morning, the exo had fallen out.
She spent about a day hardening and slowly moving all her new body parts.
Finally, after about two whole days, she came out and ate her exo.
Notice in the last picture that she lost her inner left walking leg. [smilie=crybaby.gif] But she can walk ok. After another couple of days, I placed her on the freshwater sponge for a while, then onto the saltwater one. She then walked to the FW sponge, so I knew she can walk ok. I put her in front of the food dish and she ate right away. [smilie=hearts.gif] She climbed up to the second floor and has been resting there. (hope this isn't too many pictures.)
Those are by far the BEST molting pics I have ever seen!!!! Way to go, and Congrats to you and your now famous crab!!! 
Those pics should be in crab care books!!! I myself have never seen a molt, only the after math, but I can totally see why people would mistake them for dead now! How awesome!! I am just amazed!!
